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Newspapers
The Hudson Library owns almost a complete run of Hudson newspapers from 1828 to the present as well as 19th century newspapers in the local area like the Ravenna Republican and the Summit County Beacon.
Getting Started
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. Articles can be printed or digitized from the microfilm. Contact us for more information.
Online & Digital Newspapers
The Hudson Independent, from 1910-1920 and The Hudson Citizen, published from 1914-1916, are digitized and keyword-searchable as part of Hudson Library’s Newspaper Collection on Ohio Memory. The newspapers include community news of Hudson, Ohio, and the surrounding communities of northern Summit County including Twinsburg, Macedonia, Northfield, and Peninsula.
Print/Microfilm Newspapers Available at the Hudson Library
| NEWSPAPER TITLE | Title | Place of Publication | Publisher | Dates of publication | Description | Frequency | Notes | Available Online | RECORD | Preceding Titles | Succeeding Titles | HLHS OWNS | START | END |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland observer | The Cleveland observer. [volume] : (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1837-1840 | 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. | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035066/ | The Cleveland journal. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1837-1837; Ohio observer. [volume] (Hudson [Ohio]) 1833-1837 | The Ohio observer. [volume] (Hudson [Ohio]) 1840-1855 | September 28, 1837-April 1, 1840 | September 28, 1837 | April 1, 1840 | |
| College City Venture | College City venture | Hudson, Ohio | E.F. Chittenden & Brother | 1856 | Weekly | n/a | v.1, no.4 (July 29, 1856) [microfiche] v.1, no.1 (unbound) | |||||||
| Express | Express | 1899 | ||||||||||||
| Hudson Citizen | The Hudson citizen. [volume] : (Hudson, Ohio) 1914-1916 | Hudson, Ohio | E.D. Sargent | 1914-1916 | Ceased May 4, 1916?; Vol. 1, no. 1 (Apr. 9, 1914)- | Weekly | Available through Ohio Memory | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028239/ | n/a | n/a | 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 enterprise. [volume] : (Hudson, Ohio) 1875-1881 | Hudson, Ohio | M. H. McDonald | 1875-1881 | Began in May 1875; ceased with Nov. 19, 1881 issue. | Weekly | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028239/ | n/a | n/a | 1879-1881 | ||||
| Hudson Enterprise | Hudson enterprise. [volume] : (Hudson, Ohio) 1875-1881 | 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). | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85026083/ | n/a | n/a | November 1, 1879-November 19, 1881 (no January 1881) | November 1, 1879 | November 19, 1881 | |
| Hudson Herald | Hudson herald (Hudson, Ohio) | Hudson, Ohio | J.C. Kunzog | [1921-1930] | [Ceased Apr. 9, 1930?] | n/a | n/a | n/a | 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 hub-times. : (Hudson, Ohio) 1980-current | 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 | The Hudson independent. [volume] : (Hudson, Ohio) 1896-1914 | 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 | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028234/ | The Independent. [volume] (Hudson, Ohio) 1914-1919 | n/a | January 22, 1897-April 8, 1914 (1898 missing, 1897, 1899, and 1901 incomplete) | January 22, 1897 | 4/8/1914 | |
| Hudson Observer | 1854 | |||||||||||||
| Hudson Times | The Hudson times. : (Hudson, Ohio) 1975-1980 | Hudson, Ohio | Old Trail Press | 1975-1980 | Vol. 45, no.37 (Jan. 29, 1975)-v.48, no.35 (Jan. 30, 1980) | Weekly | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88078422/ | n/a | Hudson hub. (Hudson, Ohio) 1972-1980; Hudson hub-times. (Hudson, Ohio) 1980-current | July 30, 1975-December 27, 1979 | 7/30/1975 | 12/27/1979 | ||
| North Summit Times | North Summit times. : (Hudson, Ohio) 1958-1975 | Hudson, Ohio | [s.n.] | 1858-1975 | Vol. 27, no. 7 (Sept. 26, 1958)-v.45, no. 36 (Jan. 23, 1975) | Weekly | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90068295/ | The Times. (Hudson, Ohio) 1934-1958 | The Hudson times. (Hudson, Ohio) 1975-1980 | January 2, 1959-July 23, 1975 | 1/2/1959 | 7/23/1975 | ||
| Observer and Telegraph | Observer and telegraph. [volume] : (Hudson, Portage County, Ohio) 1830-1833 | 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 | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035065/ | Western intelligencer, religious, literary and political. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1827-1830 | Ohio observer. [volume] (Hudson [Ohio]) 1833-1837 | March 5, 1830-September 21, 1833 | March 5, 1830 | September 21, 1833 | ||
| Ohio Observer | The Ohio observer. [volume] : (Hudson [Ohio]) 1840-1855 | 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. | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035067/ | The Cleveland observer. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1837-1840 | The New-York evangelist. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1853-1856 | September 28, 1833-June 20, 1855 | September 28, 1833 | June 20, 1855 | |
| Portage County Democrat | The Portage County Democrat. [volume] : (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868 | 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 | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035045/ | The Home companion and Whig. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1853-1854; The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854 | The Portage Co. Republican Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1868-1876 | 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 | The Portage Co. Republican Democrat. [volume] : (Ravenna, Ohio) 1868-1876 | 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 | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042747/ | The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868 | Republican Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1876-1883 | May 10, 1876-August 28, 1878 | May 10, 1876 | August 28, 1878 | ||
