Historic Oregon Newspapers

Welcome

Welcome to Historic Oregon Newspapers. On this site you can search and access complete content for historic Oregon newspapers that have been digitized as part of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP). This full-text searchable database contains almost 2,500,000 pages from Oregon newspapers dated 1846 - 2024, and we are continually adding new titles.

  • To see all titles on this site, check out the Titles page.
  • You can also browse titles by city in the Map and Locations sections.
  • To search the text of the newspapers, use the search box or Advanced Search option.
  • For more help on using the site, visit our Help section.

ODNP is committed to providing free online access to historic Oregon newspapers. This is made possible with the support of federal and state grants, the UO Libraries, and through private donations. Become a partner or contribute.

This day in history

Tri-weekly Astorian.
Dec. 2, 1873