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The Hudson Library owns virtually a complete run of Hudson newspapers from 1828 to the present and 19th century area newspapers like the Ravenna Republican and the Summit County Beacon.NewsPaper Index
A subject index to major news items in Hudson, Ohio, newspapers and news sources from 1903 to present day is available in an online searchable index. Full-text articles are available in the library on microfilm. Contact us for more information.Digitized newspapers - 1910-1920
The Hudson Independent, from 1910-1920 and The Hudson Citizen, published from 1914-1916, are now digitized and keyword searchable through Ohio Memory. The newspapers include community news of Hudson, Ohio, and the surrounding communities of northern Summit County including Twinsburg, Macedonia, Northfield, and Peninsula.
This project was funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant.
This project was funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant.
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Newspaper Holdings available in the Library
| NEWSPAPER TITLE | Place of Publication | Publisher | Dates of publication | Description | Frequency | Notes | Available Online | HLHS OWNS | START | END |
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| Cleveland observer | Cleveland [Ohio] | Ansel R. Clark & Co. | 1837-1840 | Vol. 11, no. 28 (Sept. 28, 1837)-v. 13, no. 42 [i.e. 44] (Apr. 1, 1840) = whole no. 523-whole no. 643. | Weekly | Suspended Nov. 1, 1838-Jan. 9, 1839. | September 28, 1837-April 1, 1840 | September 28, 1837 | April 1, 1840 | |
| College City Venture | Hudson, Ohio | E.F. Chittenden & Brother | 1856 | Weekly | v.1, no.4 (July 29, 1856) [microfiche] v.1, no.1 (unbound) | |||||
| Express | 1899 | |||||||||
| Hudson Citizen | Hudson, Ohio | E.D. Sargent | 1914-1916 | Ceased May 4, 1916?; Vol. 1, no. 1 (Apr. 9, 1914)- | Weekly | Available through Ohio Memory | August 6, 1914-December 31, 1914; April 9, 1914-July 16, 1914; January 7, 1915-May 4, 1916 | 8/6/1914 | 5/4/1916 | |
| Hudson Enterprise | Hudson, Ohio | M. H. McDonald | 1875-1881 | Began in May 1875; ceased with Nov. 19, 1881 issue. | Weekly | 1879-1881 | ||||
| Hudson Enterprise | Hudson, Ohio | M.H. McDonald | 1875-1881 | Began in May 1875; ceased with Nov. 19, 1881 issue. | Weekly | Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 48 (Apr. 7, 1876). | November 1, 1879-November 19, 1881 (no January 1881) | November 1, 1879 | November 19, 1881 | |
| Hudson Herald | Hudson, Ohio | J.C. Kunzog | [1921-1930] | [Ceased Apr. 9, 1930?] | April 14, 1921-November 19, 1927 (some filmed in reverse order); April 25, 1929-April 9, 1930 [microfiche]; v.1 n.1-v.9 n.18 (April 14,1921-March 26,1930) [physical] | 4/14/1921 | 4/9/1930 | |||
| Hudson Hub-Times | Hudson, Ohio | Record Pub. Co. | 1980-current | Vol. 48, no. 36 (Feb. 6, 1980)- | Semiweekly Oct. 5, 1988 | January 7, 1981-2000 | 1/7/1981 | |||
| Hudson Independent | Hudson, Ohio | F.E. Goodwin | 1896-1914 | TO: v.19, no. 4 (Apr. 3, 1914); Began in 1896 | weekly | 1910-1920 available through Ohio Memory | January 22, 1897-April 8, 1914 (1898 missing, 1897, 1899, and 1901 incomplete) | January 22, 1897 | 4/8/1914 | |
| Hudson Observer | 1854 | |||||||||
| Hudson Times | Hudson, Ohio | Old Trail Press | 1975-1980 | Vol. 45, no.37 (Jan. 29, 1975)-v.48, no.35 (Jan. 30, 1980) | Weekly | July 30, 1975-December 27, 1979 | 7/30/1975 | 12/27/1979 | ||
| North Summit Times | Hudson, Ohio | [s.n.] | 1858-1975 | Vol. 27, no. 7 (Sept. 26, 1958)-v.45, no. 36 (Jan. 23, 1975) | Weekly | January 2, 1959-July 23, 1975 | 1/2/1959 | 7/23/1975 | ||
| Observer and Telegraph | Hudson, Portage County, Ohio | Warren Isham | 1830-1833 | New ser., v.1, no. 1 (Mar. 5, 1830)-new ser., v. 4, no. 30 (Sept. 21, 1833) | Weekly | March 5, 1830-September 21, 1833 | March 5, 1830 | September 21, 1833 | ||
| Ohio Observer | Hudson, Ohio | Charles Aiken | 1840-1855 | Vol. 13, no. 45 (Apr. 16, 1840)-v. 29, no. 43 (June 20, 1855) = whole no. 644- | Weekly | Issued with: Register (Hudson, Ohio : 1854), Jan. 11, 1854-Aug. 9, 1854. | September 28, 1833-June 20, 1855 | September 28, 1833 | June 20, 1855 | |
