Historic Children's Voices provides an important window into how young writers in the nineteenth century recorded their daily lives, wrote stories and poetry, expressed their beliefs and values, and commented on cultural changes of the time. On this site, researchers can view the digital library of diaries, newspapers, and books, as well as discover additional research tools and recordings of past programs to explore children's lives more deeply. Teachers will find a variety of guides and lesson plans to help bring the past to life for their students.
Primary Sources Digital Library
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The Academic Star | Massachusetts | 1855 | Newspapers | ||
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Academy Casket | New York | 1860 | Newspapers | ||
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Academy Star | New York | 1846 | Newspapers | ||
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The American Politician | New Hampshire | 1830 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Annals of Bliss | 1850 | Newspapers | |||
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The Anomaly | Massachusetts | 1854 | Newspapers | 📄, 📄, 📄, 📄, 📄 | |
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The Basket of Chips | Massachusetts | 1857 | Newspapers | ||
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Le Bijou | Ohio | 1878 | Newspapers | ||
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The Bud of Industry | New York | 1865 | Newspapers | ||
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Caldwell Alligator | 1846 | Newspapers | |||
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The Casket | 1840 | Newspapers | |||
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The Casket | Massachusetts | 1852 | Newspapers | ||
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The Casket | Massachusetts | 1857 | Newspapers | ||
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The Casket | New York | 1863 | Newspapers | ||
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The Casket | New York | 1871 | Newspapers | ||
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The Casket | Idaho | 1890 | Newspapers | ||
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The Child's Repository | Massachusetts | 1853 | Newspapers | ||
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The Chip Basket | New Hampshire | 1862 | Newspapers | ||
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The Dew Chalice | Massachusetts | 1854 | Newspapers | ||
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Dranesville Times | Virginia | 1853 | Newspapers | ||
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Eastern Star | New Hampshire | 1855 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Echo | New Hampshire | 1853 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Emmayandi Reporter | New Hampshire | 1872 | Newspapers | ||
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The Evening Star | Massachusetts | 1860 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Evening Star | Massachusetts | 1870 | Newspapers | ||
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The Evergreen Wreath | New Hampshire | 1861 | Newspapers | ||
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The Flower | Rhode Island | 1836 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Fountain | 1850 | Newspapers | |||
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The Free Thinker | New Hampshire | 1862 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Freedom Rag | 1840 | Newspapers | |||
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The Garland | Vermont | 1860 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Gem | New York | 1850 | Newspapers | ||
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The Germantown Bulletin | Massachusetts | 1898 | Newspapers | ||
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The Gleaner | Rhode Island | 1861 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Grafton News | Massachusetts | 1856 | Newspapers | ||
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The Illustrated News | Massachusetts | 1862 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Interval Record | New Hampshire | 1869 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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Journal of News | New Jersey | 1854 | Newspapers | ||
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The Juvenile Muse | New York | 1795 | Newspapers | ||
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Juvenile Rambler | Massachusetts | 1833 | Newspapers | ||
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The Laughing Philosopher | Massachusetts | 1843 | Newspapers | ||
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The Literary Casket | New York | 1858 | Newspapers | ||
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The Literary Wreath | Maine | 1860 | Newspapers | ||
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The Little Acorn | Massachusetts | 1865 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Maine Reform | Maine | 1858 | Newspapers | ||
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Manhattan Sun | New York | 1847 | Newspapers | ||
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The Monthly | Pennsylvania | 1866 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Monthly Chronicle | Massachusetts | 1865 | Newspapers | ||
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Mound City Journal | Illinois | 1861 | Newspapers | ||
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The Mountain Gleaner | Connecticut | 1857 | Newspapers | ||
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The Nutshell | 1830 | Newspapers | |||
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The Nutshell | Massachusetts | 1856 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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Odds and Ends | New York | 1850 | Newspapers | ||
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Old New England Annual | 1862 | Newspapers | |||
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The Olethian | New Hampshire | 1861 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Olio | New Hampshire | 1859 | Newspapers | ||
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The Organ | Massachusetts | 1876 | Newspapers | ||
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Our Chip Basket | New Hampshire | 1862 | Newspapers | ||
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The Parsonville Times | New York | 1856 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Penny Whistle | Massachusetts | 1870 | Newspapers | ||
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La Petite Etoile | Maine | 1834 | Newspapers | ||
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The Pine St. Comet | Pennsylvania | 1862 | Newspapers | ||
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The Portfolio | Massachusetts | 1850 | Newspapers | ||
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The Portlandville Observer | New York | 1863 | Newspapers | ||
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Public News | Pennsylvania | 1887 | Newspapers | ||
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The Quarterly Republic | New York | 1877 | Newspapers | ||
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The Ridge School Advocate | Ohio | 1832 | Newspapers | ||
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The Rising Sun | Connecticut | 1853 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Rising Sun | Iowa | 1892 | Newspapers | ||
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The Rittenhouse Journal | District of Columbia | 1883 | Newspapers | ||
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The Roarer | Massachusetts | 1841 | Newspapers | ||
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The Ruby | Massachusetts | 1869 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Rustic Wreath | 1856 | Newspapers | 📄 | ||
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Sabbath School Banner | New Hampshire | 1862 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Scholars Casket | New Hampshire | 1854 | Newspapers | ||
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The Scholar's Garland | Massachusetts | 1856 | Newspapers | ||
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The Scholar's Magazine | Rhode Island | 1862 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The School Bell | New Hampshire | 1867 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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School Gazette | Massachusetts | 1855 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The School Magazine | New Hampshire | 1850 | Newspapers | ||
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School Oracle | Massachusetts | 1856 | Newspapers | ||
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The Seminary Budget | Connecticut | 1853 | Newspapers | ||
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The Sentinel | 1834 | Newspapers | |||
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Skowhegan Clarion | Maine | 1867 | Newspapers | ||
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Soapstone Chips | New Hampshire | 1886 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Souvenir | New Hampshire | 1874 | Newspapers | ||
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The Spider | New Hampshire | 1849 | Newspapers | ||
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Spruce Creek Pioneers | Maine | 1860 | Newspapers | ||
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The Students Corronet | New Hampshire | 1854 | Newspapers | ||
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The Student's Magazine | Vermont | 1844 | Newspapers | ||
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The Student’s Port-folio | Massachusetts | 1858 | Newspapers | ||
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The Sunbeams | Massachusetts | 1851 | Newspapers | ||
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La Tawtle | 1850 | Newspapers | |||
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The Temperance Banner | New Hampshire | 1865 | Newspapers | ||
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The Union | Massachusetts | 1850 | Newspapers | ||
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The Union Gazette | New York | 1867 | Newspapers | ||
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The Union Harmonist | New Hampshire | 1862 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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The Union Literary Banner | Indiana | 1865 | Newspapers | ||
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The Voice of the School Room | Massachusetts | 1855 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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Vox Populi | New Jersey | 1874 | Newspapers | ||
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The Weekly News | New York | 1875 | Newspapers | ||
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The Weekly Offering | New Hampshire | 1850 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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Wide Awake Journal | Oregon | 1897 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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Woodside Gazette | New York | 1858 | Newspapers | 📄 | |
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Yankee peddlar | New York | 1842 | Newspapers |