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Wednesday, November 27: Closing at 5PM
Thanksgiving, November 28: Closed
Friday, November 29: Closed
Saturday, November 30: Open
Friday, December 6: Closed for Staff Development Day
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The Stewart Bell Jr. Archives Newspaper Collection includes historic newspapers published in Winchester and the Lower Shenandoah Valley. While some newspapers are now available online, many are still only available on microfilm or in their original printed form. Please read below to learn more about titles and access.

The Winchester Star

The Winchester Star is available online through Newspaper Archive from 1896 through 2022. Access the database with your Library Card. Go to https://libraryaccess.newspaperarchive.com/ Enter your 14 digit card number, and register for a Newspaper Archive account. Learn more about obtaining a Handley Regional Library card here. Computers in the Archives Reading Room provide direct access for researchers.

The Northern Virginia Daily

Microfilm for issues from September 1932 to December 2014 is available in the Archives Reading Room. Issues (1936-1973) are available online from the Library of Virginia's Virginia Chronicle website.

The Clarke Courier

Microfilm for issues from February 1869 to May 2009 is available in the Archives Reading Room. Issues (1869 - 1929) are available online from the Clarke County Historical Association's website.

Winchester Historic Newspapers

A list of the historic newspapers published in Winchester between 1797 and 2018 and available on microfilm in the Archives Reading Room is available via this link: Winchester Newspapers on Microfilm (PDF).  Please note that some series are incomplete. Selected titles are also available online through our Advantage Digital Newspaper Archive.

Shenandoah Valley Newspapers

A list of historic newspapers published in the Shenandoah Valley between 1817 and 1935 and available on microfilm in the Archives Reading Room is available via this link: Shenandoah Valley Newspapers Microfilm Collection (PDF). Series may be incomplete.

Additional Newspaper Databases (provided by other repositories).

Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archives (Library of Virginia)
Includes several titles published in Winchester, Va., and the Northern Virginia Daily (Strasburg, VA, 1936-1963).

Chronicling America (Library of Congress)
Historic American newspapers from 1770 to 1963 (includes newspapers from Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley region).