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Newspapers on Microfilm
- Good news! We digitized all of our public domain Buffalo-area newspapers in a partnership with Newspapers.com. Buffalo newspapers from 1811-1963 are now searchable at their site.
- We also added links below for newspapers that have been digitized at free (no subscription required) websites. The dates that are online do not always match the dates we have on film.
- Our obituary index, 1812-1986, is now online courtesy of FamilySearch.org. You will be prompted to register for a free FamilySearch account.
- Our newspaper collection is comprised of papers published in the Buffalo/Niagara area. We have every daily newspaper published in the city of Buffalo. They are all on microfilm. We do not have paper/hard copies.
- Every film listed below can be used on a self-serve basis during library hours. Book your appointment here.
- We have one microfilm reader-printer and one microfilm scanner/printer. Copies are no charge when made in person. Please bring a USB travel/flash drive if you wish to make scans.
- If we do not have the newspaper you need, check this list. It may be owned by another library.
- Here’s a detailed bibliography of newspapers published in Buffalo up to 1915.
- Short, sharable link to this page:
https://tinyurl.com/TBHM-BuffaloNewspapers
Name of Paper | Dates We Have | Cabinet & Drawer | Notes | |
Alden Advertiser | 1952 - 1954 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Am-Pol Eagle | 7/28/1960 - 3/30/1972 | Cab. 1, dr. 3 | Focuses on the Polish-American community | |
Die Aurora Catholic Weekly | 10/5/1860 – 9/22/1865 | Cab. 10, dr. 5 | In German. Die Aurora : eine katholisches Wochenblatt | |
Die Aurora & Christliche Woche | 12/26/1913 – 2/11/1943 | Cab. 10, dr. 5 | In German. | |
Black Rock Advocate | 2/11/1836 – 3/17/1837 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Black Rock Beacon | 1/9/1823 – 8/26/1824 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Black Rock Gazette | 12/21/1824 –11/24/1827 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Bohemia | 9/30/1882 – 1/6/1883 | Cab. 10, dr. 2 |
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Buffalo American | 2/7/1920 – 3/25/1926 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Focuses on the African-American community | |
Buffalo & Black Rock Gazette | 12/27/1827 – 2/28/1828 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Buffalo Black Rock Gazette & Western Advertiser | 3/19/1828
| Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Buffalo Challenger | 9/12/1963 – 12/31/1971 | Cab. 1, dr. 3 | Focuses on the African-American community | |
Buffalo Christian Advocate | 1/3/1850 – 12/28/1871 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Missing Jan. 4, 1866 – Dec. 28, 1869 | |
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser | 1/1/1835 – 12/15/1924 | Cab. 11, dr. 2-6 | Focused on business & commerce. Includes obituaries & death notices. | |
Buffalo Courier | See Buffalo Daily Courier | |||
Buffalo Courier Express | 6/14/1926 – 12/31/1927 | Cab. 2, dr. 6 | Formed in 1926 by a merger of the Buffalo Daily Courier and the Buffalo Morning Express. It folded in 1982. Includes obituaries & death notices. | |
1/1/1928 – 5/31/1960 | Cab. 3 | |||
6/1/1960 – 7/31/1982 | Cab. 4 | |||
8/1/1982 – 9/19/1982 | Cab. 5, dr. 1 | |||
Buffalo Criterion | 2/2/1957 – 4/21/1972 | Cab. 1, dr. 3 | Focuses on the African-American community | |
Buffalo Daily Courier | 11/1/1842 – 6/13/1926 | Cab. 2, dr. 5-10 | Merged in 1926 with the Buffalo Morning Express to form the Buffalo Courier- Express. Includes obituaries & death notices. | |
Buffalo Daily Dispatch | 7/2/1877 – 12/31/1877 | Cab. 10, dr. 2 |
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1/3/1848 – 4/27/1861 2/11/1886 - 5/1/1886 | Cab. 10, dr. 4-5 | Has a large gap. See also Buffalo Weekly Republic. | ||
1857 – 1859 | Cab. 10, dr. 4-5 | Same as the Buffalo Daily Republic | ||
