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== Resources for Washington Newspapers ==
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The Washington State Library is in charge of the Washington State Newspaper Microfilm Project and maintains on film a large collection of newspapers dating from the 1870s. A guide to this collection is Katryn S. Hamilton, ''Newspapers on Microfilm in the Washington State Library'' (Olympia: Washington State Library, 1980; not at Family History Library).
== Online Resources ==
*''See [[United States Newspapers|United States Newspapers]] for more databases
*'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
*'''1855-2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10633/washington-newspapers-1855-2009 Washington Newspapers, 1855-2009] at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Washington&ethnicity=&language= Chronicling America Washington Digitized Newspapers]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/washington-online-historical-newspapers Washington Online Historical Newspapers]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=50&categoryFilterID=38&showPaging=true Washington Newspapers] ($)
*[http://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/newspapers.aspx Legacy Washington Historic Newspapers]
*[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/washington Washington Newspaper Archives (1854 - 1984),GenealogyBank.com] ($)
*[http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=362 Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Washington]
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/ NewspaperARCHIVE.com - Washington] ($)
*[http://www.newspapers.com/place-washington/?xid=186 Newspapers.com - Historical Newspapers in Washington] ($)
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/WA/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Washington Newspapers]
*[http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx Historic Newspapers ''online''] at Washington Secretary of State. '''Select a Newspaper''' and '''View''' About 25 early newspapers from various areas of Washington.
*[http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx Washington Secretary of State website]
*[http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/? Washington State Library]


*A guide for locating early newspapers is "Newspapers of Washington Territory to 1890." This was published in Volume 13 (1922), Volume 14 (1923), and Volume 26 (1935) of the ''Washington Historical Quarterly'' (Family History Library book {{FHL|979 B2pn|disp=979 B2pn}}.)
== Locating Washington Newspapers ==


The Family History Library has not acquired copies of newspapers for [[Washington]], but has a few published vital records abstracted from newspapers.
{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}


=== Digital Issues Online ===
*[http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx Historic Newspapers ''online''] at Washington Secretary of State. '''Select a Newspaper''' and '''View''' About 25 early newspapers from various areas of Washington.


{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/washington-online-historical-newspapers Washington Online Historic Newspapers] - Identifies historical newspapers available online at both free and pay-to-access websites.


[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/wa Washington Online Historic Newspapers] - Identifies historical newspapers available online at both free and pay-to-access websites.
*[http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/catalog_county.aspx Washington State Library Catalog] Select a county from the map for an extensive list of newspapers. Mostly on microfilm.


=== Indexes ===
*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


=== Web Sites  ===
*A guide for locating early newspapers is "Newspapers of Washington Territory to 1890." This was published in Volume 13 (1922), Volume 14 (1923), and Volume 26 (1935) of the ''Washington Historical Quarterly'' {{FSC|172291|item|disp=FS Catalog books 979 B2pn}}


== Resources  ==


Washington Secretary of State website:''''''http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx'''''  
'''FamilySearch Library'''  


[http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/? Washington State Library]
The FamilySearch Library has not acquired copies of newspapers for [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Washington]], but has a few published vital records abstracted from newspapers. To access these records available through the FamilySearch Catalog, use the Place-names Search for:


http://newspaper-world.com/usa/washington.asp
:*WASHINGTON - NEWSPAPERS
:*WASHINGTON, [COUNTY] - NEWSPAPERS
:*WASHINGTON, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - NEWSPAPERS


http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/wa_newspapers.aspx?
'''Washington State Library'''


http://www.usnpl.com/wanews.php {{Washington|Washington}}
The Washington State Library is in charge of the Washington State Newspaper Microfilm Project and maintains on film a large collection of newspapers dating from the 1870s. A guide to this collection is Katryn S. Hamilton, ''Newspapers on Microfilm in the Washington State Library'' (Olympia: Washington State Library, 1980; not at FamilySearch Library).


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  • Historic Newspapers online at Washington Secretary of State. Select a Newspaper and View About 25 early newspapers from various areas of Washington.
  • The 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
  • A guide for locating early newspapers is "Newspapers of Washington Territory to 1890." This was published in Volume 13 (1922), Volume 14 (1923), and Volume 26 (1935) of the Washington Historical Quarterly FS Catalog books 979 B2pn

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The FamilySearch Library has not acquired copies of newspapers for Washington, but has a few published vital records abstracted from newspapers. To access these records available through the FamilySearch Catalog, use the Place-names Search for:

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  • WASHINGTON, [COUNTY] - NEWSPAPERS
  • WASHINGTON, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - NEWSPAPERS

Washington State Library

The Washington State Library is in charge of the Washington State Newspaper Microfilm Project and maintains on film a large collection of newspapers dating from the 1870s. A guide to this collection is Katryn S. Hamilton, Newspapers on Microfilm in the Washington State Library (Olympia: Washington State Library, 1980; not at FamilySearch Library).


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