I emailed the Scottish Borders Archive with that question for Berwickshire, and they do have some newspapers but warned me that they would be of little genealogical value. Judy -----Original Message----- From: C. Raymond LaFever [mailto:rlafever@juno.com] Sent: Thursday, 6 July 2000 7:51 AM To: BORDER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Border newspapers What is the existance and availability of newspapers from the Hawick and Selkirk areas for the 1820s and 30s? Any leads welcome. Ray LaFever 30 Manor Farm Road Staatsburg, NY 12580 rlafever@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ______________________________