Indexing and abstracting tools designed for historians will cover a selection of journals, books, and other types of resources that are targeted for historians. There will normally be additional search functions such as "Time Period" of the event that you want to research. General search engines such as Search Everything do not have this type of filter. When abstracts are provided, these short summaries of the articles can help you quickly determine if the article is of potential use to you.
TMU Library Search Everything
This search engine searches for journal articles (chiefly those that are available electronically and subscribed to by TMU), books, e-books, theses and dissertations, and newspaper articles from some recent and a selection of archival newspapers. It indexes digitized content such as out-of-copyright books and journals that are available from sources such as The Internet Archive and The Hathi Trust.
Refine your search using the filters on the left.
For more advanced searching across a more targeted set of resources, you may want to try a discipline specific indexing/abstracting database or collection as listed in the box above.
There are numerous digitization initiatives for local newspapers around the world. See for example:
United States: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
New Zealand: Papers Past
Australia: Trove: Digitised Newspapers and More
See also Carol Singer's archived guide at Bowling State Green University to Historical Worldwide Newspapers Online
Search for individual newspapers and journals by title from our list of journal titles