Newspapers – Online and Microfilm

Historical New York Times – Online provides full text coverage of the New York Times from 1851 through 2005 and is searchable by keyword (“Titanic sinks”) or by date (April 16, 1912). Scroll through all related articles, or use the Page Map to view the entire page and navigate through the paper from first page to last. Offsite access limited to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

News (Gale OneFile) – Full-text newspaper articles from newspapers across the country and around the world, including the New York Times (1985-present), the New York Post, The Daily News, the Albany Times Union and other newspapers.

New York State Historic Newspapers Project – provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York’s unique history.

New York Times – Full text access from 1985 to the present. Articles can be translated into more than 10 different languages or listened to using the audio player.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Collection – Each title includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page images in PDF format. For newspapers still publishing, coverage extends to within days of the current issue. Titles include The Poughkeepsie Journal, Poughkeepsie Eagle, Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle, and more. Offsite access limited to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

The Library District owns a complete run, on microfilm, of the Poughkeepsie Journal and its antecedents going back to 1785. The list below reflects all of the newspapers we have on microfilm at Adriance Memorial Library.

Adriance Memorial Library has three microfilm readers available on a first come, first served basis. You may print black and white, 8.5×11 copies for .20/each. The microfilm reader accepts only dimes. There is a change machine that accepts bills near the Reference Desk.