BLOOMFIELD NEWSPAPERS

 

 

Local newspapers can be a great resource not only for obituaries but for wedding and birth announcements, and daily happenings around the area our ancestors lived.  Here are some tips on using newspapers to find your ancestors:

• Absolute best way to find more ancestor articles in historic newspapers online

 

Now you are ready to search:

 

 

Newspapers in the library are available on microfilm or paper:

• Bloomfield Life: 1985-1997 (Microfilm), 1998-Current (Paper),

• Independent Press: 1891 – 2004 (microfilm), 2005 – current (Paper)

• The Independent: April 11, 1891 – Aug 22, 1891

• Bloomfield Board of Trade Bulletin: May 1912

• Essex Enterprise: Oct 10, 17, 1936

• Bloomfield Home news: Jan 24 – Feb 28, 1935

• Bloomfield Mail: 1933- 1935

• Bloomfield Record: 1873-1893

• Bloomfield Citizen: Feb 1873 – 1913 (incomplete)

• Saturday Gazette: Feb 1873 – Oct 1875

• Bloomfield Gazette: Sept 7, 1872 – Jan 1873

 

 

Newspapers in the library are available online:

• Bloomfield Life (1/2017) - Current year.

• Independent Press (2015-) - Essex News Daily

 

• Bloomfield newspapers on Archive.org (in process)

• Search Bloomfield Newspapers 1891-1961 using Fultonhistory site 

• Click here for alternative search engine for same site 

Independent Press: 1891 – 1961; The Independent: April 11, 1891 – Aug 22, 1891; Bloomfield Board of Trade Bulletin: May 1912; Essex Enterprise: Oct 10, 17, 1936; Bloomfield Home news: Jan 24 – Feb 28, 1935; Bloomfield Mail: 1933- 1935; Bloomfield Record: 1873-1893; Bloomfield Citizen: Feb 1873 – 1913 (incomplete); 

Saturday Gazette: Feb 1873 – Oct 1875; Bloomfield Gazette: Sept 7, 1872 – Jan 1873

 

• Browse Independent Press 1962 - 1976 (in progress)  Not searchable yet.  

• Bloomfield Times 1984- (currently being digitized)

• Bloomfield Life - Browsable, Coming soon

 

 

 

NJ and Essex County Newspapers

An index of all known digitized newspapers published in New Jersey by the NJ State Library