-----Original Message----- From: Ken Hollingsworth <jayken@empirenet.com> To: FREEMAN-L@rootsweb.com <FREEMAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 10:54 PM Subject: [FREEMAN-L] Newspaper Abstracts >There is a new mail list and web site at Rootsweb!! > >This list is for the submission of newspaper abstracts. Newspapers are a >wonderful and often overlooked resource for those researching their >families. > Many fascinating and descriptive details can be found about the lives our >ancestors from the businesses they frequented to the hardships they endured >while trying to build a new life in a new land. Even letters home from men >at >war detailing their daily accounts were occasionally printed for all to >read. > >Over the years many records were lost or destroyed in fires, floods and >natural disasters. Newspapers include notations on births, illnesses and >deaths that occured before local and state governments began keeping >records. >Other items such as tax rolls, local military rosters, court notifications >in >chancery and probate, separations and divorces are also given mention. > >Many newspapers managed to survive the test of time and can now be found at >most state libraries on microfilm and are available thru inter-library loan >for viewing at your local library. > >To view our web site, click here: <A >HREF="http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~newspapr/">Newspaper Abstracts >Home Page</A> (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~newspapr/) > >And to join our mail list send an email to: >Newspaper-Abstracts-L-request@rootsweb.com >or >Newspaper-Abstracts-D-request@rootsweb.com (if you prefer the digest >version) > >and in the body of the message write only the word: >subscribe >