Digitizing and Sharing Maine’s Historic Newspapers


The Maine Newspaper Project is a collaborative effort led by the Maine State Library to facilitate digitization of Maine’s historical newspapers. This page provides access to papers digitized through the project as well as links to other sources of digitized newspapers.

Efforts to digitize French language newspapers in Maine

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Links to digital versions of Maine’s historical newspapers

This list may not be comprehensive and will be updated as more titles come to our attention. It contains only those papers which are freely available without a subscription service. If you know of other historic newspapers already available online, please use this form to let us know.

Androscoggin County

The Lewiston newspapers on this list are part of Google News. In many cases the runs are incomplete: missing part or all of years within the time span,along with all Sunday issues. .A link to the Lewiston newspapers was developed by the Lewiston Public Library

  • Turf, Farm and Home (Scattered 1893,1894) - Auburn, Maine

    • Aroostook County

  • Aroostook Republican (1887-1894) - Caribou, Maine
  • Fort Fairfield Review (1902-2004) – Fort Fairfield, Maine
  • Fort Fairfield Journal (2004-2012) – Fort Fairfield, Maine
  • Aroostook Valley Sunrise (1876-1877) – Fort Fairfield, Maine
  • The Loyal Sunrise (1863-1867) – Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle, Maine
  • Tattler (1938-1940) – Fort Fairfield, Maine
  • The Beacon (1892, 1894,1895) – Fort Fairfield, Maine
  • The Beacon (1893) – Presque Isle, Maine
  • Leader and Farm Journal (1901-1902) – Fort Fairfield, Maine
  • Fort Fairfield Aurora (1875-1876) – Fort Fairfield, Maine
  • Northern Leader (1892-1901) – Fort Fairfield, Maine
  • Aroostook Times (1905-1915) - Houlton, Maine
  • Houlton Times (1916-1919) - Houlton, Maine
  • Mars Hill Enterprise (1916) – Mars Hill, Maine
  • Mars Hill News (1908-1951) – Mars Hill, Maine
  • Our Community Letter (1943-1946) – Mars Hill, Maine
  • Presque Isle Sunrise (1871-1876) – Presque Isle, Maine
  • Presque Isle Star Herald (1936-1950) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • Star Herald (1911-1931) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • North Star (1872-1887) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • The Aroostook Herald (1884-1889) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • The Aroostook Pioneer (1857-1860) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • Presque Isle Star - Herald (1922-1935) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • Aroostook Herald (1860-1861) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • The Star - Herald (1890-1910) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • The Independent (1903-1906) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • The Sunrise (1867-1871) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • The North Star (1887-1890) - Presque Isle, Maine
  • The Aroostook Democrat (1891-1892) - Presque Isle, Maine

    • Cumberland County

  • The Bridgton News (1871-2018) - Bridgton, Maine
  • Bridgton Weekly News (1870-1871) – Bridgton, Maine
  • Bridgton Reporter ( 1858-1863) – Bridgton, Maine
  • Bridgton Sentinel (1863-1864) – Bridgton, Maine
  • The Brunswick Record (1903-1906) – Brunswick, Maine
  • The Times Record (1972-1977) – Brunswick, Maine
  • The Bath-Brunswick Times Record (1967-1972) – Brunswick, Maine
  • Brunswick Telegraph (1853-1894) – Brunswick, Maine
  • The Brunswick Telegraph (1894-1903) – Brunswick, Maine
  • Bowdoin Orient( Scattered 1769-2014) - Brunswick, Maine
  • Gray-New Gloucester Independent ( Scattered 2006-2008) - Gray, Maine. Part of Google News
  • The Monument ( Scattered 2006) - Gray, Maine. Part of Google News
  • New Gloucester Independent News ( Scattered 2006-2008) - New Gloucester, Maine. Part of Google News
  • Casco Bay Breeze (1903-1917) - South Harpswell, Maine
  • Casco Bay Weekly (1988-2004) - Portland, Maine
  • Portland Daily Press (1862-1901) Portland, Maine
  • Cumberland County (2009) - Scarborough, Maine
  • Current (2001-2016) - Scarborough, Maine
  • Forecaster (Southern Edition) (2002-2003) - Scarborough, Maine
  • Scarborough Leader (1995-2018) - Scarborough, Maine
  • Scarborough News Review (1978-1979) - Scarborough, Maine
  • South Portland, Cape Elizabeth Sentry, Scarborough Leader (2014) Scarborough, Maine
  • Southern Forecaster (2003-2018) - Scarborough, Maine
  • Sun Times (1989-1993) - Scarborough, Maine
  • Six Towns Times (Scattered 1890, 1900, 1910) - Portland, Maine. Part of Google News

