Contemporary Newspaper Databases
- Journal FinderFor when you have a title in mind
Find specific newspaper titles (and what dates we have them) by searching Journal Finder.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowFactiva offers full-text, from thousands of sources from all over the world, in 22 languages. The closest thing to news local to Virginia in Factiva is the Washington Post.
- NexisUni This link opens in a new windowFull-text of hundreds of U.S. and some foreign newspapers. Beware: It is not easy to limit your search to Virginia newspapers only.
- See also Charlottesville TomorrowNot a searchable database. Member of the Institute for Nonprofit News since 2014, the mission of Charlottesville Tomorrow is to provide "non-partisan information and research on land use, transportation, community design and public education" for the Charlottesville-Albemarle community. See their topic list.
- Access World NewsIncludes a number of Virginia newspapers. Trial through Spring 2016
Historic Virginia Newspapers Online
These sites are all about news specific to Virginia. Don't forget to check out our historic national news sites - Virginia will be in there, too!
- US Historical Newspapers DatabasesDon't forget to check out our databases with national news. Virginia news will be in there, too! America's Historical Newspapers and Accessible Archives databases might be particularly helpful.
- Chronicling America - Virginia Newspapers (years vary, none later than 1922)The Library of Congress offers 42 Virginia newspapers. Coverage varies with each title, but most titles span the late 19th to early 20th century.
- Daily Progress - Digital Edition (1892-1964)The Daily Progress is Charlottesville's local paper. Currently the digital edition covers 1892 to 1964. It provides scans only, no full text searching. Offered by UVA and the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.
- The Reflector (1933-1935)The Reflector, an African-American newspaper printed in Charlottesville from 1933-1935, is a source for understanding the lives of Charlottesville's African Americans during the Jim Crow period. From UVA's Virginia Center for Digital History.
- Virginia Chronicle This link opens in a new windowVirginia Chronicle is the Library of Virginia's online newspaper database and repository, and contains content from 70 Virginia papers. Coverage varies with each title, but most titles span the late 19th to early 20th century.
- Valley of the Shadow (1859-1870)This award winning web site provides articles from two Virginia and two Pennsylvania Civil War and Reconstruction-era newspapers (1859-1870).
- The Virginia Gazette (1736-1780)Published weekly in colonial Williamsburg, 1736-1780. News covered all Virginia and some information for other colonies and England.