NEWSPAPERS in Brooklyn 1799-1857
1848 Eastern District Newspapers
1879 Bklyn Newspapers">1879">1879 Bklyn Newspapers
1890's Brooklyn Newspapers -
1897/98 Newspapers
NEWSPAPERS in Brooklyn 1799-1857
The Long Island Intelligencer(first Newspaper in the co. was published sometime
before 1807)
Four newspapers (Three Daily and one weekly) are published in the County
1799 - June 26th. The Courier and New York and Long Island Advertiser,
the first paper published on Long Island.
1806 - May 26th.The Long Island Intelligencer(first Newspaper in the co. was begun)
1824 - Jan 4th.The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Evening Star
Spooner and sons . A semi-weekly edition is issued in 1824.
1821 March 7th. -The Long Island Patriot George L. Birch. 1833 changed to the
Brooklyn Advocate James A. Bennett. Changed in 1836-36 toThe Brooklyn Advocate
and Nassau Gazette.
1835 -The Williamsburgh Gazette was started. Francis G. Fish. It changed to the
Williamsburgh Daily Gazette issued a short time
1836 - The American Native Citizen and Brooklyn Evening Advertiser F.G. Fish.
1840 - The Mechanics\rquote Advocatewas started a short time at East New York.
1840 -The Real Estate Gazettealso started in East New York. Lasting one day.
1840 - June 3rd, theWilliamsburg Democrat. Thomas A. Devyr.
1841 -The Brooklyn Daily Eaglebegins publication Isaac Van Anden.
From the same office was issued the Brooklyn Weekly Eagle. It changed in
1855 to theSaturday Evening Miscellany.
1841 - The Brooklyn Daily News. Wordhall and Watts. Continued until Nov. 1843.
1843 - The Brooklyn News and Times. J. S. Noble.
1844 - December.The Agewas started in Willamsburg. It continued a short time.
1844 -The Democratic Advocate was published at Willamsburg by J. G. Wallace.
1844 - The Brooklyn Daily Advertiser was started by H. A. Lees and W. Foulkes. Continued 8 years.
1844 - The American Champion at Brooklyn. Lasted short time.
1845 -The Daily Long Islander.Started at Williamsburg by Bishop and Kelly.
1847 -The Williamsburg Morning Post, by Devyr and Taylor.
1847 -The Green Point Advertiser was published a short time by L. Masquerier.
1848 -The Saturday Evening Bee. A short time only, in Brooklyn.
1848 - South Brooklyn, the Orbit was issued.
1848 - The Kings County Patriot. Started at Williamsburg by George Thompson and S. R. Hasbrouck.
1848 - The Williamsburg Times.By Bennet Smith and Co. After consolidation of
Williamsburg and Brooklyn, its name is changed to theBrooklyn Daily Times.
1848 -The Excelsior. South Brooklyn. Issued short time.
1849 -The Brooklyn Daily Freeman is published.
1850/July 16 - At Williamsburg, theDaily Independent Pressby W. G. Bishop and
J. A. F. Kelley. Continued until 1855.
1851 -The Brooklyn and Morning Journal by Hogan and Heighway.
18?? -The Union Ark. A temperance monthly published in Brooklyn by J. Schuebly.
1854 - Sept 2 -The Long Island Anzeiger (German) - Started at Brooklyn by Edward Rohr.
1855 - April 7. TheTriangle(German semi-monthly), started in Brooklyn by Edward Rohr.
1857/May - The Kings County AdvertiserandVillage Guardian(semi-monthly).
Started at East New York by C. Warren Hamilton.
1848 Eastern District Newspapers
In 1848 there were 4 newspapers in the Eastern District (Williamsburgh)
The Williamsburgh Morning Post
By; DEVYR, Thomas A.
Grand Street by ferry
The Williamsburgh Gazette
by; DARBEE, Levi
So. First & Bedford
The Independant Press
by; BISHOP & KELLY
No# 14 So. 7th St.
The Long Island Zeitung
by; FRIES, Albert
Grand St. near Rodney
The Williamsburgh Daily Times
by; BENNETT, George, SMITH, Aaron,(a shoemaker by trade), GUERNSEY
129 Grand St.
After 2yrs the Times moved to So.7th St, the former Independant Press.,then
it moved to Flatbush & Atlantic Ave.
1879 Bklyn Newspapers
found in Bklyn Directory
Brooklyn Freie Presse ( Brooklyn Free Press)
daily & Sunday
'Der Long Islaender' is the only German Daily Paper
published on L.I.
30 Myrtle Av. w.d. 61 Montrose Av E.D.
Published for 15 years it's circulation is all
Bklyn & the County towns.
Brooklyn Daily Times
Published since 1848
Brooklyn Eagle
Est. when Brooklyn was a village
Brooklyn Daily Union-Argus
Est.1863
1882 Directory
German newspaper
Der Brooklyner Hnzeiger
The Brooklyn-Anzelger
every Sat am Est. 1875
1897/98 Newspapers
1897/98 Directory
Brooklyn Daily Times
Est. 1848
Serving all of Williamsburgh
Taken from the Book 'The Eastern District of Brooklyn'
1942
Queens Borough Lib.
