Search Strategies & Selected Articles

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 "Halloween" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
All Hallow Eve, All Saints Day, Hallowe'en, Halloween, Hallowmas, celebration, party
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1861 and 1922.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"All Hallow Eve"
The National Republican (Washington, DC), October 31, 1861, Image 3, col. 1.
"Halloween"
The Daily Phoenix (Columbia, SC), October 31, 1866, Image 4, col. 1-5.
"All Hallow Eve"
The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, LA), November 11, 1869, Image 2, col. 5-6.
"A Night of Mystery"
The Morning Call (San Francisco, CA), October 31, 1891, Page 8, Image 8, col. 5-6.
"Tis Fairies' Night"
The Hawaiian Gazette (Honolulu, HI), November 29, 1895, Page 7, Image 7, col. 1-2.
"Gay Lights and Old Shades of Old Halloween"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 29, 1899, Page 23, Image 23, col. 1-7.
"Hallowe'en"
The Paducah Sun (Paducah, KY), October 26, 1905, Image 7, col. 4-5.
"Hallowe'en--A Holiday Tradition"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), November 3, 1907, Image 32, col. 1-7.
"The Witch's Hour"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), October 24, 1909, Image 38, col. 1-7.
"Frivolous Follies and Fancies Fantastic that Fascinate Halloween's Maid"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), October 31, 1914, Night Extra, Page 10, Image 12, col. 1-7.
"In Pumpkin Land the Jack-o'-lantern Is Still the Symbol of Halloween"
New York Tribune (New York, NY), October 24, 1915, Image 45, col. 1.
"Halloween Raiders Steal Gate Wilson Swung On"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), November 4, 1916, Home Edition, Page 3, Image 3, col. 6.
"The Time of Witches"
The Columbia Evening Missourian (Columbia, MO), October 31, 1921, Last Edition, Page 4, Image 4, col. 2.
"Baker's Dozen of Halloween Stunts"
The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT), October 29, 1922, Page 8, Image 16, col. 3-5.

Halloween: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America