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'''See also:'''
*[[Newspapers & magazines reading list]]
*[[Newspapers and journals online]]
*[[Military periodicals online]]
*[[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories]]
For a detailed list of pre 1851 Some newspapers held at Colindale and background to the Indian Newspapers held at from the British Library see [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/news/einews/indexare available online, refer external links below.html#a Early Indian Newspapers]
→Newspapers online - external links
All sorts of other information can be found in the newspapers and if nothing else they are an entertaining and informative glimpse of the society in which your ancestors were living.
==FIBIS resources==
FIBIS has extensive newspaper transcriptions. Online records taken from newspapers and periodicals can be viewed [httphttps://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=class_detail&source_class=103 here].
*[httphttps://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=432&s_id=103 Times of India Domestic Occurrences] - FIBIS volunteers are transcribing births, marriages and deaths published in the ''Times of India'' newspaper. There are already thousands of records online and these can be searched or browsed in the database.
*[httphttps://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=779&s_id=103 Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce] - FIBIS volunteers are transcribing births, marriages and deaths published in the ''Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce'' newspaper. These can be searched or browsed in the database.
*Sylvia Murphy, "Using Newspapers and Journals to research your family in British India," ''FIBIS Journal'', No 22 (Autumn 2009), pages 30-41. For details of how to access this article, see [[FIBIS Journals]].
==Accessing newspapers==
===United Kingdom===
The [[British Library]] holds extensive microfilm copies of newspapers. Some are available to view at the Colindale Newspaper Library, whilst others can be read at the Asian & African Studies Reading Room in St Pancras. Colindale based titles can be searched on the [http://catalogue.bl.uk/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b&local_base=NPL Newspaper Catalogue], whereas St Pancras India based titles can be accessed via a printed list available in the Asia and Pacific reading room (on the open shelves in the microfilm reader area) see [https://web.archive.org/web/20180811211044/http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/news/einews/index.html Early Indian Newspapers], now an archived webpage (at 2018/08/11). It is understood St Pancras microfilms include copies For titles of military interest, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20180810232727/https://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/news/britmilhist/scopecollections/scopebritmilhist.html ''The Calcutta Gazette''Scope of the Collections for British Military History, 1801-1945] British Library guide, now an archived webpage (at 2018/08/10).
The India Office Records at the British Library include [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorv_4-2&cid=1-1#1-1 Government Gazettes '''IOR/V/11'''] 1831-1947<br>
The Government Gazettes were the official newspapers of the Government of India and its provincial governments. The series held are: ''Gazettes of India'' 1865-1947, ''Calcutta'' 1832-1947, ''Assam'' 1874-1947, ''Bihar and Orissa'' 1912-1947, ''United Provinces'', 1850-1947, ''Fort St George'' 1832-1947, ''Bombay 1831-1947'', ''Punjab'' 1872-1947, ''North-West Frontier Province'' 1932-1947, ''Central Provinces'' 1875-1947, ''Coorg 1885-1947'', ''Sind'' 1869-1947, ''Burma'' 1875-1947. Summaries of the contents of each series are to be found in the handlists in the Reading Room of the British Library.<br>
Some issues of the ''Gazette of India'' and the ''Calcutta Gazette'' are available online, refer [[Newspapers and journals online]]
===Other countries===
Many other National and academic libraries may hold microform copies of newspapers from India.
As an example, the National Library of Australia in Canberra, holds microfilms of the ''Bengal Hurkaru'' and its related titles for the period August 1828 to December 1866.
