Portland's long time newspaper of record, the Portland Press-Herald, began printing in November 1921 as Guy Patterson Gannett's merging of the Portland Daily Press (which began in 1862), and the Portland Herald (which was a short-lived successor of the Eastern Argus, which began in 1803). Gannett later purchased the Portland Evening Express, and the Portland Sunday Telegram, and by the 1940s, the Press-Herald as we know it today took shape as a daily newspaper.

The Library's Portland Room provides access to the complete run of the Press-Herald (as well as the Evening Express and Sunday Telegram, along with their predecessor newspapers) on microfilm.
An additional electronic resource, offering the Press-Herald fulltext, beginning in 1995 is the Maine Newsstand database, freely accessible in Maine via Digital Maine Library.

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The most recent storm dumped 10.8 inches of snow on Portland, bringing the seaso

The most recent storm dumped 10.8 inches of snow on Portland, bringing the seaso

The Motel Condominium Task Force of the town of Wells is considering proposals t

The Motel Condominium Task Force of the town of Wells is considering proposals t

The movie "Gettysburg" has given former Maine Governor Joshua Lawrence Chamberla

The Mt. Abram ski area in Locke Mills will be auctioned off on May 1. The 687-a

The Mt. Abram ski area in Locke Mills will be auctioned off on May 1. The 687-a

The Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Association, headed by Nini McManamy, plans to cond

The muralist Wyland is ready to begin painting his latest Whaling Wall, this one

The muralist Wyland is ready to begin painting his latest Whaling Wall, this one

The muralist Wyland plans to turn the bare 450-foot-long west wall of the Bath I

The muralist Wyland plans to turn the bare 450-foot-long west wall of the Bath I

The muralist Wyland was slowed but not stopped by Tuesday's rain, which finally

The muralist Wyland was slowed but not stopped by Tuesday's rain, which finally

The National Association of Realtors yesterday reported that the sales of existi

The National Commission for the Renewal of American Democracy met Saturday at th

The National Commission for the Renewal of American Democracy met Saturday at th

The National Commission for the Renewal of American Democracy, or Project Democr

The National Council on Compensation Insurance says that the cost of providing w

The National Fisheries Institute in Washington and the New England Fisheries Dev

The National Fisheries Institute in Washington and the New England Fisheries Dev

The National Labor Relations Board has upheld a vote by workers at the Internati

The National Labor Relations Board has upheld a vote by workers at the Internati

The National Marine Fisheries Service has pledged $250,000 to fund the first yea

The National Marine Fisheries Service has pledged $250,000 to fund the first yea

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded a $1,000 grant to the F

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded a $1,000 grant to the F

The National Undersea Research Center at the University of Connecticut at Avery

The National Undersea Research Center at the University of Connecticut at Avery

The nation's "keepers," who act as stewards and watchdogs for rivers, bays and s

The nation's "keepers," who act as stewards and watchdogs for rivers, bays and s

The nation's only legislators who exclusively represent Indian tribes, Priscilla

The nation's only legislators who exclusively represent Indian tribes, Priscilla

The Nature Consevancy recently acquired Knight Island in Eastern Bay of Jonespor

The Nature Consevancy recently acquired Knight Island in Eastern Bay of Jonespor

The Navy awarded the six remaining contracts for Sealift cargo ships to National

The Navy awarded the six remaining contracts for Sealift cargo ships to National

The Navy has given U.S. represenative Bill Zeliff of New Hampshire a commitment

The Navy has given U.S. represenative Bill Zeliff of New Hampshire a commitment

The Navy's plan to reduce its submarine force by the end of the decade, by 32 su

The Navy's plan to reduce its submarine force by the end of the decade, by 32 su

The Neighborhood Action Coalition's Hotspot Cards program has failed to interest

The Neighborhood Action Coalition's Hotspot Cards program has failed to interest

The Neighborhood Action Coalition will distribute "Hotspot Cards" to 1,000 homes

The Neighborhood Action Coalition will distribute "Hotspot Cards" to 1,000 homes

The new Children's Museum of Maine in Portland opens today at 10 A.M. Very brie

The new Children's Museum of Maine in Portland opens today at 10 A.M. Very brie

The New England Fisheries Development Association is studying whether the Gulf o

The New England Fisheries Development Association is studying whether the Gulf o

The New England Fisheries Management Council is expected to give its approval to

The New England Fisheries Management Council is expected to give its approval to

The New England Fishery Management Council has failed to agree on a new lobster

The New England Fishery Management Council has failed to agree on a new lobster

The New England Newspaper Association has chosen the Maine Sunday Telegram as th

The New England Newspaper Association has chosen the Maine Sunday Telegram as th

The New England Newspaper Association has named the Maine Sunday Telegram the be

The New England Newspaper Association has named the Maine Sunday Telegram the be

The New England Plant Conservation Program is a regional effort aimed at protect

The New England Plant Conservation Program is a regional effort aimed at protect

The new Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co., created by the state as part of t

The new Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co., created by the state as part of t

The new seven-story University of Southern Maine library building has been open

The new seven-story University of Southern Maine library building has been open

The next few months could prove decisive in defining who is entitled to mental-h

The next few months could prove decisive in defining who is entitled to mental-h

The nine-member Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices wants t

The nine-member Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices wants t

The nonprofit Global Action Plan of Greater Portland is running a three-year pil

The non-profit group Restore: The North Woods and others have petitioned the U.S

The non-profit group Restore: The North Woods and others have petitioned the U.S

The non-profit organization Port Resources Inc. opened a group home on Colony St

The non-profit organization Port Resources Inc. opened a group home on Colony St

The North American Free Trade Agreement has been dominating the local news for t

The Northern Forest Lands Council recently produced a report outlining the measu

The Northern Forest Lands Council recently produced a report outlining the measu

The November television ratings, published by Arbitron and A.C. Nielsen Co., cou

The November television ratings, published by Arbitron and A.C. Nielsen Co., cou

The nuclear-powered submarine USS Pittsburg is scheduled to arrive at the Portsm

The nuclear-powered submarine USS Pittsburg is scheduled to arrive at the Portsm

The nuclear submarine USS Thresher sank in April 1963 with 129 crewmen aboard, a

The nuclear submarine USS Thresher sank in April 1963 with 129 crewmen aboard, a

The number of bankruptcy filings in Portland dropped 44 percent in the first fou

The number of bankruptcy filings in Portland dropped 44 percent in the first fou

The number of major crimes reported to police in Maine between January and June

The number of mortalities appearing in the Portland Press Herald in March was fa

The number of mortalities appearing in the Portland Press Herald in March was fa

The number of serious crimes in Maine dropped last year for the first time since

The number of serious crimes in Maine dropped last year for the first time since

Theodore Ellenwood of Yarmouth has settled his suit with Exxon for $776,746.60,

Theodore Ellenwood of Yarmouth has settled his suit with Exxon for $776,746.60,

The official portrait of Civil War hero and former Maine Governor Joshua L. Cham

The official portrait of Civil War hero and former Maine Governor Joshua L. Cham

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council awarded businessman Archie St. Hilaire the co

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council awarded businessman Archie St. Hilaire the co

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council has voted unanimously to bring rock concerts

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council has voted unanimously to bring rock concerts

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council is nearing an agreement with a promoter which

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council is nearing an agreement with a promoter which

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council unanimously adopted an ordinance which forbid

The Old Orchard Beach Town Council unanimously adopted an ordinance which forbid