Research Guides: Newspapers Research Guide: Historic Local Newspapers

Local Newspapers

Humboldt Room Newspaper Collection
Everything about historical local newspapers is linked here.
Northwestern California Newspapers website
History, maps and more about local journalism from its earliest days to the present for this region.
Humboldt County News Online
links to local news media.

Historic Newspapers Available Online

The following northwestern California newspapers are digitized and available freely online through the California Digital Newspaper Collection.

Blue Lake Advocate (1888-1969)
The Humboldt Times (1874-1925)
Trinity Journal (1854-2011)
Triplicate (1891-1924)

Newspaper Timelines

Timelines are used throughout the Northwest California Newspapers site. This is an excellent resource for determining what paper was running during the era you are researching. Click on the image below for a list of timelines by geographic region.

Newspaper Map

Click on map for newspapers by region.