Oh Lois this is great; do they go back to the early 1800's? frances ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Holladay" <lois@pics.net> To: <ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 9:11 AM Subject: [ALSUMTER] Sumter Co Newspapers > Posted on: Sumter Co. Al Query Forum > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Al/Sumter/300 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > The Alabama archives have "Livingston Journal" and "Voice of > Sumter" available on microfilm, which they will loan thruogh > a public library interlibrary loan. Both these newspapers were written > in Livingston, Alabama and cover Sumter County. > I have personally used the microfilms for "Livingston Journal". They are > poor quality and very hard to read, but they were good enough that I found > what I was looking for. I called the archives and they told me which months > of which years they had available and we went from there. They are very > eager to help. Lois > > > ==== ALSUMTER Mailing List ==== > Do you have information that could be added to the Sumter County, ALGenWeb Site? Email Kristy at Sumter@US-Gen.com > Sumter County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~alsumter > Listowner Kristy Williams Sumter@US-Gen.com > >