The purpose of this placemark is to provide a list of newspaper names, dates of publication, publisher’s names and other information about newspapers that have been printed in Norwich prior to 1960. The table includes all the known newspapers published in Norwich prior to 1960. It also includes several newspapers published since 1960. A few printers/publishers of books and other periodicals (e.g. Henry Bill) are also included. This placemark only provides an overview of the newspapers. Much more historical information and context is available in the references provided at the bottom of this page.
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Years | Newspaper Name | Frequency | Publisher | Co-Publisher | Comments 1 | Comments 2 |
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1773-1776 | Norwich Packet | weekly | Alexander Robertson | James Robertson | Full name was "The Norwich Packet and the Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island Weekly Advertiser" | A four-page newspaper, Used paper from Christopher Leffingwell's mill |
1776-1802 | Norwich Packet; and the Weekly Advertiser | weekly | John Trumbull | Name was shortened to "Norwich Packet; and the Weekly Advertiser" in 1776 | Robertsons moved to New York because they were Loyalists, originally from Scotland | |
1790-1793 | Weekly Register | weekly | Thomas Hubbard | Ebenezer Bushnell | A four-page newspaper, first issue Nov. 29, 1790 | |
1793-1797 | Weekly Register | weekly | Thomas Bushnell | Thomas Hubbard was E. Bushnell's brother-in-law | ||
1796-1798 | Chelsea Courier | weekly | Thomas Hubbard | The successor to the "Weekly Register" | Otis Library has 1797-1820 | |
1798-1806 | Chelsea Courier | weekly | Thomas Hubbard | |||
1802-1807 | Connecticut Centinel | weekly | Lucy Trumbull | After her husband's, John, death she continued to publish "The Packet" under this new name. | American Antiquarian lists issues | |
1804-1806 | True Republican | weekly | Consider Sterry | John Sterry | Republican ideas, defense of Jeffersonian democracy | For availability see American Antiquarian reference |
1806-1806 | True Republican | weekly | Consider Sterry | Epaphras Porter | John left in June 1806 | Last issue November 5, 1806 |
1806-1807 | Courier | weekly | Thomas Hubbard | Russell Hubbard | Russell was Thomas' son | |
1808-1809 | Courier | weekly | Russell Hubbard | |||
1809-1817 | Norwich Courier | weekly | Russell Hubbard | |||
1812-1813 | Native American | weekly | Samuel Webb | Succeeded by "Independent Observer and Country Advertiser", in July 1820, in Windham | Available on microfiche at Library of Congress | |
1817-1819 | Norwich Courier | weekly | Russell Hubbard | Theophilus R. Marvin | ||
1819-1822 | Norwich Courier | weekly | Russell Hubbard | |||
1822-1825 | Norwich Courier | weekly | John Dunham | Thomas Robinson | ||
1825-1841 | Norwich Courier | weekly | John Dunham | |||
1826-1829 | Canal of Intelligence | weekly | Levi Huntington Young | Discussed idea of a canal from Norwich to Worcester | Library of Congress | |
1828-1835 | Norwich Republican | weekly | William Faulkner | Boardman | Available at Readex | |
1829-1930 | Norwich Spectator | weekly on Tuesday | Park Benjamin | Marcus B. Young | Nov 1829 - Jan 1830, Revived by John G. Cooley in 1842 | Online at Connecticut State Library |
1830-183? | Norwich Free Press | weekly | Marcus B. Young | Library of Congress | ||
1831-1832 | Religious Messenger | weekly | John W. Stedman | June 1831-Sept 1832, probably a.k.a. the "Religious Intelligencer" | Readex has 67 issues | |
1834-1835 | Norwich Republican | weekly | Malzar Gardner | Available at Readex | ||
1835-1838 | Norwich Republican | weekly | Marcus B. Young | Edited by Lafayette S. Foster | promoted Whig ideas | |
1835-1838 | Weekly Aurora | weekly | James Holbrook | |||
1838-1841 | Weekly Aurora | weekly | Gad S. Gilbert | |||
