The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "building of the Titanic" using the following search strategies:

• Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
  Belfast, construction, Olympic, ship, Titanic, vessel, White Star line
• Only search April 14, 1912 and before, or else all the articles will be about Titanic's disaster, not her construction.
• Before the Titanic disaster, the word “titanic” was a very common adjective, so be sure to use one of the additional words in proximity when searching.