Newspapers are a good source of information whether for genealogical or historical purposes. The ones listed here can be seen at Library & Archives Canada in Ottawa. Other copies may be found elsewhere, such as the main Ottawa Public Library.

The papers listed here can be old or recent. You can borrow them on microform (could be either a microfiche or a microfilm) from Library & Archives Canada. However, it is best to check out your local resources first - libraries, Family History Centre, and genealogical and historical societies before asking your local library to borrow this material for you.

Library & Archives Canada's policy on inter-library loans and other requirements are found here.

Newspapers in italics are on microfilm in the self-service area of Library & Archives Canada's Reading Room.

Place	Paper	Place and Issues Available
Carp	Carp Review and Carleton County Advertiser	LAC 24 Feb 1905 - 5 Aug 1920; 6 July 1921 - 25 Dec 1930
Carp	Carp Valley Press	LAC 1989 - 1997
Clarence Creek	Ralliement	LAC 11 avril 1895 - 3 juin 1897
Kanata	Kanata Kourier	LAC 1985 - 1997; Jan 1990 on
Kanata	The Kanata Standard	LAC 1985 - 1997
Kanata	The Kanata Standard	LAC Jan 1990 on
L'Orignal	Concorde	LAC 5 oct 1899
L'Orignal	The Advertiser and Counties of Prescott and Russell Advocate	LAC 8 Nov 1888; 14 Feb 1889
L'Orignal	The News: Eastern Ontario and Ottawa Valley Advocate	LAC 7 Nov 1876
Nepean	Nepean Advance	LAC 1987 - 1988
Nepean	Clarion	See Ottawa-Nepean Clarion
Nepean	Nepean Clarion	See Ottawa-Nepean Clarion
Orleans	Orleans Star	LAC 14 April 1986 - 1997
Ottawa	Anglo-Saxon	LAC Dec 1887 - 3 Oct 1889; Feb 1890 - Dec 1896; June 1897; May 1899 - Jan 1900
Ottawa	Bytown Gazette	See Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa	Bytown Gazette and Ottawa Advertiser	See Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa	Bytown Gazette and Ottawa and Rideau Advertiser	See Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa	Canadian Citizen	LAC 4 Sept 1846 - 30 April 1869
Ottawa	Chia ching hua pao (Ottawa Chinese Community Newsletter)	LAC 1977 to date
Ottawa	Chia hua chiao pao (Chinese-Canadian Community News)	LAC 1979; 1982; 1986
Ottawa	Concorde	LAC 25 May 1912
Ottawa	Courrier d'Outaouais	LAC ?
Ottawa	Courrier fédéral	LAC 21 mai 1887 - 5 juillet 1888
Ottawa	Courrier fédéral	LAC 3 aout 1917 - 27 mars 1925
Ottawa	Le Canada	LAC 21 dec 1865 - 21 dec 1869
Ottawa	Le Canada	LAC 20 oct 1879 - 31 dec 1880; 3 jan 1882 - 28 fev 1898
Ottawa	Le canadien d'Ottawa	LAC 27 Nov 1924 - 29 Jan 1926
Ottawa	Le courrier d'Ottawa	LAC 3 avril - 4 nov 1864
Ottawa	Le Droit	LAC 15 janv 1913 0n
Ottawa	Free Press	LAC 5 Jan 1871 - 31 Dec 1872, 1 Jan 1874 - 29 Dec 1900
Ottawa	Free Press	LAC 1 Aug 1872 - 21 Aug 1886
Ottawa	Gazette and Ottawa Advertiser	See Gazette and City of Ottawa Advertiser
Ottawa	Gazette and Ottawa & Rideau Advertiser	See Gazette and City of Ottawa Advertiser
Ottawa	Gazette	See Gazette and City of Ottawa Advertiser
Ottawa	Gazette and City of Ottawa Advertiser	LAC 9 June 1836 - 20 Nov 1845
Ottawa	Gazette d'Ottawa	LAC 27 dec 1878 - 18 oct 1879
Ottawa	Ottawa Advocate	LAC
Ottawa	Ottawa Citizen	LAC 4 Sept 1846 to date
Ottawa	Ottawa Farm Journal	LAC Jan 1917 - Dec 1946; Feb 1948 - Dec 1955
Ottawa	Ottawa Herold	LAC 1 Dec 1870 - March 1980
Ottawa	Ottawa Journal	LAC 21 Dec 1885 - 30 June 1908; 2 Jan 1909 - 27 Aug 1980
Ottawa	Ottawa-Nepean Clarion	LAC 10 Feb 1965 - 19 Dec 1978
Ottawa	Ottawa Sun	LAC Sept 1988 on
Ottawa	Ottawa Valley Journal	See Ottawa Journal
Ottawa	Ottawa Valley Journal	LAC 31 Jan 1899 - 30 June 1917
Ottawa	Ottawa Valley Journal	See Ottawa Farm Journal
Ottawa	Packet	See Canadian Citizen
Ottawa	Packet and Weekly Commercial Gazette	See Canadian Citizen
Ottawa	Temps	LAC 1 dec 1844 - 31 dec 1915
Ottawa	Temps	LAC 25 mai 1899 - 31 janv 1916
Ottawa	Times	LAC 18 Dec 1865 - 9 Jan 1877
Ottawa	Tribune	LAC 23 July 1854 - July 1858; May 1859 - 25 April 1862
Ottawa	Tribune	LAC 29 Jan 1864
Ottawa	Union	LAC 30 March 1859 - 26 Dec 1860; 1 Oct 1861 - 23 Jan 1866
Ottawa	United Canada	LAC 24 Nov 1888 - 20 Dec 1902
Plantagenet	Nation	LAC 12 Sept 1885 - 2 July 1886

Note: The Ottawa Herold was continued by the Canada Herald in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario.

Religious newspapers

Births, marriages, and deaths found in many of these papers have been indexed. Some, but not all, were printed in provinces other than Ontario.

• Canadian Baptist
• Canadian Wesleyan
• Christian guardian
• Christian messenger
• Christian messenger
• Christian visitor
• The Evangelist
• Der Mennonitische immigrantenbote
• Mennonitishce rundschau
• The Presbyterian and Evangelical Protestant union
• The Religious intelligencer
• The Religious repository
• The Wesleyan

Indexes to newspapers

Library & Archives Canada has a checklist of newspaper indexes that could be useful to consult.

Newspapers operating in 1869

Name	Frequency	Publisher / Owner
Canada Gazette*	weekly	George B. Desbarats
Carleton Place Herald	weekly	James Poole
Ottawa Citizen	daily and weekly	J.B. Taylor
Ottawa Le Canada	tri-weekly	Duvernay Brothers
Ottawa News	daily	A. Wilson & Son
Ottawa Times	weekly	Times Printing & Publishing Co.
Ottawa United Service Gazette	weekly	Alexander Riggs

* - Published in Ottawa; contains official information - proclamations, acts, etc.

Source: Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1869; Robertson and Cook, Toronto.

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