Google News Archive

Operator: Google Ireland Limited (EEA and Switzerland), Ireland

Historical newspapers as digitised editions. Browse by newspaper title, year and date.

Media & Archives

Product

Google News Archive, the still-accessible catalogue of digitised historical newspapers with an edition calendar and scan viewer.

Availability and source date

Active

As of: 17 October 2026.

No functionality test has been performed.

Use in OSINT research

Lets you read historical newspaper pages for a known title and period. The catalogue shows which editions of a newspaper are available.

Queries

Unknown

Features

Lists historical newspaper titles with the number of editions and the period covered.
Shows available editions in a calendar by day, week, month, year or decade.
Opens digitised editions with page selection, zoom and full-screen viewing.
Provides a link to the article location currently displayed.

Coverage

Dataset

Digitised editions of various historical newspapers. Titles and periods are listed individually in the catalogue.

Access

Requirements

The catalogue, edition calendar and opened scan viewer are accessible without signing in.

Export

Shareable links to editions or article locations.

Provider

Google Ireland Limited (EEA and Switzerland)

Country of establishment

Ireland

Interfaces

No API, MCP or AI integration is documented.

Legal note

Limitations

The available years and editions vary by newspaper.

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