Buffalo Daily Times | 3/31/1881 – 5/28/1881 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | See also Buffalo Times | |
Buffalo Demokrat | See Daily Buffalo Demokrat | |||
Buffalo Emporium | 9/4/1824– 3/21/1829 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Includes obituaries & death notices. | |
Buffalo Enquirer | 4/9/1891 – 1/3/1925 | Cab. 11, dr. 7-9 | Includes obituaries & death notices. | |
4/11/1881 – 10/31/1982 | Cab. 5 - 7 | Continued by the Buffalo News, 1982 to present. See also Buffalo Sunday News. Includes obituaries & death notices. | ||
10/11/1852 – 6/29/1877 | Cab. 11, dr. 6-7 | Includes obituaries & death notices. | ||
Buffalo Evening Telegraph | 6/9/1883 – 8/17/1885 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | See also Taglicher for German newspaper by same name | |
Buffalo Evening Times | See Buffalo Times | |||
Buffalo Express | See Buffalo Morning Express | |||
Buffalo Federation of Labor News | Apr. 1952 – Dec. 1961; Jan. 1967 - Dec. 1984 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Continued by the Western New York Federation of Labor news.. | |
Buffalo Freie Presse | 4/9/1870 – 11/14/1914 | Cab. 11, dr. 1 | In German | |
Buffalo Gazette | 10/3/1811 – 4/14/1818 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Buffalo’s first newspaper. Has gaps. Later named the Niagara Patriot, Niagara Journal, Republican Press, Buffalo Journal. | |
Buffalo Illustrated Express | See Buffalo Morning Express | |||
Buffalo Illustrated Times | See Buffalo Times | |||
Buffalo Jewish Review | 1917 – 1968 | Cab. 10, dr. 4 |
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Buffalo Journal | 1821 -1822, 1825 April 26, 1827 June 1 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Has gaps. On roll with Buffalo Gazette. | |
Buffalo Journal & Mercantile Advertiser | See Buffalo Journal | |||
Buffalo Labor Journal | 11/10/1917 – 1/27/1927 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Buffalo Morning Express | 1/15/1846 – 6/13/1926 | Cab. 2, dr. 1-4 | Merged in 1926 with Buffalo Daily Courier to form the Buffalo Courier-Express. Includes obituaries & death notices. Mark Twain edited this paper from 1869-1871. | |
Buffalo News | 11/1/1982 – 5/31/2010 | Cab. 7-8 | Continuation of the Buffalo Evening News. Includes obituaries & death notices. This is our sole surviving daily newspaper. Missing 1/16-2010-4/30/2010. | |
Buffalo Patriot | 1826 – 1833 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Has gaps | |
Buffalo Patriot & Commercial Advertiser | 1834-1837 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Has gaps | |
Buffalo Progressive | 9/12/1912 – 10/29/1914 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Buffalo Review | 1/3/1898 – 6/10/1903 | Cab. 10, dr. 2 | Includes obituaries & death notices. | |
Buffalo Sunday Morning News | 1876 – 12/31/1893 | Cab. 1, dr. 2 | Has gaps | |
Buffalo Sunday News | 5/10/1874 - 1/3/1915 | Cab. 1, dr. 2 | Published by Edward Butler, who founded the Buffalo Evening News. Includes obituaries & death notices. | |
Buffalo Times/ Buffalo Evening Times | 11/13/1883 – 1/13/1932 | Cab. 9, dr. 3-8 Cab. 10, dr. 1 | Also called the Buffalo Illustrated Times. Includes the Buffalo Sunday Times. Has obituaries & death notices. Missing 5/29/1881 60 5/14/1884 and 1/1/1892 to 3/11/1897. | |
Buffalo Times comic section | 1934 – 1939 | Cab. 10, dr. 1-2 |
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Buffalo Times magazine section | 1933 – 1938 | Cab. 10, dr. 1-2
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Buffalo Times pictorial section | 1934 -1939 | Cab. 10, dr. 2 |
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Buffalo Tribune | 4/12/1896 – 12/8/1912 | Cab. 10, dr. 2 | In German | |
Buffalo Truth | 10/6/1923 – 2/27/1926+ | Cab. 1, dr. 2 | Published by KKK member Mark Hubbell | |
Buffalo Volksfreund | 1/2/1891 – 6/27/1969 | Cab. 10, dr. 7-9 Cab. 11, dr. 1 | In German | |
Buffalo Weekly Courier | 1/4/1871 – 12/27/1882 | Cab. 1, dr. 2 |
