Accessing Newspapers via INSPIRE

Indiana residents can freely access over 12.9 MILLION pages of the following titles via INSPIRE.

READ this page to find out how!

Titles and dates currently available:

  • Angola Herald (1877-1963)
  • (Angola) Steuben Republican (1860-1964)
  • Argos Reflector (1881-1966)
  • Brazil Daily Times (1907-1964)
  • Bremen Daily Enquirer (1891-1892)
  • Bremen Enquirer (1885-1964)
  • Bristol Banner (1877-1919)
  • Brook Reporter (1895-1964)
  • Brookville Indiana American (1853-1857)
  • Brookville American (1858-1860, 1865-1932)
  • Brookville Democrat (1896-1956)
  • Charlestown Courier (1941-1964)
  • Clinton Daily Clintonian (1935-1954)
  • Colburn Courier (1895)
  • Columbia City Commercial-Mail (1951-1964)
  • Culver Citizen (1903-1964)
  • Dayton Vidette (1878-1879)
  • Edinburg Daily Courier (1877-1963)
  • Evansville Daily Journal (1848-1870)
  • Evansville Tri-Weekly Journal (1847-1848)
  • Evansville Weekly Journal (1840-1848)
  • Evansville Press (1906-1998)
  • Fairmount News (1888-1964)
  • Fort Wayne Daily Gazette (1864-1899)
  • Fort Wayne Daily News (1874-1923)
  • Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (1873-1923)
  • Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette (1895-1903)
  • Fort Wayne Weekly Journal (1890-1899)
  • Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel (1875-1917)
  • Fort Wayne Sentinel (1870-1923)
  • Fountain City Times (1905)
  • Franklin Evening Star (1885-1963)
  • Garrett Clipper (1885-1964)
  • Garrett News (1876-1901)
  • (Gas City) Twin City Journal-Reporter (1975-2024)
  • Goshen News (1984)
  • Greenfield Daily Reporter (1905-2017)
  • (Greenfield) Hancock Democrat (1860-1957)
  • Hartford City and Upland Courier (2013-2024)
  • Huntingburg Press (1987-2024)
  • Indiana Daily Times (1920-1922)
  • (Indianapolis) Indiana State Sentinel (1841-1860, 1861-1984)
  • (Indianapolis) Indiana Tribune (1900-1907)
  • Indianapolis Journal (1883-1904)
  • Indianapolis Leader (1879-1882)
  • Indianapolis Sentinel (1865-1885)
  • Indianapolis Star (1862-2024)
  • Indianapolis Times (1922-1936)
  • Jasper Weekly Courier (1858-1922)
  • Lafayette Argus (1854-1861)
  • Lafayette Daily Courier (1865)
  • Lafayette Daily Dispatch (1869-1880)
  • Lafayette Free-Press, and Commercial Advertiser (1833-1840)
  • (Lafayette) Indiana State Commercial (1865-1866)
  • (Lafayette) Indiana Trade Gazette (1869)
  • (Lafayette) Indiana Union (1868)
  • Lafayette Journal (1850-1919)
  • Lafayette Journal and Courier (1850-2024)
  • Lafayette Leader (1880-1936)
  • Lafayette Morning Democrat (1864)
  • Lafayette Star City (1851)
  • Lafayette Sunday Times (1886-1914)
  • (Lafayette) Tippecanoe American (1856)
  • (Lafayette) Tri-Weekly Journal (1846)
  • (Lafayette) Wabash Standard (1844-1845)
  • Lafayette Weekly Courier (1846-1918)
  • Lafayette Weekly Gazette (1853-1854)
  • Lake County Times (1906-2024)
  • Logansport Pharos-Tribune (1890-2006)
  • Marshall County Independent (1894-1901)
  • (North Vernon) Jennings County News (1924-1933)
  • North Vernon Plain Dealer (1868-2024)
  • North Vernon Republican (1901-1913)
  • North Vernon Sun (1872-2020)
  • Oak Hill Times (1979-2024)
  • Pendleton Booster (1933-1934)
  • Pendleton Gazette (1899-1903)
  • Pendleton Times-Post (1922-2024)
  • Plymouth Democrat (1855-1870)
  • Plymouth Pilot (1855-1870)
  • Plymouth Weekly Banner (1853-1856)
  • Plymouth Weekly Republican (1856-1917)
  • Princeton Clarion-Leader (1846-1901)
  • Princeton Daily Clarion (1891, 1897-2024)
  • Randolph Journal (1857-1867)
  • Richmond Weekly Palladium (1831-1897)
  • Richmond Palladium-Item (1876-2024)
  • Rushville Graphic (1887)
  • Rushville Republican (1861-1866, 1883-1903, 1889-2020)
  • (Rushville) True Republican (1842-1852)
  • Stockwell Times (1894)
  • South Bend News-Times (1913-1922)
  • Terre Haute Star (1861-1973)
  • (Terre Haute) Wabash Express (1856-1861)
  • Twin City Journal-Reporter (1975-2024)
  • (Upland) Courier (1935-1972, 1994-2012)
  • (Upland) Five-Star Weekly (1940-1941)
  • Vernon Banner (1859-1879)
  • (Vernon) Jennings County Review (1921)
  • Vernon Journal (1892)
  • Vincennes Commercial (1882-1920, 1931)
  • (Vincennes) Morning Commercial (1934)
  • Vincennes Post (1936)
  • Vincennes Sun (1934-1935)
  • Vincennes Sun-Commercial (1871-2016)
  • Weekly Vincennes Western Sun (1856-1924)
  • Winchester Journal (1870)

The Indiana State Library (ISL) is digitizing some of its newspaper microfilm collection in partnership with Newspapers.com.  As part of ISL’s deal with Newspapers.com, Indiana residents can get free access to the content we are providing by logging-in via INSPIRE. We’ve also been able to include content previously provided to Newspapers.com from the Allen County Public Library.  Currently, there are over 12,905,221 pages available through the INSPIRE portal.

TO ACCESS THE CONTENT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Go to INSPIRE.in.gov .  If you try accessing INSPIRE at an Indiana library you shouldn’t need to log-in.  However, if you try accessing INSPIRE via your home, coffee shop, work place, etc. you may need to create a log-in.  Again, if you are an Indiana resident access to the select Newspapers.com content is free via INSPIRE.

2. Once you are logged-in to INSPIRE, the page should look like what’s below.

3. You’ll need to scroll down the homepage until you see the Newspapers.com logo. It should look like what’s below.

Click on the Newspapers.com logo. It will take you to what’s shown below.

 

4. Clicking the “PAPERS” link shown in the image above will provide you with the titles available for free that are shown below.

5. If you have any questions or problems accessing the content, contact Justin Clark. You can find their contact info here.