Newspapers tend to change names, publishers, stop publishing, or merge over time.. It is difficult to navigate through references, trying to locate the name or year of a newspaper required for research. This page attempts to lay out the newspaper "families" as a help to researchers.
Changes in the titles of these newspapers do not always correspond to locations either on a reel, in the library, or an alternate format; please consult the master list for notes on locations or formats available.
Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, VA)
Sept 3, 1736-Dec 9, 1790; Aug 24, 1853-Oct 18, 1855
Virginia Gazette, Richmond, Norfolk and Williamsburg Advertiser
Oct 25, 1855-Mar 13, 1856
Virginia Gazette, Baltimore, Richmond and Norfolk Advertiser
Mar 18, 1856-Apr 3, 1856
Williamsburg Weekly Gazette, Richmond, Norfolk, and Baltimore Advertiser
April 10, 1856
Williamsburg Weekly Gazette
April 17, 1856-Aug 11, 1858
Weekly Gazette and Eastern Virginia Advertiser
1859-1860 (scattered issues)
Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg VA)
Feb 18-July 1, 1869; May 20-Oct 13, 1893
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper Dec 15, 1855-Nov 28, 1891
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly Dec 5, 1891-June 21, 1894
Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly July 5, 1894-Oct 12, 1901
Leslie’s Weekly Oct 19, 1901-Jan 10, 1907
Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly Jan 17, 1907-Jan 25, 1912
Leslie’s Feb 1, 1912-Feb 19, 1914
Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Feb 26, 1914-Oct 2, 1920
Leslie’s Oct 9, 1920-Oct 22, 1921
Leslie’s Weekly Oct 29, 1921-June 17, 1922
Washington Post, Times Herald
1972-1973
Washington Post
1972-Aug 31, 2016; Current two months
Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser (VA)
1857- June 11, 1861
Richmond Daily Whig (VA)
1860-Sept 4, 1861
Daily Richmond Whig
Sept 5, 1861-Dec 1861
Daily Richmond Whig
Jan-May 14, 1862
Richmond Whig (VA)
May 15, 1862-Dec 1862
Daily Richmond Whig
May 1-Dec 1865
Richmond Whig (VA)
Jan-April 1865
Richmond Whig and Advertiser (VA)
Jan 3, 1868-Jan 5, 1869
Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser (VA)
Jan 24, 1865-Dec 27, 1867
Lynchburg Virginian (Triweekly)
Aug 3, 1857-Aug 1, 1859
Lynchburg Daily Virginian (VA)
Aug 3, 1858-Jun 15, 1859;
Aug 4, 1859-July 31, 1861 (holdings incomplete)
Daily Lynchburg Virginian (VA)
Aug 22, 1861-April 13, 1863
Lynchburg Daily Virginian(VA)
April 17, 1863-Nov 9, 1863
Lynchburg Virginian (VA)
Nov 10, 1863-July 29, 1864
Aug 1, 1864-Mar 24, 1865
Daily Lynchburg Virginian (VA)
May 16-Aug 31, 1865
Lynchburg Daily Virginian (VA)
Sept 1, 1865-Aug 31, 1866