| Ravenna Republican | The Ravenna Republican. [volume] : (Ravenna, Portage County, O. [Ohio]) 1883-1928 | 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 | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035078/ | The Ravenna graphic. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1895-1895; Republican Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1876-1883 | The Evening record. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1928-1935 | May 2, 1883-December 31, 1884; December 23, 1891- | May 2, 1883 | 12/19/1901 | ||
| Republican Democrat | Republican Democrat. [volume] : (Ravenna, Ohio) 1876-1883 | 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 | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035046/ | The Portage Co. Republican Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1868-1876; Portage County Republican. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1878-1883 | The Ravenna Republican. [volume] (Ravenna, Portage County, O. [Ohio]) 1883-1928 | 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 | The Chagrin Falls exponent. [volume] : (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) 1874-1964 | 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 | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028317/ | n/a | n/a | 1880-1893 | 2/22/1905 | 3/7/1905 | |
| The Family Visitor | The family visitor. [volume] : (Cleveland, Ohio) 1850-1853 | 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. | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035105/ | n/a | The Independent register and family visitor. [volume] (Hudson, Ohio) 1853-1854 | January 3, 1850-May 3, 1853 | January 3, 1850 | May 3, 1853 | |
| The Hudson Times | The Hudson times. : (Hudson, Ohio) 1930-1934 | Hudson, Ohio | Hudson Times Co. | 1930-1934 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 22, 1930)-v.4, no. 46 (Mar. 30, 1934). | Weekly | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91069106/ | n/a | The Times. (Hudson, Ohio) 1934-1958 | May 22, 1930-December 28, 1934 | 5/22/1930 | 12/28/1934 | ||
| The Independent | The Independent. [volume] : (Hudson, Ohio) 1914-1919 | Hudson, Ohio | R.E. Chapin | 1914-1919 | Vol. 19, no. 15 (Apr. 10, 1914)-v. 22, no. 25 (Jan. 9, 1919). | Weekly | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028235/ | The Hudson independent. [volume]. (Hudson, Ohio) 1896-1914 | The Northern Summit independent. [volume] (Hudson, Ohio) 1919-1920 | April 10, 1914-December 30, 1915; June 20, 1916-December 26, 1918 | 4/10/1914 | 12/26/1918 | ||
| The Northern Summit Independent | The Northern Summit independent. [volume] : (Hudson, Ohio) 1919-1920 | Hudson, Ohio | A.W. Chamberlain | 1919-1920 | Vol. 22, no. 26 (Jan. 16, 1919)-Sept. 17, 1920 | Weekly | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028236/ | The Independent. [volume] (Hudson, Ohio) 1914-1919 | n/a | January 2, 1919-August 20, 1920 | 1/2/1919 | 8/20/1920 | ||
| The Observer | Observer (Hudson, Ohio) | Hudson, Ohio | Hudson Publishing Co., Inc. | 1947-1948 | January 30, 1947-February 19, 1948 | 1/30/1947 | 2/19/1948 | |||||||
| The Ohio Star | The Ohio star. [volume] : (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854 | 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 | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035044/ | n/a | The Home companion and Whig. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1853-1854; The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868 | January 6, 1830-December 24, 1835; December 27, 1838-December 17, 1840 | January 6, 1830 | December 17, 1840 | |
| The Register | The Register. [volume] : (Hudson, Ohio) 1854-185? | 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. | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035068/ | The Independent register and family visitor. [volume] (Hudson, Ohio) 1853-1854 | n/a | 1853-1854 | |||
| The Times | The Times. : (Hudson, Ohio) 1934-1958 | 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. | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90068293/ | The Hudson times. (Hudson, Ohio) 1930-1934 | North Summit times. (Hudson, Ohio) 1958-1975 | January 4, 1935–December 26, 1958 | 1/4/1935 | 12/26/1958 | |
| Western Intelligencer | Western intelligencer, religious, literary and political. [volume] : (Cleveland, Ohio) 1827-1830 | 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. | https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83035064/ | n/a | Observer and telegraph. [volume] (Hudson, Portage County, Ohio) 1830-1833 | July 20, 1827-February 11, 1830 | July 20, 1827 | February 11, 1830 | |
| Western Courier and Portage County Democrat | The Western courier, and Portage County Democrat. [volume] : (Ravenna, Ohio) 1833-1837 | Ravenna, Ohio | John Harmon | 1833-1837 | Vol. 9, no. 1 (May 2, 1833)-v. 12, no. 35 (Jan. 5, 1837). | Weekly | Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1826-1833 | Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838 | ||||||
| Western Courier | Western courier. [volume] : (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838 | Ravenna, Ohio | Selby & Robbins | 1837-1838 | Ceased in 1838. Vol. 12, no. 36 (Jan. 12, 1837)- | Weekly | Available through Chronicling America |