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Buffalo Weekly Express | 1/4/1859 – 12/27/1900 | Cab. 10, dr. 5 | Missing May 1866 - Dec. 1880 | |
Buffalo Weekly Republic | See Buffalo Daily Republic | |||
Buffalo Whig | 1834 – 1835 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Buffalo Whig & Journal | 1835 - 1836 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Catholic Union | 4/25/1872 – 7/17/1879 | Cab. 10, dr. 3 | Has gaps. Focuses on the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo | |
Catholic Union & Times | 7/24/1879 – 12/23/1937 | Cab. 10, dr. 3 | Published by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo | |
Catholic Union & Times & Echo | 1939 | Cab. 10, dr. 1 | Published by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo | |
Central Zeitung | 6/8/1867 – 6/18/1870 | Cab. 1, dr. 3 | In German | |
Cheektowaga Times | 1/10/1946 – 12/31/1970 | Cab. 1, dr. 3 |
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Die Christliche Woche | 2/5/1875 – 12/7/1888 | Cab. 11, dr. 1-2 | “Christian Week.” In German | |
Commercial Advertiser | See Buffalo Commercial Advertiser | |||
Il Corriere Italiano | April 1898 – Dec. 1950
| Cab. 10, dr. 5 | In Italian. Apr. 1898 – July 6, 1899 is located on reel #16 | |
Courier-Express | See Buffalo Courier-Express | |||
Daily Buffalo Demokrat & Weltburger | 1/8/1853 – 7/17/1918 | Cab. 10, dr. 5-7 | In German. Later shortened to Daily Buffalo Demokrat. See also Buffalo Demokrat, New Buffalo Demokrat, Taglicher Buffalo Demokrat, and Weltburger. | |
Daily Courier | See Buffalo Daily Courier | |||
Daily Courier & Pilot | 7/2/1846 – 11/30/1846 | Cab. 1, dr. 2 |
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Daily National Pilot | 2/12/1845 – 6/30/1846 | Cab. 1, dr. 2 |
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Daily Queen City | 1/29/1850 – 2/6/1852 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Democracy | 11/11/1854 – 5/9/1855 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Depew Herald | 7/23/1897 – 5/1/1919 | Cab. 1, dr. 3 |
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Deutsches Wochen Blatt | 9/3/1954 – 9/8/1967 | Cab. 11, dr. 2 | In German | |
Dog Face Digest | 1944 – 1947 | Cab. 1, dr. 5 |
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1/7/1911 – 8/12/1957 | Grey boxes on west wall | “Everybody’s Daily.” In Polish. Includes obituaries & death notices. | ||
Echo | 2/4/1915 – 8/17/1939 | Cab. 10, dr. 3 | Has gaps. Published by the German Roman Catholic Orphan Home. | |
Enterprise | 3/30/1893 – 9/14/1893 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Published in Black Rock | |
Enterprise | 1895 – 1966 | Cab. 1, dr. 5 | Published in Black Rock | |
Erie County Independent | 1875 - 1878, 1882 - 1944 | Cab. 1, dr. 4 | Has gaps | |
Erie County Republican News | 3/8/1930 – 12/31/1930 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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1/2/1862 – 12/31/1863 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Every Saturday | 11/24/1877 – 12/20/1879 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Also have hard copy: N1 .E93 | |
First Call Paper | 2/15/1941 – 11/15/1941 | Cab. 1, dr. 5 | Weekly publication of the 44th Infantry Division | |
For Everybody | Feb. 1871 – Jan. 1872 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Der Freimüthige und West New Yorker Anzeiger | 12/31/1842 – 12/23/1843 | Cab. 1, dr. 2 | In German | |
Guard of Honor Monthly | Oct. 1872 – Sept. 1874 | Cab. 1, dr. 5 | The Guard of Honor Society was a Christian benevolent organization for young men. | |
Hamburg Sentinel | 3/13/1879 | Cab. 1, dr. 4 | On reel with the Erie County Independent | |
Hamburg Sun | 10/11/1945 – 4/27/1972 | Cab. 1, dr. 3 |
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Illustrated Express | See Buffalo Express | |||
Illustrated Times | See Buffalo Times | |||
International Gazette | 1885 – 1971 | Cab. 10, dr. 3-4 | Published weekly, with about 10 death notices per issue. Focuses on the Black Rock neighborhood. | |
