Well in response to Linda's observations, there is a historian, Marilyn Keach Milota who has compiled many facts, historical happenings and just plain INTERESTING articles form those newspaper files. Her works are bound in three volumes. Volume 1 and 2 are already published. I think number 3 is soon to be published. I have bought two of them and they have some genealogical information in them. Things that fill out the bones of names dates and places. And they are just plain FUN reading!. They give a clip of the Victorian era and their views and prejudices, and SHOCK in misbehaving! I am not sure where they are available from, but if you have the ability to run across one of them, you will enjoy reading them. Patty Ronney >I had the opportunity to visit the Humboldt County library, Eureka (1313 >3rd Street, Eureka, 95501; 707-269-1900). Open: Tues., 2-5; Wed., 12-9; >Thurs., Fri., and Sat., 10-5. Closed Sun., and Mon. The facility has a >Humboldt Room, strictly for research. In the few minutes I had, I noted >City Directories from about 1905; early telephone books; local author >fiction, non-fiction and juvenile; vertical files ; large collection of >Native American items including language books; local newspapers; it >looked to be a complete collection of Bancrofts books; California >history; a section called the Susy Baker Fountain Papers; marriage >records; yearbooks; maps; Del Norte materials. A copy machine. Across >the way in the Periodical room, I saw CAIF (California Information File) >on fiche (date unknown); looked like a set of CADI (California Death >Index) on fiche (dates covered unknown); and newspapers on microfilm, >earliest looked to be about 1871. Some copies of the Californian, >bound. This is a bonanza compared to Del Norte Countys Library were >all the stuff in crammed into a corner or behind the desk in the back >room (someday well have a big enough building for a like collection to >be out for research). There is usually a volunteer docent on duty to >assist. The one I talked to seemed very knowledgeable. > >An aside, the Humboldt Rooms second floor window overlooks the harbor >where presently is anchored His Majestys Bark, The Endeavour, the >replica of Capt. Cooks ship. The bark seemed right at home. > >Linda currently not in Crescent City >