Hampshire Gazette

Established in September 1786 - with news about Shays's Rebellion - the Hampshire Gazette is one of the oldest newspapers in the United States.  On November 1, 1890, the Daily Hampshire Gazette first appeared and continues to this day as a six-day daily newspaper.  Downloadable PDF files beginning with the first available issue in 1786 through 1796 are available online.

Index

The Index to Local News in the Hampshire Gazette Northampton, Mass., 1786-1937 was published by The Historical Records Survey of the Works Progress Administration in 1939.  The index was the first venture of the Massachusetts unit of the Historical Records Survey into the field of newspaper indexing; The Hampshire Gazette was selected due to its continuous existence from 1786. 

The index is divided into three parts:

• Part I - Northampton - Subject Index A to Z
• Part II - Hampshire and Franklin Counties (not included on the website)
• Part III - Personal Name Index A to Z
  
  

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