==Newspapers online - external links==
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers Google news] Free site with vast selection of old newspapersand an overall search facility.bl*[http://gale.cengage.co.uk/blcstimes.aspx The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985]. Access to the Times Archive is available with various [https://startmynews.do (BL) British Newspapers Online 1800-1900secure.force.com/webjourney/webj_subscription?url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.thetimes.co.uk%252Ftto%252Farchive%252F current subscriptions] Mostly pay to viewthe ''Times'', unless you have free access via through a library. Refer [[Miscellaneous tips]]. Available in the [[British Library]] Reading Rooms.*[http://galewww.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=2114&id=201071 findmypast] - British Newspapers and Irish Newspapers are available to individuals with a Pro subscription (previously called World subscription, or the top subscription) but not via library and community subscriptions. (Previously British newspapers were also available with the British subscription, but this no longer applies for new subscriptions.) The newspapers are from the collection of the [[British Library]] and are the same newspapers as are included in the British Newspaper Archive<ref name=BNA>[https://blog.cengagebritishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/times2017/05/28/webinar-qa/ Webinar Q&A] British Newspaper Archive blog May 28, 2017.</ref> see following item. The date ranges for the newspapers are directly available on the BNA; while the date range is available on findmypast, it is somewhat hidden and accessed through the Date filter. The Search may be better on the BNA, (BNA says it is "more sophisticated"<ref name=BNA/>) and some people are known to search on the BNA, and then access the images on findmypast. '''Update''' 2020/01.aspx ''The Times Digital of India'' is available 1861-1888, and also [[Newspapers and journals online#Madras Courier| ''Madras Courier'']]. These newspapers are in the category "British Newspapers".:There is also the category "Newspapers & Periodicals"/US & World newspapers, whose newspapers are '''not''' available on the British Newspaper Archive. :*[[FamilySearch]] includes two collections which consist of index records:**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2562514 British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices] "A collection of marriage and birth notices found in different British Newspapers. This collection comes from The British Newspaper Archive 1785-1985, and is a collaborative project with FindMyPast.com".:**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2562508 British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries] "A collection of obituaries found in the British Newspaper Archives.This is a collaborative project with FindMyPast.com". Places of death: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland. :*:To access the images from which the index records are obtained you will need to search the category "Newspapers and periodicals" on [[findmypast]], or the British Newspaper Archive, (see following item).*[http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/help/about British Newspaper Archive] is a pay site, with newspapers from the collection of the British Library. The same newspaper are also available on findmypast, refer above. The majority of the newspapers were published 1800-1900. However the website does include some published pre 1800 and a few post 1900. A list of publications is located on the [http://archivewww.timesonlinebritishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/tolHome Page] (also from any page/Search/Browse by title) or the page [https://archivewww.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/tol_archivehome/article3504644NewspaperTitles Newspaper Titles].ece Now includes some Irish newspapers. Search is free with pay to view full article - also available at no cost in the [[British Library]] Reading Rooms, and some other libraries etc. '''Update''' 2020/01 ''The Times of India'' is available 1861-1888 (with planned extension to 1889) with details herein a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/times-of-india BNA]link, unless you have free access through a library . Refer and also [[Miscellaneous tipsNewspapers and journals online#Madras Courier| ''Madras Courier'']].*[http://www.newspaperarchiveirishnewsarchive.com/Default.aspx Irish Newspaper ArchiveArchives] is an American a [https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/sign_up1.php pay site ] also available as a subscription website through subscribing libraries. Currently (2020/01) it contains approximately 70 titles, mainly from the 1900s, but with some earlier publications dating back to the 1700s. This website may also be accessed (free) from the [[British newspapers and other publicationsLibrary]] Reading Rooms.*[http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/home Welsh Newspapers Online]. Free online resource from the National Library of Wales. Currently (2018/07) includes content to 1919.*[http://gale.cengage.co.uk/product-highlights/history/illustrated-london-news.aspx Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003]. Available if your library has a subscription, refer [[ Miscellaneous tips]]. Available in the [[British Library]] Reading Rooms. This publication is also available on [[findmypast]] and the British Newspaper Archive, refer above.*[http://cbsrwww.tabbecneh.comgov/divisions/preservation/ California national-digital-newspaper-program National Digital Newspaper CollectionProgram [USA<nowiki>]</nowiki>] Free content, a government partnership, includes**[http://newspaperscdnc.nlucr.sgedu/cgi-bin/defaultcdnc California Digital Newspaper Collection]. Included are newspapers from San Francisco, the sea port from which ships sailed to India.aspx Singapore Straits Times (search)] Free content
*For historical Hong Kong newspapers online from Hong Kong Public Libraries, refer [[Hong Kong]]. Free content.
*For historical Singapore newspapers online from the National Library Board Singapore, refer [[Singapore#Newspapers|Singapore]]. Free content.
*[http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home (NLA) Historic Australian Newspapers (1803 to 1954)] Free content
*[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=p&p=home&e=-------10--1----0-all (NLNZ) New Zealand Papers Past (1839 to 1932)] Free Content
*[http://spiderbites.nytimes.com/ New York Times archive index (1851 to date)] Index to free and pay articles (or [http://query.nytimes.com/search/alternate/query?query=&st=fromcse search], changing to the option to NYT Articles 1851-1980).
*[http://www.elephind.com/ Elephind] Free search of 1,800 newspapers from 14 countries
*[https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/collections/newspapers Europeana Collections: Newspapers] Newspapers from across Europe, from 20 countries, dating from 1618 to 1996. Free content with a Search.
*[http://www.xooxleanswers.com/free-newspaper-archives/newspaper-archives-europe/ European Newspaper Archives] includes links to both free and pay websites in Britain and other countries in Europe. XooxleAnswers. (retrieved 7 June 2014)
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/southasianhistor0000case/page/n5/mode/2up ''South Asian History, 1750-1950; a Guide to Periodicals, Dissertations, and Newspapers''] by Margaret H Case 1968. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
==See also==
*[[Newspapers & magazines reading list]]
*[[Newspapers and journals online]]
*[[Directories online]]
*[[Military periodicals online]]
*[[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories]]
*[[Miscellaneous tips]]
==References==
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