Search the full-text of complete runs of three Hershey publications: Hershey Press (1909-1926), Hotel Hershey Highlights (1934-1951), and Hershey News (1953-1964).

All three are available and full-text searchable through our Collections database here. You can also browse issues from the collection through the links below.

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Simply enter your search term(s) in the keyword box on our Collections search page. You can add a date (or date range) if desired. Be sure to check "documents only" to narrow your search to digitized materials.

While all issues are full-text searchable, the condition of the original copies made electronic transcription impossible or inaccurate for some issues or sections. If you do not find results for your search, we recommend browsing the publications through the links below.

The Hershey Press newspaper was published from September 1909 through December 1926. Between September 1912 and June 1914, the title of the newspaper varied and was published as Hershey’s Weekly or Hershey’s The Progressive Weekly.

Hotel Hershey Highlights, a weekly newsletter distributed from May 5, 1934 through April 28, 1951, is now available online! Highlights covers a time period during which no local newspapers were published, shedding light on fascinating portions of Hershey history such as the Great Depression and World War II.

Hershey News was published October 1953 through June 1964.

Hershey Chronicle is not currently available online. Users should contact staff for access to this publication, which included coverage of local events.