    • Franklin County

  • Maine Woods (1901-1914) - Phillips, Maine
  • Original Irregular (2006-2019) - Kingfield, Maine
  • Phillips Phonograph (1878-1907) - Phillips, Maine
  • Rangeley Lakes (1895-1897) - Rangeley, Maine

    • Hancock County

  • Bar Harbor Mount Desert Herald(1881) - Bar Harbor, Maine
  • Bar Harbor Record(1887) - Bar Harbor, Maine
  • Bar Harbor Times (Scattered 1902,1903,1909,1915) - Bar Harbor, Maine
  • Bucksport Enterprise (2019-present) - Bucksport, Maine
  • Ellsworth American (1855-1902) - Ellsworth, Maine
  • Peninsula Gazette (1954-1960) - Winter Harbor, Maine

    • Kennebec County

  • Daily Reporter Journal (1893-1913) - Gardiner, Maine
  • Gardiner Home Journal (1858-1892) - Gardiner, Maine
  • Kennebec Reporter (1866-1891) - Gardiner, Maine
  • Northern Home Journal (1854-1858) - Gardiner, Maine
  • Fountain and Journal l (1850-1853) - Gardiner, Maine
  • Cold Water Fountain and Gardiner Newsletter (1847-1848) - Gardiner, Maine
  • Reporter Journal (1893-1913) - Gardiner, Maine
  • Gardiner Journal (1918-1930) - Gardiner, Maine
  • Christian Intelligencer and Eastern Chronicle (1827-1834) - Gardiner, Maine
  • Gardiner Independent (1900-1902) - Gardiner, Maine
  • Cold Water Fountain (1844-1845) - Gardiner, Maine
  • The Kennebecker(1829) - Hallowell, Maine
  • Hallowell Weekly Register(1898-1900) - Hallowell, Maine
  • Eastern Mail (1847-1863) - Waterville, Maine
  • Waterville Mail (1863-1906) - Waterville, Maine
  • Turf, Farm and Home (Scattered 1894,1898,1899,1900,1901) - Waterville, Maine
  • Summertime in the Belgrades (2007-2022) - Belgrade, Maine

    • Knox County

  • The Camden Herald (1899-2020) - Camden, Maine
  • The Courier Gazette (1882-1960) - Rockland, Maine
  • The Free Press (2004-2021) - Rockland, Maine / Camden, Maine
  • The Limerock Gazette (1846-1850) - Rockland, Maine
  • The Rockland Gazette (1881-1882) - Rockland, Maine
  • Democrat and Free Press (1860) - Rockland, Maine

    • Lincoln County

  • Boothaby Register (1954) - Boothbay Harbor, Maine
  • Lincoln County News (1874-2008) - Damriscotta, Maine
  • Herald and Record (1877-1878) - Damriscotta, Maine
  • Village Herald (1876-1877) - Damriscotta, Maine
  • Damariscotta Holiday Review (1883) - Damriscotta, Maine
  • Lincoln Democrat (1851-1853) - New Castle, Maine
  • Waladoboro Press (1939-1968) - Waldoboro, Maine
  • Sheepscot Echo (1891-1918) - Wiscasset, Maine

    • Oxford County

  • The Rumford Citizen (1906-1908) - Bethel, Maine
  • Academy Herald (1877-1879) - Bethel, Maine. Student Published
  • Academy Herald (1897-2016) - Bethel, Maine. Student Published
  • Bethel Courier (1858-1861) - Bethel, Maine
  • Bethel News (1895-1908) - Bethel, Maine
  • The Gould Blue and Gold (1942-1969) - Bethel, Maine. Student Published
  • Canton Telephone (1878-1889) Canton, Maine
  • Oxford Democrat (1850-1921) Paris, Maine
  • Otisfield News (1945) - Otisfield, Maine
  • Oxford County Citizen (1931,1974) - Oxford, Maine

