-----Original Message----- From: Tracey Berezansky <TBerezan@archives.state.al.us> To: jtait@HiWAAY.net <jtait@HiWAAY.net> Cc: dwilkins@archives.state.al.us <dwilkins@archives.state.al.us>; Fbrown@archives.state.al.us <Fbrown@archives.state.al.us>; lfrazer@archives.state.al.us <lfrazer@archives.state.al.us>; tturley@archives.state.al.us <tturley@archives.state.al.us> Date: Thursday, August 31, 2000 4:18 PM Subject: Re: Saving old newspapers >Dear Ms. Tait: > >Debra Wilkins forwarded your message to me for response. > >The Alabama Newspaper Project ended its work in 1995. During that time it filmed the following newspapers. All of these are available on microfilm from the Department of Archives & History. > >The Greenville Advocate (Greenville), 1866 December 20 - 1994 December 29 > Missing issues: 1869 October - 1873 November; 1918 June - October > Southern Messenger (Greenville), 1859 March 16 - 1861 July 3 > > The South Alabamian (Greenville), 1860 April 7 - December 22 > > The Living Truth (Greenville), 1896 June 25 - 1914 September 11 > Missing issues: 1897-1898 > > The Butler County News (Georgiana), 1982 January 7 - 1995 December 28 > > The Butler County News (Georgiana), 1914 September 10 - 1937 April 29 > >Union Springs Times (Union Springs), 1866 February 28 - 1871 January 18 > > Union Springs Herald and Times (Union Springs), 1872 April 3 - 1873 July 16 > > Union Springs Herald (Union Springs), 1873 July 30 - 1994 December 28 > Missing issues: 1892; 1907-1909 > >The Southern Star (Ozark), 1884 September 10 - 1995 June 28 > Missing issues: 1886 - 1887; 1893 - 1909 > > The Banner (Ozark), 1892 June 2 - 1894 November 22 > > Daleville Sun Courier (Daleville), 1988 July 6 - 1994 December 28 > > The Free Press (Ozark), 1896 September 17 - 1900 December 27 > > The Newton Messenger (Newton), 1887 January 1 - 1890 December 26 > > Ozark Banner-Advertiser (Ozark), 1895 January 31 - 1897 April 30 > > The Ozark Tribune (Ozark), 1902 September 9 - 1913 February 15 > >In addition, the ADAH is microfilming 95 current newspapers. Beginning on January 1, 2001 we are going to eliminate some of our current newspaper microfilming projects and begin to microfilm the historical newspapers that were not microfilmed during the 10 years of the newspaper project. > >The reason that courthouses across the state have so many newspaper volumes is because it is legislatively mandated that the Probate Judge maintain the newspaper that has the legal notices for the county. Our local government archivists visit county and municipal offices and help local officials meet their records preservation responsibilities. We have helped several counties create appropriate storage facilities for their historical records and have even helped in the establishment of local archives in some communities. I will pass along your concerns to the local archivists so they can look at the newspapers on their next visit to the county. > >If you have additional questions or would like more information about the newspapers already on microfilm, please contact me at 334-242-4452. > >Sincerely, > > > > >Tracey Berezansky >Assistant Director for Government Records >Alabama Dept. of Archives and History >P.O. Box 300100 >624 Washington Avenue >Montgomery, AL 36130-0100 >334-242-4452 >FAX 334-240-3433 >E-mail tberezan@archives.state.al.us >Web URL www.archives.state.al.us > >>>> Jim and Terri Tait <jtait@HiWAAY.net> 08/22/00 01:39PM >>> >List, Ms. Wilkins > >I am cc-ing Debra Wilkins of the AL Archives Director's Office. Perhaps >she or someone else at the AL Archives can help save these old (Butler, >Bullock, Dale, etc.) Southeast AL newspapers. > >Ms. Wilkins - if you are not the correct person to whom to submit this >request, please either forward this email, or notify us of the correct >person. > >The AL Newspaper Project microfilmed many old newspapers in the >1980's. Is this group still in existence? Can they help us? > >Can the AL Archives or the AL Newspaper Project help save/microfilm these >old newspapers? If so, what steps do we need to take to start this >process? > >We really appreciate any help that you might have to offer. > >Thanks, >Terri Shipman Tait >jtait@hiwaay.net > >On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Parker wrote: > >> In the basement of the Butler Co., Alabama courthouse in Greenville, Alabama >> there are stacks of papers dating back into the 1800's. They too are >> falling apart. It would seem that somehow these could be saved as they are >> at the very least a valuable piece of history and genealogy for Southeast >> Alabama. Some from the Dale / Coffee Co., Alabama area moved back and forth >> between these counties in the early days. Any suggestions on how to save >> them before they are lost to the trash? >> >> kp >> >> >> >> >> ==== ALDALE Mailing List ==== >> Have relatives that lived in more than one county? Submit their history to all the counites for better results. >> > >