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Henrico County, Virginia Newspapers

1883-1938 Richmond Planet Newspaper (African American). First published in 1882, and founded by 13 former Richmond slaves. Library of Congress Chronicling America

Newspapers
These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.


 * 1736-1780 Virginia Gazette, index and images online at Colonial Williamsburg.
 * 1736-1803 Database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers, see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia.
 * 1860-1865 Richmond Daily Dispatch 1860-1865 - free.
 * 1940s-1985 Index to Richmond Times Dispatch and Richmond News Leader at Library of Virginia - free. Surnames indexed alphabetically under Biography.
 * 1985-present GoogleNews has the Richmond Times - Dispatch on-line. The images start with 1985 and continue to the present. It is not a complete list, but it is worth your time. It is free to use and view the newspaper but you cannot print or copy the image.