Wikipedia list of online newspaper archives. This list is arranged by county and is a great place to find online newspapers both current and historical, free and paid. Note that the newspapers are usually in the language of the country of origin. Some examples of free sites by place name include:
• Czech Republic – There is a link to the digital library Kramerius, a project of the National Library of the Czech Republic.
• Europe – There is a link to the European Library, an online portal that offers access to the collections of the 48 National Libraries of Europe and leading European research libraries
• Finland – There is a link to the National Library of Finland’s Historical Newspaper and Journal library
• France – There is a link to Gallica free digital collection of the National Library of France
• Germany – There is a link to ANNO – Austrian Newspapers Online Free, includes many newspapers from cities which are now in Germany (but were once in Austria)
There is a link to Bavarian State Library digitized newspapers
There is a link to DiFMOE German periodicals in Central and Eastern Europe
There is a link to the Munich Digitization Center digital library (18th-20th centuries)
• Greece – There is a link to the National Library of Greece digitised newspapers 1883-1983
• Slovenia – There is a link to the Library of Slovenia digital archive of historical Slovenian newspapers, old postcards, and images
• Switzerland – There is a link to Swiss Press Online by the Swiss National Library
TIP: Check out this site for newspapers in the area where your family came from.
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere
Helping you trace your family history in Australia and elsewhere