News and History

Ancestry Library Edition offers instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research.

Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1756-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

The MSA Digital Newspapers page is the best way of finding and viewing all of the newspapers that the Maryland State Archives makes available online.

NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues.

Collection of Maryland newspapers, from 1752-present. The database provides full-image content and is fully searchable by keyword and date. Includes the Annapolis Capital from 1887-present and the Baltimore Daily Record from 1888-1923.

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1893 - 1988.

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1837 - 1998

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1877 - 2008.

ProQuest African American Heritage helps individuals by not only bringing together records critical to African American family research, but also by connecting them to a community of research experts, whose mentoring and assistance can frequently be the difference between research success and futility.

ProQuest provides access to comprehensive coverage of the Washington Post back to 1987.