German-language Newspapers

German–language newspapers from seventeen towns or cities are represented in the collection. One of the state's early German–language newspapers, the Licht–Freund, a philosophical journal advocating the abolition of slavery, began publication in Hermann in 1840. The Newspaper Collection includes microfilmed copies of the paper dating from August 23, 1842, through May 21, 1845.

Several of the German–language newspapers were religious in nature, with Lutheran and Catholic publications predominating. Der Lutheraner began publication on September 1, 1844; the Herald Des Glaubens, a Catholic paper is available as early as October 16, 1889. Both papers were published in St. Louis. Other German–language newspapers were published in Boonville, Brinktown, Clayton, Higginsville, Jackson, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Lexington, Marthasville, St. Charles, Ste. Genevieve, St. Joseph, Sedalia, Vienna and Washington.

German-language Newspapers on Microfilm

Buchanan County

St. Joseph

• Volksblatt (w)

  Feb 3, 1906; May 6, 1920-Mar 16, 1932
  Published as part of the Kansas City Presse

• Das Westliche Volksblatt

  Sep 9, 1876

Cape Girardeau County

Cape Girardeau

• Westliche Post

  May 27, 1876

Jackson

• Deutscher Volksfreund (w)

  Mar 11, 1886-Dec 27, 1906; Feb 28, 1907-Dec 30, 1909; Feb 3, 1910-Jun 27, 1918

Cole County

Jefferson City

• Der Fortschritt (w)

  Jun 17, 1868-Jun 1, 1870; Jun 14, 1871-Jun 18, 1873; Jly 29, 1874-Jun 2, Jly 7-Nov 17, 1875; Jan 19, 26, 1876

• Missouri Staats Zeitung (w)

  Jan 3, 1879-Nov 19, 1880; Jly 22, 1881-Dec 15, 1882; Dec 31, 1883

• Missouri Volksfreund

  Feb 9, 1876-Jan 6, Feb 10, 1886-Feb 1, 1899; Oct 3, 1900-Dec 26, 1901; Nov 20, 1902-Feb 16,1905; Feb 23, 1906-Jan 29, May 20, Jly 1, Nov 11, 1920; Nov 10, Dec 15, 1921; Jan 26, Feb 2, May 18, Aug 13, 1925

• Post (w)

  Jan 4, 1895-May 7, 1897; May 13, 1899-May 5, Sep 22, 1900-Dec 30, 1905

Cooper County

Boonville

• *Beilage Zum (w)

  Jly 18-Dec 19, 1878

• Central Missourier (w)

  Oct 22, 1874-Dec 31, 1885; Jan 21, Feb 4-11, 25, Mar 11, 25, Apr 8-May 27, Jun 10, 24, Jly 8, 15, 29-Aug 12, 26-Sep 30, Oct 21, Dec 16, 30, 1886; Jan 6, 13, 27, Feb 3, Mar 24, 31, Apr 14, 28, May 26, Jun 9, Jly 14, Aug 11, Sep 1, 15-29, Oct 27-Nov 10, 24, Dec 8, 15, 29, 1887; Jan 5, 19, Feb 2-23, Mar 8, 15, Apr 12, 19, May 10, Jly 26, Sep 6-Nov 8, 29, Dec 20, 1888; Jan 10, 17, Feb 7-Apr 11, 25, May 9, 16, Jun 20, Sep 26, 1889; Feb 6, Oct 2-16, 30, 1890; Jan 1, 1891-Dec 26, 1907

• *Der Erzahler (w)

  May 2-Jly 11, 1878; Aug 7, 1879-Dec 31, 1885

• *Schwanke in Bild und Wort [Alte Neue] (Beilage Zum) (w)

  Dec 26, 1878-Jly 31, 1879

• *Sonntagsbeilage (w)

  Mar 1, 1877-Apr 18, 1878

*Supplement to the Central Missourier

Franklin County

Washington

• Deutsche Welt (w)

  Apr 26, 1889

• Die Washingtoner Post (w)

  Nov 17, 1870-Nov 14, 1878; Oct 24, 1890; Nov 1, 1895-Oct 23, 1896

Gasconade County

Hermann

• Die Gasconade Zeitung (w)

