Research Guides: Researching Humboldt History Online: Newspapers & Directories

Digitized City Directories for Humboldt County

1890-1 History and Business Directory of Humboldt County
1903 Humboldt County Directory
1904 Eureka City Directory
1907-8 Eureka City and Humboldt County Directory
1912 Eureka City and Humboldt County Directory
1914 - 1915 Polk-Husted Directory Co.'s Eureka City and Humboldt County Directory
1916 Eureka City and Humboldt County Directory
1923 Humboldt County Directory

Visit the Special Collections City Directory website to learn more about Humboldt County directories and what is available in print at Cal Poly Humboldt Library.

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)
Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper (1929-2022)

Visit the Special Collections Newspaper Collections website to learn more about the history of Northernwestern California newspapers, and what is available in print and microfilm at Cal Poly Humboldt Library.

Directory Abbreviations

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.