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Newspaper archive has the biggest collection of newspapers online. You can search them with keywords and then view the whole paper online exactly as it was printed. There are over 250 years worth of world and local newspapers available and the collection is growing. This is a great site for anyone who is trying to find information about their ancestors or people who love to learn about history just as it appeared in the newspapers.

The website is a great resource but for some reason there have been several complaints about their membership renewal process. In my opinion, these complainers didn’t read the email they got when they first signed up that states your card will be charged in 30 days. You see when you sign up, you get a month free but you have to give them your credit card. If you decide to cancel your membership you have to give them notice before the one month is up. If you do it after, their automatic billing system will charge your credit card for a year’s membership.

It’s a pretty standard arrangement, all the subscriptions sites I’m a member of do it that way too. You have to be on top of these things if you want to cancel. But really, if you are researching your family tree, or have a child who is studying history, you need to keep your membership. Newspaper Archive is a valuable resource to experience history as it was happening, not as some historian interprets it.

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Pros

• Massive database of over 95 million newspaper pages complete with ads, comics, puzzles, photos. You can see the paper exactly how it was published.
• Find articles about ancestors or family members.
• View scanned images of the actually newspaper, not transcribed pages.
• Find images and charts as they were published.
• Fine obituaries, social announcements, funeral notices, and special interest stories.
• Newspaper Archive will send you an email to alert you when new articles that match your search criteria come online.
• Newspaper Archive is preserving history, it is predicted in the next 30 years, newspapers will no longer exist.
• Collaborate with others and achieve more in less time.

Cons

• No email reminder of renewal, make a note of the date so you know when your credit card will be charged.
• Take advantage of the free trial period to find if they have the newspapers or articles you‘re looking for.

Overall

This website is a bit mesmerizing, once you start finding articles and newspapers, it’s hard to stop. I’ve been able to locate several obituaries and articles with pictures which keeps me wanting to search more and more.