Lancaster Times | 11/16/1882 – 5/29/1902 | Cab. 1, dr. 3 |
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Lancaster Times & Star | 2/8/1878 – 11/16/1882 | Cab. 1, dr. 3 |
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Lightning Express | 9/4/1888 – 9/14/1888 | Cab. 2, dr. 1 | On reel with Buffalo Morning Express #64, 8/10/1888 – 11/28/1888. Printed from the International Fair | |
Magnificat | 1965 - 1971 | Cab. 1, dr. 5 | Focuses on the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo | |
Manlius Times | 1813 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | On reel with Buffalo Gazette | |
Ne jagutn'bugi'ages'gwathah | Selected issues from 1846-1850 | M66-7 | In Seneca with some English. Focuses heavily on scripture. Has issues 10, 15, 16, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, filmed in that order. | |
Morning Express | See Buffalo Morning Express | |||
New Age | 6/2/1917 – 5/25/1918 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | A Socialist newspaper | |
New Buffalo Demokrat | 4/8/1891 – 12/21/1894 | Cab. 10, dr. 4 | See also Buffalo Demokrat Daily Buffalo Demokrat Weltburger & Buffalo Demokrat. | |
Niagara Journal | 1815 – 1821 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | On reel with Buffalo Gazette, has gaps | |
Niagara Patriot | April – June 1818 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | On reel with Buffalo Gazette, has gaps | |
Polish American Voice | Feb. 1983 - Dec. 1984 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | ||
Progress | 11/7/1906 – 8/27/1908 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | Advocate of trade unions | |
6/4/1928 – 1/27/1946 | Cab. 10, dr. 5 | In Polish. “Weekly Review,” Niagara Falls. Very incomplete, many issues missing. | ||
Queen City | 11/7/1878 – 2/2/1882 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Republican Press | May – Oct. 1821 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | On reel with Buffalo Gazette, has gaps | |
Die Sonntagpost | 11/15/1891 – 1/26/1896 | Cab. 11, dr. 2 | In German | |
Springville Journal | 3/16/1867 – 12/26/1968 | Cab. 1, dr. 4 |
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Sunday Truth | 1/4/1885 – 12/28/1890 | Cab. 1, dr. 2 |
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Taglicher | 4/29/1864 – 7/30/1864 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | In German. "Telegraph." | |
Taglicher Buffalo Demokrat & Weltburger | 3/2/1853 – 1/5/1863
| Cab. 10, dr. 5 | In German | |
Tonawanda Evening News | 2/15/1961 – Dec. 1971 | Cab. 8, dr. 8-9 Cab. 9, dr. 1 | Includes obituaries & death notices. | |
Tonawanda News | Jan. 1972 – Dec. 1996 | Cab. 9, dr. 1-3 | Includes obituaries & death notices. | |
Trench & Camp | 8/1/1918 – 12/26/1918 | Cab. 1, dr. 5 | Focuses on World War I | |
Truth | 2/22/1919 – 12/25/1924 | Cab. 1, dr. 2 | 1920 – 1921 missing | |
Union & Echo | 12/30/1937 – 12/25/1964 | Cab. 10, dr. 3 | Published by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo | |
Voice of the People | 9/15/1900 – 11/2/1901 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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War Journal | 6/4/1813 – 12/3/1813 | Cab. 1, dr. 5 | Focuses on the War of 1812 | |
Warta | 1/5/1900 – 12/29/1905 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | In Polish | |
Weekly Economist | 12/7/1842 – 7/1/1846 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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Weekly Review | See Prezeglad Tygodniowy | |||
Der Weltburger | 12/2/1837 – 11/24/1852 | Cab. 10, dr. 5 | In German. See also Daily Buffalo Dmokrat & Weltburger. | |
Western Advertiser | Feb. 20, 1828 only | Cab. 1, dr. 1 | On reel with the Buffalo Gazette | |
Working Men’s Bulletin | 6/5/1830 – 5/28/1831 | Cab. 1, dr. 5 |
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Young Hickory | 6/24/1852 – 11/11/1852 | Cab. 1, dr. 1 |
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