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== Online Resources ==
== Resources for Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers ==
*'''1810-1816''' - ''The Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=e5wmG9Sq2KIC Google News] - free.
*'''1810-1890''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9275 Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890] at Ancestry ($)
*[https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_news Memorial University of Newfoundland - Digital Archives Initiative, Newfoundland Newspapers]
*[http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/1misc-idx.shtml Transcriptions from Various Newspapers For Newfoundlanders]
*[https://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/newfoundland-and-labrador-online-historical-newspapers-summary The Ancestor Hunt, Free Historical Newspaper Links, Newfoundland and Labrador]
*[http://libguides.bgsu.edu/c.php?g=227443&p=1507144 Newfoundland & Labrador - Historical Canadian Newspapers Online, BGSU]
*[http://nl.canadagenweb.org/news.htm Transcriptions of the 19th century & other Newfoundland newspapers]


== Resources for Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers  ==
=== Libraries and Archives ===


=== Newspaper Directories  ===
*Suzanne Ellison. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-directory-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-newspapers-1807-1987/oclc/18986433 Historical directory of Newfoundland and Labrador newspapers, 1807-1987.] St. John's, Newfoundland : Memorial University of Newfoundland Library, 1988
*{{FSC|68032|item|disp=Newspapers in Memorial University of Newfoundland Library}}. To access the collection, see [https://www.library.mun.ca/aboutus/contactus/ Contact us.]
=== Libraries and Archives  ===
The P.A.N.L. and the public library have newspaper collections covering the period from 1810 to the present.
The P.A.N.L. and the public library have newspaper collections covering the period from 1810 to the present.


*[http://www.therooms.ca/ The Rooms (Provincial Archives)] <br>9 Bonaventure Avenue <br>P.O. Box 1800, Station C <br>St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 5P9 <br>Telephone: (709)757-8030 <br>Email: [mailto:archives@therooms.ca archives@therooms.ca]<br>
=== Digital Issues Online ===
 
The principal repository for newspapers is the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection, which is part of the: <br>
 
==St. John's Public Libraries==
*[https://www.fhsnl.ca/Docs/GuideToHoldings-2014.pdf Guide to Genealogical Material in the Newfoundland and Labrador Collection St. John's Public Libraries]
*[http://hip.nlpl.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile= Online Catalogue]<br>
 
This collection has several published and donated family histories. <br>


{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}


[https://www.nlpl.ca/newfoundland-collection/genealogy-guide.html Newfoundland & Labrador Collection<br>Provincial Resource Library]<br>
=== Indexes ===
Arts & Culture Centre<br>
St. John's, NL, Canada<br>
A1B 3A3<br>
<br>
Telephone: (709) 737-3955<br>
E-Mail: genealogy@nlpl.ca
*[https://www.nlpl.ca/newfoundland-collection/genealogy-guide.html Requesting information instructions]
=== Indexes ===
==== Newfoundland and Labrador Published Indexes  ====


*Mildred Howard. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/vital-statistics-and-items-from-newspapers-of-newfoundland/oclc/866710167 Vital statistics and items from newspapers of Newfoundland, 1831-1872.] Mildred Howard, 1983. Includes items published separately in earlier volumes,''Vital statistics and items from The Newfoundlander of St. John’s Newfoundland (1980),'' in two volumes, 1834-1854 and 1854-1870. <br>
== Related ==
*Mildred Howard. [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=+Royal+Gazette+and+Newfoundland+Advertiser%3A+vital+statistics+and+items.&qt=owc_search Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser: vital statistics and items]. Mildred Howard, 1986-(ongoing?) Published so far, 1810-1845, 1846-1862. <br>


*Gert Crosbie. [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Births%2C+deaths%2C+marriages+in+Newfoundland+newspapers&qt=results_page Births, deaths, marriages in Newfoundland newspapers.] St. John’s: Memorial University of Newfound, Maritime History Archive, 1986-(ongoing). Published so far 1825-1850, 1851-1859, 1860-1865, 1866-1870, 1871-1874, 1875-1877, 1878-1880, 1881-1882, 1883-1884, 1885-1886, 1887-1888, 1889-1890.
Ffolliott, Rosemary.&nbsp; Some Connecting Links Between Ireland and the New World From Old Newspapers.&nbsp; Article has alphabetical listings of births, marriages and deaths in the Munster (Ireland) Newspapers, covers U.S.A, Canada, West Indies and England.&nbsp; years 1765-1826.&nbsp; Article found in The Irish Ancestor, vol. 2, no. 1 1970, pages 62-69, Family History Library Ref. 95-41.5 B2i.


==== Newfoundland and Labrador Unpublished Indexes ====
== Web Sites ==
The Public Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador has unpublished extracts from newspapers in Twillingate. <br>
*''Extracts of births, marriages and deaths from newspapers in the Conception Bay area of Harbour Grace and Carbonear, circa 1850-1900, ''a collection at the provincial archives.<br>


== References ==
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Resources for Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

The P.A.N.L. and the public library have newspaper collections covering the period from 1810 to the present.

Digital Issues Online[edit | edit source]

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

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Related[edit | edit source]

Ffolliott, Rosemary.  Some Connecting Links Between Ireland and the New World From Old Newspapers.  Article has alphabetical listings of births, marriages and deaths in the Munster (Ireland) Newspapers, covers U.S.A, Canada, West Indies and England.  years 1765-1826.  Article found in The Irish Ancestor, vol. 2, no. 1 1970, pages 62-69, Family History Library Ref. 95-41.5 B2i.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]