Margie, I'm forwarding these messages to Bullock Co. list. Maybe someone in the county would like to start a Southern Star project. At the least it would be nice to get some idea of what the "unreadable on microfilm" copies say. Cathy Frederick, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: M. Daniels <margie@majorinternet.com> To: <ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 9:43 AM Subject: [DALELIST] Southern Star what years > Cathy, > > There is absolutely no way these papers can be scanned. > > They crumble in your hands when you turn the pages. The papers were vrey > large in those days much wider than now. > > What I suggest is this. Take a tape recorder and dictate into it. Then > transcribe the info. that is if anyone has access to the papers. > > I am looking at my list of available micorfilm for Dale County and The > Southern Star starts Sept. 10, 1884. > > It does not show any papers for the war years. > > Does anyone know if they are available. > > Margie > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Van Cleave" <Lbvan@worldnet.att.net> > To: <ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 6:51 AM > Subject: Re: [DALELIST] Southern Star > > > > Maybe it's time to see if someone can start a scanning project to get them > > recorded before they are dust. There is a wealth of information in the > > Southern Star about people in and around Dale Co. with the "Local > > Intelligence" columns. > > Cathy Van Cleave > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: M. Daniels <margie@majorinternet.com> > > To: <ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:41 PM > > Subject: Re: [DALELIST] Southern Star > > > > > > > The original papers will be at the county court house. > > > > > > I visited the Bullock county court house, those papers are up on the > third > > > floor in a small storage room. Before long they will be dust! > > > > > > Margie > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Larry Van Cleave" <Lbvan@worldnet.att.net> > > > To: <ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 1:28 PM > > > Subject: Re: [DALELIST] Southern Star > > > > > > > > > > Hi Christine, > > > > > > > > What I've been sending is from the microfilm I've ordered at AL > Archives > > > > through my local library. There are pages that are impossible to > read. > > I > > > > don't know if it's poor filming or really bad newspapers or both. > There > > > are > > > > notations on some of the microfilm pages that the newspaper is torn or > > > > mutilated. It would be nice if the originals could be scanned, > perhaps > > > that > > > > would provide better copies. I do not know who has original > newspapers. > > > > Haven't checked that out yet. The newspapers on microfilm page at the > > > > archives websight, http://www.archives.state.al.us/newsp/newsp.html > > > > has the list of what is available by county. > > > > > > > > Cathy Van Cleave > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > ==== ALDALE Mailing List ==== > Check out Barbour County web site and resources. Many were in Barbour prior to Dale being formed. >