Does anyone know for sure if (1) the archives of the Clarke County Democrat can be searched and (2) copies can be made from the papers on file? I think I remember reading somewhere that the archived papers were very fragile. I am looking for some obituaries from the 1860s. Thanks, Nancy Davis Harwood Houston, TX

Nancy & other members of the list: The archived papers from the 1800s are very fragile & the Democrat doesn't allow them to be handled any longer (I checked when there a few months ago). They had microfilm made some years ago & the film can be viewed in the State Archives in Montgomery; they may also be in the genealogical library in Birmingham (downtown) - also worth checking with your local LDS stake to see if they can do an interlibrary loan of the film. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy Harwood [mailto:ndhar@ix.netcom.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 5:28 AM > To: ALCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Clarke County Democrat? > > > Does anyone know for sure if (1) the archives of the Clarke > County Democrat can be searched and (2) copies can be made from > the papers on file? I think I remember reading somewhere that > the archived papers were very fragile. I am looking for some > obituaries from the 1860s. > Thanks, > Nancy Davis Harwood > Houston, TX > > >