Jamacia New York
The Press
Williamsburgh Gazette 1835-1854. First paper published in Williamsburgh.
Started as a weekly; changed in 1850 to a daily.
Williamsburgh Democrat was the second. Started in 1840; discontinued in 1847.
Democratic Advocate, 1841. Appeared for 6 yrs.
Daily Long Islander, 1845. Appeared for a few weeks.
Williamsburgh Morning Post, 1847
Greenpoint Advertiser, 1847
The Williamsburgh Times, 1848. Changed later to Eastern District Daily Times,
and is issued at the present time as Brooklyn Daily Times.
The Independent Press, daily 1850
The Long Island Zeitung,weekly, 1851
The Kings County Chronicle, wwekly, 1851
The Long Island Family Circle, weekly, 1852
In 1854 The Long Island Anzeiger appeared, with offices at 98 Montrose Ave.
After a year it was discontinued. Ten years later it was again issued, still
a wekly, and, after several changes, appears now as a daily, known as Brooklyn
er Fresie Presse, with main office on lower Myrtle Ave.
The one above is a German Paper.
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The Brooklyn daily times
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DATABASE: WorldCat
ACCESSION: 28581475
TITLE: The Brooklyn daily times, the standard
union.
PLACE: Brooklyn, N.Y. :
PUBLISHER: Brooklyn Daily Times, Inc.,
YEAR: 1932 1932
PUB TYPE: Serial
FORMAT: v.
FREQUENCY: Daily
NUMBERING: 85th year (Mar. 10, 1932)-85th year
(June 6, 1932).
NOTES: Published in various editions.
SUBJECT:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Newspapers.
ALT TITLE: Brooklyn daily times and the standard
union
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ACCESSION: 28581494
TITLE: Brooklyn times union.
PLACE: Brooklyn, N.Y. :
PUBLISHER: Brooklyn Daily Times, Inc.,
YEAR: 1932 1937
PUB TYPE: Serial
FORMAT: v.
FREQUENCY: Daily
NUMBERING: 85th year (June 7, 1932)-
Ceased Jan. 31, 1937?
NOTES: Published in various editions.
SUBJECT:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Newspapers.
ALT TITLE: Brooklyn daily times, the standard
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ACCESSION: 11897070
TITLE: Brooklyner freie Presse.
PLACE: Brooklyn [N.Y.] :
PUBLISHER: Henry Edw. Rohr,
YEAR: 187u 1918
PUB TYPE: Serial
FORMAT: v.
FREQUENCY: Daily (except Sun.)
NUMBERING: Ceased in 1918?
NOTES: Description based on: Jahrg. 13, Nr. 227
(28. Aug. 1876).
Editor: William C. Loth, <1876>.
SUBJECT:
Germans -- New York (State) -- Newspapers.
German Americans -- Newspapers.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Newspapers.
New York (N.Y.) -- Newspapers.
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Brooklyn free press
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ACCESSION: 9727521
TITLE: Brooklyner freie Presse und Long Island
Anzeiger.
PLACE: Brooklyn, N.Y. :
PUBLISHER: Henry Edw. Roehr,
YEAR: 187u 187u
PUB TYPE: Serial
FORMAT: v. ; 58 cm.
FREQUENCY: Daily
NOTES: Description based on: Jahrg. 10, Nr. 136
(10. Mai 1873).
SUBJECT:
Germans -- New York (State) -- Newspapers.
German Americans -- Newspapers.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Newspapers.
Kings County (N.Y.) -- Newspapers.
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Brooklyner freie Presse
Long Island Anzeiger
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1890's Brooklyn Newspapers -
Some other Brooklyn (and area) newspapers available on
microfilm at the Brooklyn Public Library are:
Brooklyn Citizen, Jan. 1887-Mar. 1947
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct. 1841-Jan, 1955 (mentioned)
Brooklyn Daily Times (BDT), Jan. 1855-Dec. 1932
BDT Home Edition, Jan. 1927-Dec. 1933
BDT Long Island Edition, Jan 1927-Dec. 1932
BDT Noon Edition, Jan. 1927-Dec. 1928
BDT Wall Street Edition, Jan. 1926-Dec. 1934
Brooklyn Eagle, Nov. 1955; Oct. 1960-June 1963
Brooklyn Heights Press, Nov. 1939-Dec. 1959
Brooklyn Standard Union (AKA Standard Union), Sept.
1863-Jan. 1932 - This would be my second choice.