    • Penobscot County

  • Bangor Daily News (Scattered 1900, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000) - Bangor, Maine. Part of Google News
  • Bangor Weekly Register (1815-1818) - Bangor, Maine
  • Bangor Register (1819-1831) - Bangor, Maine
  • Bangor Register and Penobscot Advertiser (1821-1822) - Bangor, Maine
  • Brewer Register (1986) - Brewer, Maine
  • Maine Campus (1885-2005; 2008-2011) - Orono, Maine
  • Old Town Enterprise (1901-1929) - Old Town, Maine
  • Old Town-Orono Times (1979-1992) - Old Town and Orono, Maine
  • Penobscot Times (1934-2018) - Old Town, Maine
  • The Old Town Enterprise (1888-1934) - Old Town, Maine
  • Sachem (1894-2015) - Old Town, Maine

    • Piscataquis County

  • Piscataquis Observer (1847-2019) – Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
  • Piscataquis Farmer (1842-1847) – Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
  • Piscataquis Herald (1838-1842) – Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
  • Democratic Republican (1839-1840) – Dover-Foxcroft, Maine

    • Sagadahoc County

  • Bath Daily Times (1869-1909) – Bath, Maine
  • Daily Sentinel and Times (1869) – Bath, Maine

    • Somerset County

  • Pittsfield Advertiser (1882-1982) – Pittsfield, Maine
  • Valley Times (1972-1987) – Pittsfield, Maine
  • The Pittsfield Advertiser and Valley Times (1967-1972) – Pittsfield, Maine

    • Waldo County

  • Republican Journal (1829-1868) – Belfast, Maine
  • Republican Journal (1869-1922) – Belfast, Maine
  • Isleboro Island News (1987-2018) – Isleboro, Maine
  • Isleboro Observer (1949-1979) – Isleboro, Maine
  • Isleboro Up Date (1985-1987) – Isleboro, Maine
  • Morning Sun (1980) – Isleboro, Maine
  • Sea Breeze (Scattered 1880-1891) – Northport, Maine

    • Washington County

  • Quoddy Tides ( Scattered 1968-2019) - Eastport, Maine
  • Lubec Light (Scattered 2006) - Lubec, Maine. Part of Google News

    • York County

  • Biddeford Advance (1879-1880) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Biddeford Daily Journal (1916) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Biddeford Daily Standard (1894) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Biddeford Journal (1882-1884) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Biddeford Observer (1881) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Biddeford Weekly Journal (1891-1930) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Biddeford Weekly Times (1881-1883) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Daily Breeze (1890) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Daily Evening Star (1877) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Daily Evening Times (1878-1892) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Daily Morning Herald (1861) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Daily Standard (1890-1893) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Daily Times (1873-1877) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Evening Post (1878) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Expose (1894) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Journal Tribune (1985) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Kennebunk Enterprise(1904-1920) - Kennebunk, Maine
  • La Justice de Biddeford (1931-1932) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Maine Democrat (1831-1867) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Maine Palladium (1823-1829) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Maine Sentinel (1887) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Nightly Comet (1902) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Peoples Defender (1880) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Sentinel (1885) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Tri Weekly Herald (1848) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Union (1845-1853) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Union and Eastern Journal (1857) Biddeford, Maine
  • Union and Eastern Journal (1854-1858) Biddeford, Maine
  • Union and Journal (1860-1870) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Union and Journal (1861-1882) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Watchword (1904-1911) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Weekly Record (1895-1923) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Weekly Standard (1891-1895) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Watson's Illuminator (1880-1903) – Biddeford, Maine
  • Old Orchard Apple (1976) – Old Orchard Beach, Maine
  • Old Orchard Mirror – Old Orchard Beach, Maine
  • Maine Palladium (1823-1829) – Saco, Maine
  • Northeast Harness News (1980-1995)– Saco, Maine
  • Old Flag (1885) – Saco, Maine
  • Saco Tribune (1899) – Saco, Maine
  • York County Herald (1839) – Saco, Maine
  • Sanford Tribune (1899-1971) – Sanford, Maine
  • Sanford Tribune & Advocate (1923-1950) – Sanford, Maine
  • Sanford Weekly Tribune (1895-1899) – Springvale, Maine
  • Springvale Advocate (1905-1921) – Springvale, Maine
  • The Seaside Echo (1901-1907) - Kennebunk, Maine
  • The Wave (1887-1890) - Kennebunkport / Kennebunk Beach, Maine

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