For this research service, Library Staff will search for one individual or event in up to two different newspapers. Price $10.00 - digital delivery via email MNHS Members receive 10% discount at checkout Processing fee The price of this service includes a non-refundable processing fee of $5. This is not an additional charge; however, if your order is cancelled for any reason, the Minnesota Historical Society will retain that fee. TurnaroundResearch is usually completed and sent within three to four weeks. In some circumstances it may take as long as twelve weeks to complete work. About This Research ServiceThis service is best for newspaper items that have a particular date associated with them, like natural disasters, specific local events, and single front pages. Most newspapers are not indexed, so providing accurate location and date is required. Staff will search in up to two newspapers in or closest to the location specified. The search includes up to 7 issues of a daily paper or 4 issues of a weekly paper. First article found, if there is a reference to a later article, that article will be included as well. *This includes as many pages as needed to fit the article, as well as any accompanying photos. The additional cost covers shipping the article in a mailing tube via USPS First-Class Mail (delivery time: 2-5 business days after the order has been completed by staff). If you have an exact citation for or exact information about the article you are seeking (newspaper, article title, date, page number, etc.) please provide that in the Order Comments box. If you do not have a target date and place, the following newspaper research options are available to you: Visit the Minnesota Historical Society Library Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub Interlibrary loan of newspaper microfilm. Hire an independent contract researcher There is a separate research service for obituaries. Request an obituary. Researchers seeking copies of full newspaper issues should use our Copy Request, microfilm service. Content note: Historic newspapers in MNHS collections may contain outdated, biased, offensive, and possibly violent language or images.
