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Listed here include a major representative newspaper from the Virginia cities of Roanoke, Danville, Lynchburg, Norfolk, and Richmond. Each entry is accompanied by a "Historical Chronicle" PDF, which tracks the history of the paper in each of its iterations, and includes a list of locations in Virginia that have original copies of the paper or microfilm.
For locating Virginia newspapers not listed here, the Library of Virginia - Virginia Newspaper Project and the Virginia Chronicle newspaper database links below are especially helpful.
Originally published in 1886 as the "Roanoke Daily Times," it s now published under current name, Roanoke Times from 1995-present. Fintel Library's Newsbank subscription offers online access to content within the Roanoke TImes from 1990 - present. The Roanoke Public Library houses a microfilm collection spanning from 1897-1977. The Library of Virginia's Virginia Chronicle newspaper database offers online access to the following:
Roanoke Times: vol. 1, no. 1 (June 8, 1866)-(Dec. 1875), Ceased in Dec. 1875, which was also published as the Salem Ledger, June 18-Oct. 1870
Roanoke Daily Times (Roanoke, VA, 1889-1890)
Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA, 1890-1895)
Roanoke Daily Times (Roanoke, VA, 1895-1897)
Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA, 1897-1910)
World News (Roanoke, VA, 1913-1922)
Roanoke World-News (Roanoke, VA, 1922-1923)
Salem Weekly Register Vol. 19, no. 1 (Oct. 4, 1873)-, which ceased in 1883 and merged with the Roanoke Times to become the Salem Times-Register
Originally published in 1854 as the "Salem Weekly Register". Published under current name 1970-present. The Library of Virginia's Virginia Chronicle newspaper database provides online access to:
The Salem Public Library houses a microfilm collection spanning from 1909-present.
Originally published in 1882 as the "Daily Register". Published under current name 1989-present.
The Library of Virginia houses a complete microfilm collection from 1989-present.
Originally published in 1866 as "Lynchburg Daily News". Published under current name 1991-present.
The Library of Virginia houses a complete microfilm collection from 1991-present.
Originally published in 1898 under the same name, and underwent several mergers before being published in its modern form 1955-present.
The Library of Virginia houses an incomplete microfilm collection and offers online access to the Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA, 1899-1900) through its Virginia Chronicle newspaper database.
Originally published in 1850 as "Daily Dispatch". Published under current name 1914-present. Virginia Tech and the Library of Virginia have complete microfilm collections from 1914-present. The Library of Virginia's Virginia Chronicle newspaper database provides online access to the Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA, 1914-1922).
