Newspapers

Are you looking for local information? This survey was conducted to help you identify the holdings in our area (including notes about indexing), by town. The MAIN libraries included in our survey maintain current subscriptions to the Daily Record (Morris County) and the Star Ledger (Newark). Holdings are noted only for those libraries that own complete runs.

If you are researching other New Jersey areas, or do not find the newspaper you need listed on our survey, contact us. Newspaper titles, dates and locations can also be researched using the Directory of New Jersey Newspapers: 1765-1970 (Wright & Stellhorn) or Newspapers in Microform (Library of Congress). A list of online newspapers is uploaded by the Internet Public Library. Some of these newspapers offer searchable archives.

In addition to these resources, most libraries maintain clippings files, scrapbooks and other local history collections. You can always write or call a library for help with tracking down local information. Your librarian can provide you with the appropriate contacts. Looking for an obituary?

Newspapers listed in alphabetical order by title

Boonton-Holmes (973-334-2980)
Boonton Times (1872-1937); Times-Bulletin (1962-1979); Citizen of Morris County (6 months); Neighbor News (6 months). No indexing.

Butler (973-838-3262)
Suburban Trends (3 months). No indexing.

Chatham (973-635-0603)
Chatham Courier (1946-present); Chatham Press (1902-1983); Chatham Township Echoes (1965-1974); Chatham Independent Press (1 year). No indexing.

Chester (908-879-7612)
Observer-Tribune (1955-present ... missing 1957-58, 1968, 1970). No indexing.

Denville (973-627-6555)
Citizen of Morris County (1946-present). No indexing.

Dover (973-366-0172)
Iron Era (1872-1905); Morris Journal (1897-1899); Dover Index (1900-1906); Dover Advance (1903-1987). No subject indexing. Local obituaries indexed beginning 1991.

East Hanover (973-428-3075)
Regional Weekly News (1958-1994); Hanover Eagle (1994 -present). No indexing.

Florham Park (973-377-2694)
Florham Park Community News (1960-1979); Florham Park Eagle (1980-present). Local obituaries indexed 1960-present (irregular).

Jefferson (973-208-6115)
Aim Community News/Falcon Edition (1996-present). No indexing.

Kinnelon (973-838-1321)
Suburban Trends (6 months). No indexing.

Lake Hiawatha Branch (Parsippany) (973-335-0952)
Suburban Life (2 months). No indexing.

Lincoln Park (973-694-8283)
Lincoln Park Herald (1943-1968); Lincoln Herald (1968-1983). No indexing.

Long Hill (908-647-2088)
Echoes-Sentinel (1951-present). No indexing.

Madison (973-377-0722)
Madison Eagle (1882-present). Online subject and biographical indexing (including obituaries) 1882-present.
Madison Independent Press (1 year). No indexing.

Mendham Boro (973-543-4152)
Observer-Tribune (2 weeks). No indexing.

Mendham Township (973-543-4018)
Observer-Tribune (3 months). No indexing.

Montville (973-402-0900)
Citizen of Morris County/Bugle Edition (1 year); Suburban Life (1 year); Montville Messenger (2 years). No indexing.

Morris County Library (973-285-6969)

County (Morris County) newspaper:
Daily Record/Morris County (1900-present):
  • Indexing: Business section only (by company name and subject); mid 1970s-present.
    Printed subject and obituary index covers January 1976-July 1978.

Local (Morris County) community newspapers (3 months). No indexing:
Aim Community News/Falcon Edition (Jefferson Twp)
Chatham Courier
Citizen of Morris County (Denville, Dover, Rockaway Boro, Rockaway Twp.)
Citizen of Morris County/Bugle Edition (Boonton, Boonton Twp, Montville, Mountain Lakes)
Echoes-Sentinel (Long Hill Twp)
Hanover Eagle & Regional Weekly News
Madison Eagle
Madison Independent Press
Morris News Bee (Morris Plains, Morris Twp, Morristown)
Mt. Olive Chronicle
News-Leader (Netcong)
Observer-Tribune (Mendhams, Chesters)
Randolph Reporter
Roxbury Register
Star Journal --incorporated with News-Leader (January, 2002)
Suburban Life (Fairfield, Lake Hiawatha, Montville, Parsippany, Pine Brook, Towaco)
Suburban Trends (Butler, Riverdale, Lincoln Park, Pequannock)

Regional New Jersey newspapers:
Courier-News (Central New Jersey) 1 month. No indexing.
New Jersey Herald (Sussex County) 1 month. No indexing.
North Jersey Herald-News (Passaic County) 3 months. No indexing.
Record (Bergen County) 3 months. Ask reference librarians about indexing options.
Star Ledger (Newark) 1945-present. Index 2001-present searchable from home (requires a MAIN library card); index May 1989-present available at all Morris County public libraries.
Times (Trenton) 1 month. Online index available from 1993-present.

