Digitized Newspapers
The Rhode Island Digital Newspaper Project is a digitization initiative between the Providence Public Library (PPL) and the Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS), funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LOC) through the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
A list of digitized newspapers is available through the Chronicling America website.
Additional Newspaper Projects
The following are other local digitization initiatives that are available online.
- Block Island Times, 1900-2023
- Bristol Phoenix, 1833-2025 (includes several different iterations/editions)
- Cranston Herald, 1885-2009 (includes several different iterations/editions)
- East Greenwich Pendulum, 1854-2000
- Jamestown Press, 1989-2024
- Narragansett Times, 1860-1896
- North Kingstown Standard Times, 1969-2025 (includes several different iterations/editions)
- Pawtucket Times, 1825-1976 (includes several different iterations/editions)
- Pawtuxet Valley Gleaner, 1876-1901