How to Find Free Newspaper Archives for New Jersey

Online newspaper archives are an amazing source for historical research. Whether you are looking for information on famous people, world-changing events, day-you-were-born headlines, everyday items like advertisements or the price of a loaf of bread, or just some information on your family's history, old news archives are the place to look. You can pay top dollar for subscription databases, but there are plenty of free newspaper archives available. Here are some terrific resources for New Jersey.

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Difficulty: Easy

1. Titanic, Cranbury Press Take a look at the free online newspaper archives for the Cranbury Press, Cranbury, NJ (see link in resources, below). The collection covers the years 1886-1926, and is made available courtesy of the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society.
2. Ad from 1884 Another free newspaper archive is the Atlantic County, NJ collection. It includes Atlantic City, and covers the period 1860-1923
3. Have a Pepsi, 1945 And then there's the Red Bank Register, (Middletown, NJ) 1878-1947. Eventually, there are plans to expand the archive through to 1991.
4. For other free newspaper archives from NJ, throughout the US, and around the world, check out the collection of links in the resources section, directly below.