Chronicling America
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers
Library of Congress archive of digitized historic American newspapers from 1770 to 1963.
Why it is useful
Fully searchable full-text archive of millions of newspaper pages across American history. Invaluable for genealogical research, local history, and understanding how past events were covered in real time by regional press.
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