Many of the newspapers founded in the area that is now the state of Minnesota became Defunct newspapers of Minnesota when they ceased to be published for a variety of reasons. The earliest known newspaper, The Minnesota Weekly Democrat, was founded while the area was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. According to records of the Library of Congress, there have been throughout its history almost 4,000 newspaper titles in the current area of the state of Minnesota, which was founded in 1858. These include newspapers in English, German, Swedish, Russian and other languages, as well as Native American newspapers. There were approximately 500 newspapers in Minnesota at the beginning of 2020.[1]

Defunct newspapers

The following are some of the notable defunct newspapers:

City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
St. Paul Western Appeal (also The Appeal) 1885 1923 Weekly
  • LCCN 2013254362, sn86058058, sn83016811, sn83016810
  • OCLC 10153837
  • African American newspaper[2]
Minneapolis Svenska Amerikanska Posten (Swedish American Press) 1885 1940 Weekly
  • Swedish newspaper[3]
Minneapolis Folkebladet (People Magazine) 1877 1952 Monthly
St. Paul Minnesota Weekly Democrat 1803 (Oct) 1850 (after) Weekly
Red Lake Red Lake News 1912 1921 Monthly
Minneapolis Echo de l'Ouest (Echo of the West) 1883 1929 Weekly
New Ulm Der fortschritt (Progress) 1891 1915 Weekly
Minneapolis Minneapolis Evening Journal 1878 1939
  • Merged with the Minneapolis Daily Star to form the Star-Journal
  • Predecessor of the Star Tribune
Minneapoliis Minneapolis Star 1887 1887 Daily (except Sun.)
  • Became Minneapolis Evening Star in 1887
Winona Katolik (Catholic) 1893 1895 Weekly
  • Polish Catholic
  • became Wiarus in 1895
Minneapolis Minneapolis-Tidende (Minneapolis Times) 1895 1935 Weekly
  • Norwegen
  • Publisher: Thorvald Guldbrandsen
New Ulm New Ulm Post 1864 1933 Weekly
Red Wing Minnesota Posten 1857 1858 Twice monthly
St. Paul Northwest Commercial Bulletin 1919 Weekly
  • For clothing dealers[6]
St. Cloud Der Nordstern (The North Star) 1874 1931 Weekly
White Earth The Tomahawk 1903 192? Weekly
White Earth The Progress 1886 1889 Weekly
St. Paul Minnesota Staats-Zeitung (Minnesota German Newspaper) 1858 1877 Weekly
St. Paul Saint Paul Dispatch 1868 1985 Daily
  • Became Saint Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch in 1985
St. Paul Twin City Commercial Bulletin[6] 1919 Weekly
  • For clothing dealers
Minneota Vinland 1902 1908 Monthly
Winona Wiarus (Veteran Defender) 1895 1919 Semi-weekly
  • Polish Catholic news
  • Successor to Katolik
St. Paul, Minnesota Territory Minnesota Pioneer 1849 1855 Daily
  • 1st Daily newspaper in Minnesota
Girard, Kansas, Minneapolis Gaa Paa! (Go on!) 1903 1918 Weekly
Minneapolis Hundred Flowers 1970 1972 Weekly
Duluth Industrialisti 1917 1975 Weekly
Duluth The Duluth Ripsaw 1917 1926 Bi-weekly
Minneapolis The Saturday Press 1927 1936 Weekly
  • Shut down by Gag law
Minneapolis Twin Cities Reader 1977 1997 Weekly
  • Alternative newspaper
  • Previously The Entertainer, 1976-1977
Minneapolis City Pages 1979 2020 Weekly

Selected defunct newspaper covers

Front pages
  • Gaa paa!, 1917
    Gaa paa!, 1917
  • Der Nordstern, 1918
    Der Nordstern, 1918
  • Svenska Amerikanska Posten, 1903
    Svenska Amerikanska Posten, 1903
  • Western Appeal, June 13, 1885
    Western Appeal, June 13, 1885

References

  1. ^ "Search for Minnesota newspapers". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Huber, Molly. "Western Appeal". MNopedia. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Svenska Amerikanska Posten". MNOpedia. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Minnesota Weekly Democarat". Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "About Minnesota weekly Democrat. (St. Paul [Minn.]) 1803-18??". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Bulletin of the New York Public Library. New York Public Library. 1919. p. 716.
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