This list is by no means a complete list of the newspapers, present and past, which have been published in Wellington County. It is an attempt to provide a list of those newspapers that are available for searching either through microfilm or online as listed below. Please be aware that while we have indicated the years available, as of May 2017, at each facility there will be gaps and missing issues. If you are planning a trip to one of these facilities to look for a specific issue, you would be advised to check ahead of time to ensure they have it.
Don’t forget that a library near you may have a subscription to ProQuest, or other online program, that will allow you to search newspapers, and may, in fact, offer some of the following newspapers. While we have provided links to the relevant repositories, this does not imply that the particular newspaper resource is available online at that facility.
For more digitized newspapers, see also Our Digital World, the Canadian Community Digital Archives, Canadiana, and Google News Archive.
Note: Many of the newspapers from the Wellington County Museum and Archives have been digitized. To view and search their newspapers, see the WCMA newspaper page.
| Newspaper | Guelph Public Library | Wellington County Museum & Archives | University of Guelph | Dufferin County Museum & Archives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Enterprise News | 1989 | 1896; 1899; 1902-1978 | ||
| Clifford Advance | 1889-1891 | |||
| Clifford Arrow | 1879-1880 | |||
| Clifford Cliffhanger | 1987-1989 | |||
| Clifford Express | 1895-1927 | |||
| Clifford News | 1990-1998 | |||
| Drayton Advocate | 1892-1893, 1897-1963 | |||
| Drayton Community News | 1974-Present | |||
| Drayton News Era | April 26, 1883 | |||
| Drayton Times | April 10, 1888 | |||
| Dufferin Advertiser | 10 May 1888, 22 December 1892, 9 July 1896 | |||
| Dufferin Post | 1895-1924 (Sporadic Issues) | |||
| Dufferin Times | 5 August 1937 | |||
| Dundalk Herald | 3 May 1878, 1904-2017 | |||
| Elora Backwoodsman | 1852-1858 | |||
| Elora Express | 1881-1887, 1892, 1895-May 1972 | 1871-1887, 1892-1900 | ||
| Elora Express & County of Wellington Advertiser | 1871 (Incomplete) | |||
| Elora News | 1872-1874 | |||
| Elora Observer | 1858-1859, 1861-1868 | 1852-1877 | ||
| Elora Observer & Fergus & Salem Chronicle | 1871-1874 | |||
| Elora Observer & Guelph & Fergus Chronicle | 1871-1877 | |||
| Elora Sentinel (see also: Fergus Thistle) | 1990-1995 | |||
| Eramosa Community News | 1986-1990 (Incomplete) | |||
| Erin Advocate | 1880’s, 1909-1931, 1934-1954, 1974-1979, 1981-1984, 1986-present | |||
| Fergus British Constitution | 1857-1866 | |||
| Fergus Canadian | 1900-1903 | |||
| Fergus Elora News Express | 1972-Present | |||
| Fergus Freeholder | 1854-1857 | |||
| Fergus News-Record | 1867-1921, 1923-1972 | |||
| Fergus Thistle (see Elora Sentinel) | ||||
| Globe (Toronto) | 1844-1936 | |||
| Globe and Mail (Toronto) | ||||
| Grand Valley Star | 1899, 1900, 1944 | |||
| Grand Valley Star & Vidette | 1900-1908, 1911, 1916-1996 | |||
| Grand Valley Vidette | 1899, 1900, 1901 | |||
| Guelph & Galt Advertiser & Wellington District Advocate | 1897-1898 | 1847-1855 | ||
| Guelph Advertiser & General Intelligencer | 1847-1856 | 1855-1861 | ||
| Guelph Daily Mercury | 1847-2016, 1960-1999 (negatives and prints of photographs) | 1930-1946 1954-1957 1958-1959 1963-1967 | ||
| Guelph Evening Mercury | 1847-2016, 1960-1999 (negatives and prints of photographs) | Jan. 8, 1864, July 20, 1867-Aug 25, 1871, 1926 Centennial Issue | 1876-1897 | |
| Guelph Guardian | 1959-1966 | 1959-1966 | ||
| Guelph Herald & Wellington District Advertiser | 1842-1910 | February 19, 1842 | ||
| Guelph Life | 1975-1977 | |||
| Guelph Mercury | 1847-2016, 1960-1999 (negatives and prints of photographs) | 1847-1909 | 1864-1929?, 1947-1954, 1957-1958, 1959-1963 | |
| Guelph Tribune / Guelph Mercury Tribune | 1987-2003, 1987-2003 (negatives and prints of photographs) | |||
| Guelph Weekly Herald | 1850-1899 | 1850-1899 | ||
| Guelph Weekly Mercury & Advertiser | 1864-1917, 1931 | |||
| Harriston Review | December 11 1913, 1974-2000 | |||
| Harriston Tribune | April 2, 1891 | |||
| Harriston Tribune, Huron & Perth General Advertiser | June 7, 1877, February 16, 1882 | |||
| Hillsburgh The Beaver | 1881-1912 | |||
| Lightning Express: Elora, Douglas & Arthur Chronicle | 1872 (Incomplete) | |||
| Lightning Express: Elora, Salem & Fergus Chronicle | 1875-1880 (Incomplete) | |||
| Minto Express (Harriston/Palmerston) | June 2000 - Present | |||
| Mount Forest Confederate | 1870-1884, 1892-1893, 1896-1918, 1920, 1923-1935, 1937-1953, 1955-1962, 1964-present | |||
| Mount Forest Index | October 1885 to October 1886 | |||
| Mount Forest Representative | 1885-1891, 1893-1923 | |||
| News Express (Fergus) | ||||
| Orangeville Advertiser | 5 April 1877 and 3 May 1878 | |||
| Orangeville Banner | 1906-Present | |||
| Orangeville Citizen | 1916-2017 | |||
| Orangeville Economist | 1882-1928 | |||
| Orangeville Sun | 1861-1933 | |||
| Palmerston Observer | 1933-1936, 1938-1939, 1941-1948, Jan-Apr 14, 1949, 1952, 1954-1955, 1957-1970, 1974-2000 | |||
| Palmerston Telegraph | June 9, 1892 | |||
| Puslinch Pioneer | July 1976 - 2016 (Coming) | 1976-Present | ||
| Rockwood Community News | 1948-1953 | |||
| Royal Tribune (See Guelph Tribune) | ||||
| Shelburne Free Press | 1874-1928, 2014-2017 | |||
| Shelburne Free Press and Economist (Merger) | 1928-2013 | |||
| Toronto Star | 1985-Present | |||
| Tri-weekly Guelph Advertiser | 1855 | 1854-1856 | ||
| Wellington Advertiser | 1986-Present |