Nearly two years ago I posted links to 30 digitized historic Oregon Newpapers posted by the University of Oregon. At that time, they had about 180,000 page posted and the site was quickly developing into an important source of genealogical data. Although I can’t find a number of pages listed on the site, I’m sure that it’s now over 300,000. Over 92,000 pages of historic newspaper content from Ashland, Enterprise, Grants Pass, St. Helens, Pendleton, Portland, Salem, The Dalles, and Toledo have just been added according to an Oregon Digital Newspaper Program News Release. Sixty-six titles from 24 Oregon communities are now available to search. Following are links to the digitized historic Oregon newspaper titles, as well as links to other Oregon Newspaper resources.
The website was made possible through the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP) and is the culmination of over two years of work by program staff at the University of Oregon Libraries, in collaboration with the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities and a number of state agencies & stakeholders.
For additional resources dealing with Oregon newspapers, online and on microfilm, check the links at the end of the alphabetical place listing.
Check out the digitized Oregon newspapers by clicking on the links below:
Newspaper Name – City & State – Publication Span – Earliest Digitized Issue – Latest Digitized Issue
ASHLAND
Ashland daily tidings; Ashland, Or., 1919-1970; 1919-09-02 – 1919-09-16
Ashland tidings; Ashland, Or., 1876-1919; 1912-05-30 – 1919-08-29
Ashland weekly tidings; Ashland, Or., 1919-1924; 1919-09-24 – 1922-12-27
ASTORIA
The Daily Morning Astorian; Astoria, Or., 1883-1899; 1883-11-10 – 1890-12-31
Tri-Weekly Astorian; Astoria, Or., 1873-1874; 1873-07-01 – 1874-01-31
The Daily Astorian; Astoria, Or., 187?-1883; 1876-05-01 – 1883-11-09
BANDON
Bandon recorder; Bandon, Or., 188?-1910; 1890-01-03 – 1905-10-19
Semi-weekly Bandon recorder; Bandon, Or., 1910-1915; 1913-10-21 – 1915-03-26
The Bandon recorder; Bandon, Or., 1915-19??; 1915-04-06 – 1916-06-27
BEND
The Bend Bulletin; Bend, Or., 1903-1931; 1903-03-27 – 1922-12-28
BURNS
The Times-Herald; Burns, Harney County, Or., 1896-1929; 1906-01-06 – 1920-12-25
CANYON CITY
Grant County news; Canyon City, Or., 1879-05-10 – 1908-07-09
COTTAGE GROVE
Bohemia nugget; Cottage Grove, Or., 1899-1907; 1899-01-20 – 1907-12-25
ENTERPRISE
The News-record; Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or., 1907-1910; 1907-08-31 – 1910-12-28
Enterprise news-record; Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or., 1910-1911; 1910-12-31 – 1911-06-07
Wallowa County Chieftain; Enterprise, Or., 1909-1911; 1909-01-14 – 1910-12-29
EUGENE
The State Republican; Eugene City, Or., 1862-1863; 1862-01-01 – 1863-04-11
Broad-axe tribune; Eugene, Lane County, Or., 189?-189?; 1894-11-24 – 1894-11-24
Broad-axe; Eugene, Lane County, Or., 189?-19??; 1895-06-15 – 1900-02-28
GRANTS PASS
Rogue River courier; Grants Pass, Or., 1886-1927; 1900-09-27 – 1913-12-26
Rogue River courier; Grants Pass, Or., 19??-1918; 1913-05-09 – 1918-12-31
HOULTON
The Columbia register; Houlton, Columbia County, Or., 1904-1906; 1904-04-29 – 1906-06-01
JACKSONVILLE
The Table Rock Sentinel; Jacksonville, Or., 1855-1858; 1856-01-05 – 1858-01-09
Oregon Sentinel; Jacksonville, Or., 1858-1888; 1858-01-16 – 1888-03-15
JOSEPH
Wallowa Chieftain; Joseph, Union County, Or., 1884-1909; 1902-01-02 – 1909-01-07
KLAMATH FALLS
The Evening Herald; Klamath Falls, Or., 1906-1942; 1908-02-01 – 1922-12-30
LAKEVIEW
Lake County examiner; Lakeview, Lake County, Or., 1880-1915; 1900-08-30 – 1914-06-25
MADRAS
The Madras pioneer; Madras, Crook County, Or., 1904-current; 1904-08-25 – 1912-12-26
MARSHFIELD
The Coast mail; Marshfield, Or., 187?-1902; 1879-05-17 – 1902-11-22
Daily Coast Mail; Marshfield, Or., 1902-1906; 1902-06-10 – 1904-12-21
Weekly Coast Mail; Marshfield, Coos County, Or., 1902-1906; 1902-11-29 – 1904-07-09
The Coos Bay Times; Marshfield, Or., 1906-1957; 1907-04-21 – 1916-05-23
MEDFORD