Historic New Jersey newspapers:
New-Jersey Gazette (1777-1786). No indexing.
Sentinel of Freedom (October 5, 1796-September 27, 1797). No indexing.
Washington Whig; East-Jersey Republican (July 24, 1815-1817). No indexing.

Obituary index
New Jersey Obituaries Index (1974-1983)
  • Selective directory compiled by the New Jersey State Library Reference Section. Cites are culled from several of the larger state newspapers: Atlantic City Press, Asbury Park Press, Record/Bergen, Camden Courier Post, Star Ledger/Newark, Trentonian and The Times/Trenton.

Morris Plains (973-538-2599)
Morris News Bee (1 year); 1946-present located in the Morris Plains Museum (2nd floor of the library/open Saturdays, 10-1). No indexing.

Morristown (973-538-3473)

County (Morris County) newspaper:
Daily Record/Morris County (1900-present):
  • Indexing: Library maintains subject index dating from 1993 to present; computerized index is searchable by name, subject and keyword. Patrons may search index. Print copies are produced twice yearly. Obituaries are indexed 1930-1939, 1942-present. Retrospective indexing in progress.

Local newspaper:
Morris News Bee (Morris Plains, Morris Twp, Morristown) 5 years. No indexing.

Historic (Morris County area) newspapers:
Democratic Banner (Morristown) 1849-1859, 1861-1878, 1880-1917. No indexing.
Genius of Liberty (Morristown) 1798-1814. Indexing for marriages & obituaries only 1798-1811.
Herald News Tercentenary Edition (Passaic) January 1-4 1964. No indexing.
Iron Era (Dover) 1872-1907. No indexing.
Jerseyman (Morris County) 1832-1931. Indexing for marriages & obituaries only 1826-1899; all news 1855-1920.
Madison Eye Opener April-June 1877. No indexing.
Madison Journal 1877-1882. No indexing.
Morris County Chronicle 1877-1914. Indexing for marriages & obituaries only 1849-1899.
Morris Republican 1872-1877. Bound voumes only-very fragile. No indexing.
Morristown Herald 1811-1814, 1816-1817. Indexing for marriages & obituaries only.
Morristown Topics 1920-1927. No indexing.
Mt. Tabor Daily Record 1877-1887. No indexing.
National Enquirer & Pennsylvania Freeman 1836-1854. No indexing.
New Jersey Freeman (Boonton) 1844-1850. No indexing.
New Jersey Journal (Chatham) 1779-1783. Indexed 1787-1791.
Palladium of Liberty (Morristown) 1810-1831. Indexing for marriages & obituaries only 1810-1834.
Patron of Industry (Morristown) May 31- September 13, 1827. No indexing.
Pequannock Valley Argus 1890-1943. Also titled Butler Argus, Bloomingdale Argus. No indexing.
Stanhope Eagle (Stanhope) 1885-1950. Indexed 1885-1949.
True Democratic Banner (Morristown) 1849-1881. Indexing for marriages & obituaries 1849-1899.

Mt. Arlington (973-398-1516)
Star Journal (3 months). No indexing.

Mt. Olive (973-691-8686)
Mt. Olive Chronicle (1979-present). No indexing.

Parsippany (973-887-5151)
Citizen of Morris County (4 months); Suburban Life (1 month). No indexing.

Pequannock (973-835-7460)
Suburban Trends (3 months); Lakeland Today (3 months). No indexing.

Randolph (973-895-3556)
Randolph Reporter (1978-present...holdings are incomplete). No indexing.

Rockaway Boro (973-627-5709)
Citizen of Morris County (3 months). No indexing.

Rockaway Township (973-627-2344)
Citizen of Morris County (1 year). No indexing.

Roxbury (973-584-2400)
West Morris Star Journal (1958-1986); Star Journal (1987-present); Roxbury Register (1989-present). No indexing.

Washington Township (908-876-3596)
Observer-Tribune (1 year); Forum (current issue only). No indexing.

Wharton (973-361-1333)
Neighbor News (current issue only). No indexing.

Whippanong (973-428-2460)
Hanover Eagle (1 year). No indexing.

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