  Nov 27-Dec 25, 1873; Jan 15, 22, 1874

• Licht-Freund (w)

  Aug 23, 1843-May 21, 1845

• Hermanner Volksblatt (w)

  Jan 1-May 5, Jun 16-Dec 27, 1860; Jan 12-Nov 30, 1861; May 31, 1862; Feb 7-Dec 19, 1863; Jan 16-Dec 20, 1864; Mar 11, 1865; Feb 17-Dec 29, 1866; Mar 2, Apr 6, Jun 15, Jly 31, Aug 10, 31, Oct 12, Nov 9, 30, Dec 14-28, 1867; Jan 11-Dec 26, 1868; Jan 16-Dec 18, 1869; Apr 22, May 20, Sep 7, 1871; Feb 18-Nov 17, Dec 8, 29, 1875; Jan 5, Feb 23, Mar 1-15, Apr 5-19, Jly 5, 26, Aug 2, 16-Dec 28, 1876; Jan 4, 1877-Apr 18, 1928

• Hermanner Volksblatt Gasconade Zeitung (w)

  Oct 24, 31, Nov 14-Dec 5, 19, 26, 1872; Jan 2-Feb 13, Mar 20, 27, 1873

• Wochenblatt (w)

  Sep 12-Oct 3, 17-31, Nov 14, 28-Dec 26, 1845-Jan 9, 23, 30, Feb 20-Jly 17, 31-Aug 28, 1846; Feb 27, Mar 13, 27, Apr 3, May 8, Jun 12, 26, Jly 10, 31, 1847; Feb 10, 1849; Jan 3-31, Feb 28, Mar 7-Apr 18, May 2, 16-Jun 27, Sep 26, Nov 14, 1851-Dec 24, 1852; Mar 4-May 27, Jun 24-Aug 5, 19, 26, Nov 11-Dec 9, 23, 30, 1853; Jun 2-23, Oct 14, 21, Dec 2, 9, 1854-Jan 13, 1855

Jackson County

Kansas City

• Missouri Post (w)

  Aug 20-Sep 17, Oct 1-15, Nov 1, 26, 1859; Jan 14, 1860

• Missouri Staats-Zeitung (w)

  Nov 25, 1898-Dec 27, 1907; Jan 1, 1909-Dec 7, 1917

• Neue Kansas Staats-Zeitung (w)

  Jan 1914-Feb 8, 1918

• Kansas City Presse (d, w)

  Jan 1, 1898-Dec 25, 1919; Jan 1, Apr 28, 1920

• Kansas City Presse and St. Joseph Volksblatt (w)

  May 6, 1920-Mar 16, 1932

Lafayette County

Higginsville

• Missouri Thalbote (w)

  Nov 23, 1900; Jan 1-Dec 8, 1903; Jan 21, 1910; Feb 3, 1911; Nov , 1912 (partial issue) Mar 10, 1916; Mar 16, May 11, 18, Jun22, Jly 20, 1917; Jan 18 (issue mutilated) Feb 1, Apr 5, 12, May 3017, Jun 14, 19, 1918

Lexington

• Missouri Thalbote (w)

  Sep 2, 1876

Maries County

Brinktown

• *Der Wegweiser (w)

  Dec 24, 1903-Jly 20, 1905

Vienna

• *Der Wegweiser (w)

  Aug 10, 1905-Mar 24, 1907

*Supplement to the Vienna, Home Advisor

Osage County

Westphalia

• Osage County Volksblatt (w)

  Sep 28, 1899; Jun 7, Jly 26, Aug 9, 1900-Apr 25, Nov 14, 1901; May 29-Dec 25, 1902; Mar 5, 19, 1903-Jly 19, 1917

Pettis County

Sedalia

• Sedalia Journal (w)

  May 23, 1878-Jun 27, 1907; Jan 7, 1909-May 10, 1917

St. Charles County

St. Charles

• Der St. Charles Demokrat (w)

  Jan 1, 1852-Dec 28, 1916

• Republikaner (w)