Medford mail tribune; Medford, Or., 1909-1989; 1909-11-01 – 1916-07-31
Medford Mail Tribune; Medford, Or., 1909-1989; 1907-11-06 – 1916-07-31
ONTARIO
The Ontario Argus; Ontario, Or., 1???-1947; 1909-06-11 – 1922-12-28
OREGON CITY
Oregon Spectator; Oregon City, O.T. [i.e. Or.], 1846-1855; 1846-02-05 – 1855-02-10
Oregon free press; Oregon City [Or.], 1848-1848; 1848-04-15 – 1848-11-25
PENDLETON
The east Oregonian; Pendleton, Umatilla County, Or., 1875-1911; 1877-01-06 – 1881-03-12
East Oregonian: E.O.; Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or., 1888-current; 1877-01-06 – 1901-03-18
East Oregonian: E.O; Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or., 1888-current; 1888-03-01 – 1912-05-16
PORTLAND
The Oregonian; Portland, O.T. [Or.], 1850-1854; 1850-12-04 – 1850-12-04
The New Northwest; Portland, Or., 1871-1887; 1871-05-05 – 1881-12-29
Morning Oregonian; Portland, Or., 1861-1937; 1850-12-04 – 1906-04-30
Morning Oregonian; Portland, Or., 1861-1937; 1878-09-19 – 1922-01-31
The Sunday Oregonian; Portland, Ore., 1881-current; 1895-01-06 – 1922-01-29
The New Age; Portland, Or., 1896-1905; 1899-11-25 – 1905-05-06
Portland New Age; Portland, Or., 1905-1907; 1906-04-28 – 1907-04-20
The Oregon Daily Journal; Portland, Or., 1902-1972; 1904-07-01 – 1907-10-02
RICHLAND
Eagle Valley news; Richland, Or., 191?-1919; 1914-06-18 – 1919-07-10
ROSEBURG
The Plaindealer; Roseburg, Or., 1870-190?; 1895-01-03 – 1905-11-30
SAINT HELENS
The Columbian; St. Helens, Columbia County, Or., 1880-1886; 1882-03-10 – 1886-02-04
St. Helens mist; St. Helens, Or., 1913-1933; 1914-06-19 – 1921-04-22
SAINT JOHNS
St. Johns Review; Saint Johns, Or., 1904-current; 1904-11-11 – 1922-12-29
SALEM
Willamette Farmer; Salem, Or., 1869-1887; 1869-06-28 – 1887-08-26
Evening Capital Journal; Salem, Or., 1888-1893 ; 1888-03-01 – 1893-06-24
Capital Journal; Salem, Or., 1893-1895; 1893-06-26 – 1895-12-31
Daily Capital Journal; Salem, Or., 1896-1899; 1896-01-01 – 1899-06-29
The Daily Journal; Salem, Or., 1899-1903; 1899-06-30 – 1903-11-24
Daily Capital Journal; Salem, Or., 1903-1919; 1903-11-25 – 1909-10-30
Daily capital journal.; Salem, Or., 1903-1919; 1903-11-25 – 1916-12-08
SCOTTSBURG
The Umpqua Weekly Gazette; Scottsburg, O.T. [Or.], 1854-1855; 1854-01-06 – 1855-08-23
Umpqua Gazette; Scottsburg, O.T. [Or.], 1855-1855; 1855-10-03 – 1855-10-03
SPRINGFIELD
The Springfield news; Springfield, Lane County, Or., 19??-1914; 1907-01-11 – 1907-07-16
The Springfield news; Springfield, Lane County, Or., 1916-current; 1916-05-15 – 1922-12-28
The Lane County news; Springfield, Lane County, Or., 1914-1916 1915-02-04 – 1916-05-11
SUMPTER
The Sumpter miner; Sumpter, Or., 1899-1905; 1899-09-13 – 1905-04-12
THE DALLES
The daily mountaineer; Dalles, Or., 1861-1866; 1864-02-20 – 1866-06-07
The Dalles daily chronicle; The Dalles, Or., 1890-1948; 1890-12-15 – 1921-06-30
The Dalles times-mountaineer; The Dalles, Or., 1882-1904; 1889-08-31 – 1899-12-30
The Dalles weekly chronicle; The Dalles, Or., 1890-1947; 1890-12-20 – 1898-12-31
TILLAMOOK
Tillamook Herald; Tillamook, Tillamook County, Or., 1896-1934; 1913-01-03 – 1922-05-11
TOLEDO
Lincoln County leader; Toledo, Lincoln County, Or., 1893-1987; 1893-03-09 – 1922-12-28
UNION
The Oregon scout; Union, Union County, Or., 188?-1918; 1884-12-12 – 1891-12-31
VALE
Malheur enterprise; Vale, Or., 1909-current; 1909-11-20 – 1922-12-30
MORE OREGON NEWSPAPER RESOURCES
Historical essays for newspaper titles in Historic Oregon Newspapers.
Oregon Newspapers on Microfilm, Listed by County. A list of microfilm held at the University of Oregon Library. Most of this film was produced by the Library’s Oregon Newspaper Project and are available for purchase, or may be borrowed through your local library. Place purchase requests through ONP (email: onp@uoregon.edu) or call 541-346-1822. Place interlibrary loan requests and research requests through Microforms (email: micro@uoregon.edu).
More Historic Oregon Newspapers Online – Listed by County
Online Digital collections from the University of Oregon and Oregon State University