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OCPL Digital Newspaper Archives: The Intelligencer and the Wheeling News-Register
The Ohio County Public Library is now digitizing the microfilmed versions of our Wheeling News-Register and The Intelligencer newspapers.
We currently have Intelligencer newspapers from 1852-present with the exception of the dates 1/1/83 until 6/30/85. Both the News-Register and the Intelligencer are available from 2014 to the present with additional selected newspapers from 2010-2013. More dates will be added to our collection as we continue to process our microfilm.
Digital newspapers from Wheeling preceding 1901 are available through the Library of Congress's Chronicling America website (see below).
➤ Start searching our digital newspapers!
NOTE: Bellaire Public Library in Bellaire, Ohio has also begun digitizing their microfilmed newspapers. Newspapers from 1873 to 1973 are now available, and include The Times Leader, The Belmont Chronicle, The Bellaire Chronicle, Bellaire Independent, and Bellaire Democrat.
➤ Start searching the Bellaire Public Library's Newspaper Archives
Chronicling America: Library of Congress Newspaper Archive
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1924 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer is available through Chronicling America from 1852-1922 and the Wheeling Daily Register from 1863-1888. To find Wheeling papers, click the "Advanced Search" tab and either select by state or by newspaper.
➤ Start searching Chronicling America
NewspaperARCHIVE Library Edition (ACCESS IN LIBRARY ONLY)*
NewspaperARCHIVE.com is the world's largest online newspaper archive that spans more than 400 years of family history, small-town events, world news and more. Many West Virginia newspapers are available including publications from Beckley, Bluefield, Charlestown, Charleston, Clarksburg, Fayetteville, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Shepherdstown, and Weirton. Selected dates are available for the Wheeling Daily Intelligencer (1852-1865) and Wheeling Intelligencer (1911-1913).
*PLEASE NOTE: Access to NewspaperARCHIVE is available only on computers inside the Library.