Historic Newspapers

KFL has several newspaper publications available for public research. The follow listing contains the titles, dates, and formats of our holdings.

Title	Date Range	Format

Weekly Visiter	1813-1820	Microfilm
Kennebunk Gazette	1822-1842	Digital* - Click here
Eastern Star	1877-1920	Microfilm (1903-1907 missing)
National Investigator	1884	Currently unavailable- Ask librarian
The Wave	1887-1890	Digital*- Click here
Seaside Echo	1901-1907	Digital*- Click here
Kennebunk Enterprise	1904-1920	Digital*- Click here
Kennebunk Star	1921-1964	Microfilm
York County Coast Star	1965-Present	Physical papers (January-June 1965- Ask librarian) Microfilm (July 1965- present) In-house digital (2019-present) (Current year is physical paper)
Maine Times	1968-1988	Microfilm (10/1977 - 09/1978 missing)
Kennebunk Post	2019-Present	Microfilm (2019) In-house digital- (2019-2023; Ask librarian for current year)

*KFL is pleased to have made The Wave, the Seaside Echo, and the Kennebunk Enterprise available digitally to the public with funding provided through a Maine Humanities Council Bicentennial Grant awarded in 2020, the Kennebunk Gazette through a Maine Humanities Council SHARP Project Grant awarded in 2022, and via partnerships with Osher Map Library for digitization and with the Maine State Library for hosting.

Access:

Microfilmed and in-house digital newspapers may be accessed during the library's open hours. Visit the circulation desk to obtain the microfilm reels for the dates you would like to use. The microfilm reader may be reserved in advance for two-hour research slots or may be accessed on a walk-in basis (availability not guranteed).

In-house digital access can be had on our public computers. Ask at the circulation desk for the digital files. Public computers may be reserved in advance for one hour sessions or may be available on a walk-in basis (availability not guaranteed).