Resources – Newspapers

Newspapers Online: These publications cover Greene County, Pennsylvania and neighboring communities, which often also included Greene County’s news.

• Daily Evening Reporter (Washington) (issues 4 August 1876 – 6 December 1883, Google News)
• Greene County Republican (Waynesburg) (issues 1863-1867, Chronicling America)
• Observer-Reporter (Washington) (issues May 1, 1967 – June 29, 2008, Google News)
• The Washington Observer (issues 4 January 1878 – 6 November 1967, Google News)
• The Washington Reporter (issues 29 March 1845 – 16 September 1985, Google News)
• Waynesburg Messenger (issues 21 August 1861 – 22 March 1865, Pennsylvania Civil War Era Newspaper Collection, Penn State University Libraries)
• Waynesburg Republican (issues 1867-1869, Chronicling America)
• Waynesburg Republican Centennial Edition 1796-1896 (Special Edition 26 August 1896 – 27 August 1896)
• Waynesburg Republican: Greene County Soldiers’ Edition (4 July 1919)
• Women’s Centennial Paper 1796-1896 (Waynesburg) (Special Edition 26 August 1896 – 27 August 1896)

Obituary Index:

• Obituary Index (Greene County, Pennsylvania newspapers) – Researched and transcribed by Jim Fordyce

U.S. Newspaper Directory:

• U.S. Newspaper Directory (Library of Congress) – Use the “Advanced Search” feature to find newspapers by title or community. On each newspaper’s entry, scroll down to the tab labeled “Libraries That Have It” to see where the newspaper issues are archived. Contact those repositories for research access.