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The Boston Herald (1855 – 1909) Trial

newspaperstackAttention Family Historians, Genealogists, and Civil War Buffs!!! The Boston Herald (7/2/1855 - 12/31/1909) has been digitized by NewsBank and the Belmont Library is participating in a trial of the database. Try looking for old family names; see if you can break through that “brick wall.” Please tell us of your successes or disappointments; all comments welcome.
This link will take your directly to the Boston Herald entries, and you will also be able to search the American Historical Newspapers (1690-1922)  database.

The Collection also includes these other early Boston papers:

Public Occurrences       1690
Boston Newsletter           4-17-1704 - 2-29-1776
Boston Gazette              12-21-1719 - 10-9-1800
Boston Evening Post      8-18-1735 - 1-10-1784
Hampshire Gazette       9-20-1786 - 3-28-1843
Boston Journal              1-20-1866 - 10-6-1917
Boston Herald              7/2/1855 - 12/31/1909 (includes the Civil War years)