1841-1842 | Norwich Aurora | weekly | William Trench | |||
1841-1842 | Norwich Courier | weekly | Dorson E. Sykes | Promoted Whig politics | ||
1841-1842 | Total Abstinent | monthly | John G. Cooley | 1st paper in Connecticut to promote total abstinence | Succeeded by "Spectator" | |
1842-1842 | Daily Courier | daily | Dorson E. Sykes | Successor to the "Norwich Courier" | A sixteen-column, penny sheet | |
1842-1842 | Norwich Spectator | monthly | John G. Cooley | Preceeded by "The Total Abstinent" and the 1829 "Norwich Spectator" | Succeeded by "Norwich Gleaner" | |
1843-1843 | Norwich Tri-Weekly Aurora | tri-weekly | William Trench | |||
1843-1844 | Norwich Aurora | weekly | William Trench | Conklin | ||
1843-1848 | Norwich News | weekly | William Faulkner | |||
1844-1860 | Norwich Aurora | weekly | John W. Stedman | |||
1845-1847 | Weekly Reporter | weekly | John G. Cooley | Preceeded by 1841 "The Total Abstinent" | advocated temperance | |
1845-1858 | Norwich Evening Courier | tri-weekly | Dorson E. Sykes | Successor to the "Daily Courier" | Published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays | |
1845-18xx | Norwich Gleaner | weekly | Benjamin F. Taylor | |||
1846-1859 | Norwich Weekly Courier | weekly | Dorson E. Sykes | |||
1847-1847 | American Patriot | weekly | John G. Cooley | Advocated that General Taylor should be U.S. President | Sept. 1847 - Oct 1847 | |
1847-1848 | American Patriot | monthly | John G. Cooley | Dec 1847 - Apr 1848 | ||
1847-1872 | Henry Bill Publishing Co. | random | Henry Bill | Published illustrated Bibles, other religious books, travel books | ||
1848-1848 | Norwich Weekly Gazette | weekly | William Faulkner | |||
1852-1853 | Norwich Tribune | weekly | C. B. Platt | Edmund C. Stedman | ||
1852-1853 | Norwich Tribune | weekly | E. S. Wells | Jan 1852 - Jul 1853 | ||
1853-1855 | Examiner | weekly | Rev. H. P. Arms | Rev. John P. Gulliver | Library of Congress | |
1855-1856 | State Guard | weekly | Andrew Stark | Advocated the political party "Native American", a.k.a. the know-nothing party | Available at Connecticut State Library | |
1856-1858 | Evening Courier | tri-weekly | Dorson E. Sykes | Discontinued in November 1858 | ||
1858-1859 | Daily Courier | daily | Dorson E. Sykes | C.D. Rice (manager) | Successor to the "Evening Courier" | Began in December 1858 |
1858-1859 | Daily Courier | daily | George B. Smith | Smith took over on Dec 1, 1858, after Sykes retired | Smith controlled for only 5 months | |
1858-1859 | Weekly Reveille | weekly | Walter S. Robinson | Only 10-12 issues printed | Oct 1858 - May 1859 | |
1858-1860 | Eastern Bulletin | weekly on Sunday | Manning, Platt & Co | W.D. Manning, James N. Perry, I.H. Bromley, Homer Bliss | daily version of the "Norwich Morning Bulletin", discontinued when they bought the "Daily Courier" in 1860 | |
1858-1863 | Norwich Morning Bulletin | daily except Sunday | Manning, Platt & Co | W.D. Manning, James N. Perry, I.H. Bromley, Homer Bliss | Established December 1858, weekly version of "The Eastern Bulletin" | |
1859-1860 | Daily Courier | semi-weekly | Dorson E. Sykes | Sykes came out of retirement | Changed from daily to semi-weekly | |
1859-1860 | Norwich Semi-Weekly Courier | semi-weekly | Dorson E. Sykes | |||
1860-1860 | Daily Courier | daily | H. C. Kinne | Was published from August 1860 - November 1860 | ||
1860-1860 | Evening Courier | semi-weekly | H. C. Kinne | Was published from August 1860 - November 1860 | not a successor to the "Daily Courier", both were published simultaneously | |
1860-1867 | Norwich Daily Aurora | daily except Sunday | John W. Stedman | |||
1860-1895 | Norwich Weekly Courier | semi-weekly | Dorson E. Sykes | |||
1863-1870 | Norwich Morning Bulletin | daily except Sunday | Bulletin Association | Bulletin Association was formed in December 1863 | ||
1867-1874 | Norwich Daily Advertiser | daily except Sunday | Norwich Print Co. | Promoted Democratic principles | ||
