ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Wisconsin Collection

Search and view 100+ years of digitally archived Wisconsin newspapers in full detail—including Wausau Daily Herald (1907 onward), Stevens Point Journal (1895 onward), Marshfield News Herald (1921 onward), The Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids, 1890 onward) and others!

Each archive includes the complete paper, cover to cover, with full page images in easily downloadable PDF format.

Newspapers included: *

• Wausau Daily Herald 1907–present; 
• Stevens Point Journal 1895–present;
• Marshfield News Herald 1921–present;
• The Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids) 1890–present;
• Green Bay Press-Gazette 1871–present;
• The Post-Crescent (Appleton) 1897–present;
• Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc) 1960–present;
• Oshkosh Northwestern 1875–present;
• The Sheboygan Press 1911–present;
• The Reporter (Fond Du Lac) 1965–present;
• USA Today (2009–present).
• …and other related/historical papers for these and surrounding communities.*

The databases searched also include: 

• U.S. Newsstream‎ (1980 – current)—U.S. Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring top newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.
• Coronavirus Research Database‎—A free health and medical research database for openly available content related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
• Publicly Available Content Database‎—Designed to complement other databases and collections, this database brings together or links to full text for publicly available content from a number of different sources from around the world.

* As of March 2025, the complete list (including historical newspaper name variants):

• Wausau Daily Herald (1985-)‎
• The Daily Herald (1975-1985)
• Wausau Daily Record-Herald (1908-1974)‎
• Wausau Record-Herald (1907-1908)‎
• Stevens Point Journal (1981-)
• Stevens Point Daily Journal (1895-1981)‎
• Marshfield News-Herald (1927-)‎
• The Marshfield Daily News (1921-1927)‎
• The Daily Tribune (1966-)‎
• Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (1920-1966)
• The Grand Rapids Daily Tribune (1920-1920)‎
• Grand Rapids Tribune (1900-1920)‎
• The Centralia Enterprise and Tribune (1890-1900)‎
• Green Bay Press Gazette (1915-)‎
• Green Bay Semi-Weekly Gazette (1899-1915)
• The Green Bay Gazette (1894-1915)
• Green Bay Weekly Gazette (1894-1899)‎
• Green Bay Advocate (1877-1885)‎
• Green Bay Gazette (1870)‎
• The Post-Crescent (1965-)‎
• Appleton Post-Crescent (1920-1965)‎
• Appleton Evening Crescent (1897-1920)‎
• The Sheboygan Press (1924-)
• Sheboygan Press-Telegram (1921-1924)
• Sheboygan Press and Sheboygan Telegram (1921)‎
• The Sheboygan Press (1911-1921)‎
• The Sheboygan Daily Press (1907-1911)
• Herald Times Reporter (1973-)
• The Manitowoc Herald – Times (1960-1972)
• The Manitowoc County Chronicle (1872-1899)‎
• Two Rivers Reporter (1935-1967)
• The Two Rivers Reporter and Chronicle (1928-1935)
• Two Rivers Reporter (1922-1927)‎
• The Reporter (1906-1922)‎
• Reporter – Chronicle (1927-1928)
• The Chronicle (1899-1927)‎
• The Reporter (1977-)‎
• Fond du Lac Reporter (1972-1977)‎
• Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter (1965-1971)‎
• The Oshkosh Northwestern (1979-)‎
• Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (1939-1979)
• The Oshkosh Northwestern (1934-1939)
• The Daily Northwestern (1885-1933)
• The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (1875-1885)‎
• Daily State Gazette (1871-1894)
• State Gazette (1870-1894)‎
• USA Today (1982-)‎ 537,606