Try the published index to the Little Rock Arkansas Gazette, the only AR newspaper indexed for this time. There may be something about the flood in it. The Arkansas History Commission and State Archives also have a large collection of Memphis TN newspapers. These may have covered the flood and its aftermath. Sorry, no indexes to these papers. Russell P. Baker, CA Arkansas History Commission and State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501-682-6900 www.ark-ives.com [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: Betty Brown [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AGS] 1878 Flood If anyone finds evidence of a flood in the late 1870's, I would appreciate the information, too...My ancestor's land, in Phillips county, disappeared under the Mississippi sometime between 1874-1880, and I have not been able to find the family after that....Joshua Gillen, b. 1855, and his nephew, Charles Gillen, b. 1865, were both living at the ancestral plantation in 1870, and Joshua was apointed guardian for Charles in 1874....but they both disappeared by the 1880 census..... Thanks BEtty _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ==== AGS Mailing List ==== ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 2002 FALL SEMINAR and BOOK FAIR Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 12, 2002 Holiday Inn Airport-East, Little Rock, Arkansas I-440, Exit 3 (Airport Exit) For details see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~args/