1867-1878 | Norwich Daily Aurora | daily except Sunday | unknown | |||
1868-1876 | Norwich Printing Company | random | John W. Stedman | Printed books and maps | ||
1870-1873 | Norwich Morning Bulletin | daily except Sunday | Campbell & Company | W.H. Campbell, William Fitch, Charles Spalding | ||
1873-1895 | Norwich Morning Bulletin | daily except Sunday | Bulletin Company | Albert S. Bolles as editor | ||
1876-1880 | Cooley's Weekly | weekly | John G. Cooley | Bought by Cleworth & Pullen in 1890 | ||
1877-1877 | Reformer | unknown | Rev. Hugh Montgomery | summer 1877 - fall 1877, a temperance paper | reference Duane H. Hurd, page 311 | |
1878-1878 | Vim | unknown | Rev. Hugh Montgomery | May 1878 - October 1878 | reference Duane H. Hurd, page 311 | |
1879-1879 | No License Advocate | unknown | Rev. Hugh Montgomery | Edited by Rev. L. T. Chamberlain & Rev. L. W. Bacon | reference Duane H. Hurd, page 311 | |
1879-1879 | The American Conflict | weekly | Henry Brown | Was a weekly, semi-weekly, and monthly | moved to Danielson, reference Duane H. Hurd page 311 | |
1879-1880 | Norwich Daily Observer | daily | Daniel Lee | April 1879-May 1880 | ||
1880-1881 | Evening Star | daily | Gordon Wilcox | 166 Main Street | ||
1880-1888 | Cooley's Weekly | weekly | John G. Cooley Jr. | David S. Adams | Succeeded by the "Norwich Evening Record" | supported Democratic politics |
1881-18?? | Norwich Daily News | daily in afternoon | News Publishing Co. | John F. Rathbone editor | Supporter of Democrat political party; 57 Water St. | |
1888-1890 | Norwich Record | daily | John G. Lynch | Supporter of Democrat political party | Purchased by Cleworth & Pullen in 1890 | |
1888-1894 | Cooley's Weekly | weekly | Frank H. Pullen | Allan W. Cleworth | 154 Main Street | |
1890-1927 | Norwich Evening Record | daily except Sunday | Frank H. Pullen | Allan W. Cleworth | ||
1892-1898 | Norwich Post | daily | unknown | |||
1895-1897 | Morning Index | daily | unknown | |||
1895-1904 | Norwich Bulletin | daily | Bulletin Company | |||
1896-1900 | Morning Bulletin | daily except Sunday | Bulletin Company | W.H. Oat became manager in 1898 | ||
1896-1900 | Weekly Courier | weekly on Sunday | Bulletin Company | |||
1898-1899 | Morning Call | daily | unknown | |||
1900-1904 | Morning Bulletin | daily | Bulletin Company | |||
1901-1927 | Norwich Courier | semi-weekly | Bulletin Company | |||
1904-1930 | Norwich Bulletin | daily except Sunday | Bulletin Company | |||
1904-1930 | Weekly Courier | weekly on Sunday | Bulletin Company | |||
1908-1944 | Norwich Bulletin and Courier | daily | Bulletin Company | |||
1927-1930 | Norwich Courier-Cooley's Weekly | weekly | Bulletin Company | |||
1927-1952 | Norwich Evening Record | evenings daily except Saturday | William H. Oat | The Norwich Bulletin bought the "Norwich Evening Record" in 1927 | ||
1930-1944 | Norwich Bulletin | daily | Bulletin Company | |||
1934-1952 | Norwich Sunday Record | weekly on Sunday | Frank H. Pullen | |||
1981-2007 | Norwich Bulletin | daily | Gannett Company Inc. | David Oat and Harrison C. Noyes were co-publishers in 1981 | ||
2007-2011 | Norwich Bulletin | daily | GateHouse Media | |||
2011-2021 | Bulletin | daily | GateHouse Media |
“A Modern History of New London County Connecticut, Vol. 1“, (1922), pp 411-422, Benjamin Marshall Tinkham
“History of New London County, Connecticut: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men” (1882), pp 307-311, Duane Hamilton Hurd
“History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession From the Indians, to the Year 1866“, (pp 580-584), by Frances Manwaring Caulkins
“Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society”, Vol. 23, (1913), pp 317-325
The complete list of sources may be found by clicking the “Bibliography” button, and, then typing “Newspapers” in the SEARCH box.