Montana Newspapers

The Montana Historical Societyhas the largest collection of Montana newspapers. The society has a card file of obituaries, primarily from pre-1920 newspapers.

The Montana State University Libraryand the Mansfield Library at the University of Montanaalso have collections. The Family History Library has not acquired newspapers from the state.

Web Sites
*Montana Online Historic Newspapers - Identifies historical newspapers available online at both free and pay-to-access websites. *http://www.smalltownpapers.com/index.htm *http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx ($) *www.ancestry.com ($)