Rhode Island Newspapers: Difference between revisions

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History[edit | edit source]

Rhode Island first newspaper was published in 1732.

Resources for Rhode Island Newspapers[edit | edit source]

The Rhode Island Historical Society has copies of virtually all newspapers published in the state. They have some newspaper indexes. The Family History Library has not acquired copies of Rhode Island newspapers.

Marriage and death notices for 1758 to 1833 from several major Rhode Island newspapers have been published in volumes 12 to 21 of James N. Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850. There are surname indexes in most of the volumes.

Digital Issues Online[edit | edit source]

Wikipedia has more about this subject: List of online newspaper archives

Indexes[edit | edit source]

For additional indexes, see A Guide to Newspaper Indexes in New England ([Holden, Massachusetts]: New England Library Association, 1978; Family History Library book 974 B32n; fiche 6051391).

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

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-== Online Resources ==
+== History ==
-*''See [[United States Newspapers|United States Newspapers]] for more databases
-*'''1778-1938''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research?s=275764761 Rhode Island Newspapers, 1778-1938] at MyHeritage — index ($)
-*'''1798-1799''' - ''Weekly Companion; and the Commercial Centinel'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=EpUiTTZsFn8C Google News] - free.
-*'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
-*'''1801-1841''' - ''Rhode-Island Republican'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YfTjWGZx48AC Google News] - free.
-*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-12016/names-stories-in-newspapers-from-oldnewscom-new-york-new-jersey?s=275764761 Names and Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com (New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut)] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
-*[http://newspaperarchive.com/ Newspaper Archive] ($)
-*[http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/usrhodei.htm Online Rhode Island Newspapers]
-*[http://www.50states.com/news/rdisl.htm Rhode Island Newspapers Online]
-*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/RI/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Rhode Island Newspapers], index
-*[http://www.rihs.org/ The Rhode Island Historical Society]
-* [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=50072 Rhode Island, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
-=== Locating Rhode Island Newspapers  ===
+Rhode Island first newspaper was published in 1732.
-{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}
+== Resources for Rhode Island Newspapers ==
-*The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections
+The Rhode Island Historical Society has copies of virtually all newspapers published in the state. They have some newspaper indexes. The Family History Library has not acquired copies of Rhode Island newspapers.
-*[http://www.50states.com/news/rdisl.htm Rhode Island Newspapers]
+[[Rhode Island Vital Records|Marriage and death notices]] for 1758 to 1833 from several major Rhode Island newspapers have been published in volumes 12 to 21 of James N. Arnold, ''Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850''. There are surname indexes in most of the volumes.
-*''A Guide to Newspaper Indexes in New England'' ([Holden, Massachusetts]: New England Library Association, 1978) {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6051391; book 974 B32n}} Digitzed version available through FamilySearch Catalog entry.
+=== Digital Issues Online ===
-=== Resources for Rhode Island Newspapers  ===
+{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}
-*The [http://www.rihs.org/printcoll.htm Rhode Island Historical Society] has copies of virtually all newspapers published in the state. They have some newspaper indexes. The FamilySearch Library has not acquired copies of Rhode Island newspapers.
+=== Indexes ===
-*[[Rhode Island Vital Records|Marriage and death notices]] for 1758 to 1833 from several major Rhode Island newspapers have been published in volumes 12 to 21 of James N. Arnold, ''Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850'' {{FSC|297884|item|disp=FS Library film 908269 item 1 (first of 18 films); microfiche 6046912, book 974.5 V2a}} Digitized version available through FamilySearch Catalog entry. There are surname indexes in most of the volumes.
+For additional indexes, see ''A Guide to Newspaper Indexes in New England'' ([Holden, Massachusetts]: New England Library Association, 1978; Family History Library {{FHL|19737|title-id|disp=book 974 B32n; fiche 6051391}}).
+== Web Sites  ==
-{{Rhode Island|Rhode Island}}
+*http://www.rihs.org/
-[[Category:Rhode_Island,_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Newspapers]][[Category:Newspapers]]
+*http://www.50states.com/news/rdisl.htm <br>
+{{Rhode Island|Rhode Island}}
+[[Category:Rhode_Island|Newspapers]]