Our newspaper archives contains issues from Dakota Territory as early
as 1864 and many from 1872 to the present. The North Dakota Newspaper
Law of 1905 required official newspapers to provide two copies to the
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Newspaper titles may be searched
using ODIN
(Online Dakota Information Network) or they may be found by clicking on
the county in which it was publisished (shown below) and then selecting
the city or town. The newpapers are then arranged alphabetically by exact
title and the listings include the microfilm roll numbers to facilitate
interlibrary loan requests. (see Reference Service
Charges) The State Historical Society of North Dakota also has a small collection of newspapers from Minnesota and
South Dakota which document aspects of North Dakota history.
Frontier Scout, the first newspaper published in northern Dakota Territory, is available on-line.