  Jan 1-Dec 30, 1884; Jly 2, 16-Nov 12, 26, Dec 10-31, 1897; May 13, 20, Jly 15, Oct 14, 1898; Aug 23-Dec 13, 27, 1901

St. Louis - Independent City

(The city of St. Louis Separated from the county on August 22, 1876)

• Abend Anzeiger (d)

  Mar 29, 30, Apr 13, 15, 19, 20, 23, 24, 30, May 15, 22, 23, Jun 26, 28, Aug 3, 8, 16, 29, Sep 20, 27, 1901; Aug 2, 12, Sep 10, 11, Oct 9, Nov 12, 1902; May 8, Oct 5, 1908; Aug 6, 1909

• Amerika (d) (Catholic)

  Jun 1-Nov 30, 1874; Sep 1, 1875-Aug 31, Oct 11, 1876; Jan 1, 1903-Apr 30, Jly 1, 1915-Sep 30, 1919; Jan 1, 1920-Jan 1, 3-5, Apr 20, May 16, 17, 24, 25, Jun 14, 15, 20-24,Sep 23, Oct 4, 5, Nov 9-12, 14, Dec 3, 4, 10, 15, 19-23, 1921; Jan 21, 31, Feb 1-3, 6-8, 17, Mar 31, Apr 3-6 10, 11, May 2, 3, 8-10, Sep 12, Nov 22-24, 1922

• Anzeiger des Westens

  Oct 31, 1835-Nov 27, 1881

• Anzeiger des Westens Sonntagsblatt

  Dec 3, 1881-Jun 5, 1898

• Anzeiger des Westens Wochenblatt

  Jun 20, 1853-Jun 8, 1898

• Brauer-Zeitung

  Jly 27, 1895

• Die Deutsche Tribune (d)

  Jly 15-Nov 29, 1844; Jan 7, 1845-Mar 31, 1852

• Deutsche WochenSchrift (w)

  Jun 25, 1969-May 21, 1982

• Herald des Glaubens (w) (Catholic)

  Aug 23, 1876; Oct 16, 1889-Oct 4, 1893; Oct 10, 1894-Sep 27, 1899

• Der Lutheraner (sm) Lutheran

  Sep 1, 1844-Aug 19,1850; Dec 1, 1880; Jan 1, Oct 1, 1881; Feb 1, Jly 1, Aug 15, Dec 1, 1882; Jly 15, Sep 15-Oct 15, Nov 15-Dec 15, 1883-Aug 19, 1890; Jan 6, 1891-Dec 17, 1910; Jan 1, 24, Feb 21, Mar 21, 1911

• Der Missioner (m)

  Jly 1882-Dec 1883

• Mississippi Blatter (w) (Sunday Edition of Westliche Post)

  May 3, 1914-Dec 26, 1920

• *Sonntagsblatt der Amerika (w) (Catholic)

  Sep 3, 1876-Oct 13, 1878

• Sulamith (m) (Jewish)

  Nov 1880-Jan 1881

• Tribune (d)

  Sep 6, 1880-Dec 31, 1897; Apr 1-30. 1898

• Volkstimme Des Westens

  Sep 1, 1877-Jun 19, 1880

• Die Wahrheit (w)

  Jan 6-Jun 30, 1871

• Westliche Post (d)

  Jly 12, Oct 5, 1876; Jly 1914-Dec 31, 1920

• *Wochenblatt der Amerika (w)

  Oct 23, 1872-Oct 9, 1878; Oct 22, 1884-Oct 13, 1886; Jan 2, 1901-Dec 31, 1902

*Supplement to St. Louis Amerika

St. Louis County

Clayton

• St. Louis County Wachter (w)

  Jan 16-Dec 25, 1903

Ste. Genevieve County

Ste. Genevieve

• Freie Presse

  Jly 22, 1876

• Herold (w)

  May 13, 1882-Feb 2, 1895

Warren County

Marthasville

• Der Missionar (m)

  Jan 1881-Jun 1882

Warrenton

• Die Union (w)

  Aug 31, 1876

• Volksfreund (w)

  Apr 22, 1881; Feb 12, 1897; Feb 7, 1902-Apr 16, 1918