| Portage County Democrat | Ravenna, Ohio | Hall, Herrick & Wadsworth | 1854-1868 | New ser., v. 1, no. 1 (Apr. 5, 1854)-new ser., v. 15, no. 38 (Dec. 2, 1868). | Weekly | 1859-18648 available online through Chronicling America | August 25, 1858-October 7, 1874 (1859-1860 missing); October 14, 1874-May 3, 1876 | August 25, 1858 | May 3, 1876 | |
| Portage County Republican Democrat | Ravenna, Ohio | L.W. Hall & Son | 1868-1876 | New ser., v. 15, no. 39 (Dec. 9, 1868)-new ser., v. 23, no. 8 (May 3, 1876) = old ser., v. 40, no. 4-old ser., v. 48, no. 23 = whole no. 767-whole no. 1152. | Weekly | May 10, 1876-August 28, 1878 | May 10, 1876 | August 28, 1878 | ||
| Ravenna Republican | Ravenna, Portage County, O. [Ohio] | Republican-Democrat Pub. Ltd. | 1883-1928 | Vol. 53, no. 10 (May 2, 1883)-v. 89, no. 153 (Jan. 9, 1925); v. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 12, 1925)-v. 4, no. 46 (Feb. 29, 1928). | Daily (except Sat. and Sun.) Jan. 12, 1925-Feb. 29, 1928 | May 2, 1883-December 31, 1884; December 23, 1891- | May 2, 1883 | 12/19/1901 | ||
| Republican Democrat | Ravenna, Ohio | L.W. Hall & Son | 1876-1883 | New ser, v. 23, no. 10 (May 10, 1876)-new ser., v. 30, no. 9 (Apr. 25, 1883) = old ser., v. 48, no. 25-old ser., v. 53, no. 19 = whole no. 1154-whole no. 1517. | Weekly | September 4, 1878-November 16, 1881; November 23, 1881-April 25, 1883; January 7, 1885-December 16, 1891 | September 4, 1878 | December 16, 1891 | ||
| The Chagrin Falls Exponent | Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio | Stranahan & Hohler | 1874-1964 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 8, 1874)-v. 90. no. 13 (Mar. 27, 1964). | Weekly July 3, 1930-Mar. 27, 1964 | 1874-1903 available through Ohio Memory | 1880-1893 | 2/22/1905 | 3/7/1905 | |
| The Family Visitor | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Hudson, Ohio | .P. Kirtland, S. St. John & O.H. Knapp | 1850-1853 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 3, 1850)-v. 3, no. 53 (May 10, 1853). | Weekly Jan 2, 1851- | Beginning with the Apr. 10, 1850 issue, the paper was published simultaneously in Cleveland and Hudson, Ohio. | January 3, 1850-May 3, 1853 | January 3, 1850 | May 3, 1853 | |
| The Hudson Times | Hudson, Ohio | Hudson Times Co. | 1930-1934 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 22, 1930)-v.4, no. 46 (Mar. 30, 1934). | Weekly | May 22, 1930-December 28, 1934 | 5/22/1930 | 12/28/1934 | ||
| The Independent | Hudson, Ohio | R.E. Chapin | 1914-1919 | Vol. 19, no. 15 (Apr. 10, 1914)-v. 22, no. 25 (Jan. 9, 1919). | Weekly | April 10, 1914-December 30, 1915; June 20, 1916-December 26, 1918 | 4/10/1914 | 12/26/1918 | ||
| The Northern Summit Independent | Hudson, Ohio | A.W. Chamberlain | 1919-1920 | Vol. 22, no. 26 (Jan. 16, 1919)-Sept. 17, 1920 | Weekly | January 2, 1919-August 20, 1920 | 1/2/1919 | 8/20/1920 | ||
| The Observer | Hudson, Ohio | Hudson Publishing Co., Inc. | 1947-1948 | January 30, 1947-February 19, 1948 | 1/30/1947 | 2/19/1948 | ||||
| The Ohio Star | Ravenna, Ohio | L.L. Rice | 1830-1854 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 6, 1830)-v. 25, no. 16 (Mar. 22, 1854) = [whole] no. 53-whole no. 1264. | Weekly | 1852-1854 available through Chronicling America | January 6, 1830-December 24, 1835; December 27, 1838-December 17, 1840 | January 6, 1830 | December 17, 1840 | |
| The Register | Hudson, Ohio | Rev. J.C. Hart | 1854-185? | No. 1 (Jan. 11, 1854)- | Weekly | Issued with: Ohio observer (Hudson Ohio : 1840), Jan 11, 1854-Aug. 9, 1854. | 1853-1854 | |||
| The Times | Hudson, Ohio | Summit Pub. Co. | 1934-1958 | Vol. 4, no. 47 [Apr. 6, 1934]-v. 27, no. 6 (Sept. 19, 1958). | Weekly | Issue for Apr. 6, 1934 misdated Mar. 6, 1934. | January 4, 1935–December 26, 1958 | 1/4/1935 | 12/26/1958 | |
| Western Intelligencer | Cleveland, Ohio; Hudson, Ohio | J.G. & D.B. M’Lain and Kingsbury | 1827-1830 | Vol. 1 (July 20, 1827)-v. 5, no. 1 (Feb. 9 [i.e. 11], 1830). | Weekly | Published in: Cleveland, Ohio, July 20, 1827-June 4, 1828; and: Hudson, Ohio, June 21, 1828-Feb. 11, 1830. | July 20, 1827-February 11, 1830 | July 20, 1827 | February 11, 1830 | |
| Western Courier and Portage County Democrat | Ravenna, Ohio | John Harmon | 1833-1837 | Vol. 9, no. 1 (May 2, 1833)-v. 12, no. 35 (Jan. 5, 1837). | Weekly | |||||
| Western Courier | Ravenna, Ohio | Selby & Robbins | 1837-1838 | Ceased in 1838. Vol. 12, no. 36 (Jan. 12, 1837)- | Weekly | Available through Chronicling America |