Standard Union Pictorial Edition, Jan. 1920-Dec. 1924
Brooklyn Sunday Review, Mar. 1873-Dec. 1874
Brooklyn Sunday Star, Sept. 1927-Mar. 1928
Brooklyn Sunday Sun, Nov 1873-Nov. 1876
Brooklyn Tablet, Apr. 1908-Mar. 1985
Brooklyn Times Union, Jan. 1935-Dec. 1936
Brooklyn Times Union City Edition, July 1932-June 1937
Brooklyn Union, Mar. 1868-Mar. 1869
Brooklyn Weekly Eagle, Mar. 1842-Feb. 1845
Brooklyn Weekly News, May 1914-Apr. 1915
Churchman, Mar. 1954-FEb. 1955
Daily Long Island Democrat Greater Brooklyn, apr. 1895-Nov. 1895
Flatbush Kings & County, July 1927-Dec. 1927
Home Talk, June 1901-Dec. 1929
Home Tak Star, July 1928-June 1931
Home Talk Star and Item, Jan. 1932-Dec. 1938
Junior Eagle, Feb. 1907-Dec. 1910
Kings County Inspector, Apr. 1892-Aug. 1893
Kings County Rural & Brighton Gazette, Jan. 1880-Dec. 1885
Long Islander, July 1839-Dec. 1936 (yes, David, we know that
this was not a Brooklyn Paper :) But, still at the BPL.
The Voice, Jan. 1885-Dec. 1888
Weekly Chat, Feb. 1903-Oct.1929
Williamsburg Daily Times, Feb. 1848-June 1854
Williamsburg Gazette, Nov 1835-Dec. 1850
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BROOKLYN:
Long Island Star:1809-1863
Long Island Patriot:1821-1833
Brooklyn Advocate:1833-1835
Williamsburgh Gazette:1835-1853
Brooklyn Morning & Evening Advertiser:1835
Brooklyn Daily Advertiser:1844-1853
Long Island Star for the Country:1837-1840
Daily Long Islander (Williamsburgh):1845
Brooklyn Daily News:1840-1843
Long Island Times:1840-1843
Brooklyn Daily Eagle:1841-1941
Brooklyn Daily Journal:1852
Independent Press (Williamsburgh):1850-1855
Brooklyn Standard:1859-1866
Brooklyn City News:1859-1863
Once a Week:1863-1864
Kings County Weekly Journal:1861-1862
Brooklyn Daily Times:1866-1932
Brooklyn Standard Union:1864-1935
Brooklyn Sunday Review:1873
Brooklyn Sunday Sun:1873-1876
Brooklyn Criterion:1878
Kings County Rural Gazette:1872-1885
Greenpoint Globe:1877-1885; 1894-1899
Brooklyn Leader:1880
Brooklyn Daily Standard:1885
Brooklyn Citizen:1886-1947
Greater Brooklyn:1895
The Chat:1921-1942
Flatbuch Observer:1920-1921
The Tablet:1953-1962 (this may be a Catholic Paper but out on Sundays
QUEENS COUNTY:
Long Island Farmer (Jamaica):1821-1871
Long Island Democrat (Jamaica):1835-1912
Woolville Advertiser(Woodhaven):1853
Newtown Register(Western Queens):1873-1935
Flushing Journal:1842-1893
Flushing Daily Times:1866-1867; 1873-1884; 1903-1918
The Public Voice:KFlushing):1855-1882
Long Island Times(Flushing):1855-1882
Long Island City Weekly Star:1880-1921
Astoria Gazette:1852-1853
Ridgewood Times:1939-1960
Richmond Hill Record:1915-1918
TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD
The Plaindealer(Roslyn & Glen Cove):1850-1854
Glen Cove Gazette:1857-1900
North Hempstead Record:1926-1927
Port Washington News:1914-1930; 1932-1935; 1950-1952
Port Washington Post:1929-1931
Port Washington Times:1933-1935
Great Neck Record:1950
Roslyn News:1950-1961
Manhasset Press:1952-1961
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
The Schoolmaster(Hempstead):1830-1831 six nos>
Hempstead Inquirer:1849-1860;1870-1920
South Side Observer(Rockville Centre):1865-1870; 1882-1920
Queens County Review(Lynbrook):1882
Nassau Event(Floral Park):1904-1918
Nassau Post(Freeport):1914-1918
Nassau Daily Review(Freeport):1921-1928; 1940-1943
Long Beach Life:1932-1943; 1946; 1949
Merrick Life:1950; 1952-1953
TOWN OF OYSTER BAY:
East Norwich Enterprise:1880-1925
Farmingdale Post:1950-1960
Enterprise-Pilot(Oyster Bay):1950,1953
Sea Cliff Record-Advancd:1950-1955
Central Island News(Hicksville):1950-1955
Long Island Head-Light(Farmingdale):1873-1875
TOWN OF BABYLON:
South Side Signal (Babylon):1869-1920
Babylon Budget:1876-1883
Amityville Record:1956-1961
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON:
American Eagle(Huntington):1818-1823 four nos.
The Portico(Huntington):1826-1827 eight nos.
Suffolk Democrat(Huntington):1851-1865
Long Islander (Huntington):1839-1918
Sufflok Bulletin (Huntington):1911-1928
Northport Journal 1939-1947
TOWN OF SMITHTOWN:
St. Johnsville Enterprise-News:1940-1941
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