Newspapers

Richmond Memorial Library holds copies of most local newspapers on microfilm.  Paper and/or digital images are available.  Please contact the library for more information.

Batavia Daily News Index - an index to articles that appeared in the newspaper between 1878 and 1950. Copies of the "Daily News" are available at the Richmond Memorial Library.

Batavia Daily News Subject Index - this indexing was done by Ruth McEvoy, former historian for the city of Batavia, and covers the period from 1880 through the 1990s.

Spirit of the Times - 1830 through 1845 index to The Spirit of the Times newspaper, published in Batavia, New York.

People's Press - 1825-1826 index to The People's Press newspaper, published in Batavia, New York.

New York State Newspaper Project - check to see what newspapers are owned in the New York State Library and throughout the State. Microfilmed papers in Albany are available through interlibrary loan at your local library.

Fulton - contains over 7,000 indexed New York State historical newspaper pages. Coverage includes central and western New York.

Newspaper Abstracts - a volunteer project with more than 53,000 pages of abstracts and extracts from newspapers.