Mike, I now have access to the Los Angeles Library and the site for newspapers is asking for a barcode.... is that the same as the library card number? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: Laura Edgar Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:12 PM To: calosang@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Help finding obits - LA neigborhood map Mike - that was extremely helpful.....apparently need a library card - and is there a fee for ProQuest? being able to research from home is great.... thanks again............. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Taylor Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:41 PM To: Julie ; calosang@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Help finding obits - LA neigborhood map To All: The only thing I can suggest to to subscribe to ProQuest. This is a search site that will search newspapers as far back as the 1700’s in the USA. I use the Los Angeles City Public Library web site to access ProQuest. Hope this will help. Mike Taylor On Mar 19, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Julie <juls92627@yahoo.com> wrote: > it's not that we are ignoring you, we just don't know, and everyone seems > to post asking for obits! > you have Brentwood, which is considered LA, and Westwood & Hollywood, > still LA, but West Hollywood is it's own city > > unfortunately we are really bad out here for placing obits. It could be > the price, $350 a couple of years ago, I don't know. > > I found this off of Wikipedia on the county : Los Angeles County also > includes two offshore islands, San Clemente Island and Santa Catalina > Island. The county is home to 88 incorporated cities and many > unincorporated areas. At 4,083 square miles (10,570 km2), it is larger > than the combined areas of the states of Rhode Island and Delaware. > > and this really cool map on the Neighborhoods of LA county and inside Los > Angeles > http://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/ > > This website talks about how the map was made and mentions censuses: > http://maps.latimes.com/about/ > > That being said, if you give me the name of your people, I will see if I > can find them on the historic LA times. > > If they are not on there, then you will need to figure out the closest > library to them and ask. > > good luck > Julie > tustin, calif > > > From: Linda Holley <ljholley@gmail.com> > To: calosang@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:23 PM > Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Help finding obits > > > I have asked this same question a few times on this list and have found no > one to help me. I think one problem is the number of papers which covers > the area. > > Linda Holley > On Mar 19, 2014, at 4:19 PM, <ssshoe@cox.net> wrote: > >> I am trying to locate 2 obit's and am very confused about where I need to >> write to to get them. >> >> One date of death is 1-26-1952 and the other is 1-17-1949 - both in Los >> Angeles. >> >> I would assume the obit's would be the day or two after. >> >> Does anyone on this list have access to the newspapers for those dates or >> can you suggest where I write to get them? >> >> Thank you! >> >> Pam >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You enter the numbers that are underneath the barcode on the back of the card. On 3/21/14 3:47 PM, "Laura Edgar" <laura30@cox.net> wrote: > Mike, I now have access to the Los Angeles Library and the site for >newspapers is asking for a barcode.... is that the same as the library >card >number? >Thanks > >-----Original Message----- >From: Laura Edgar >Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:12 PM >To: calosang@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Help finding obits - LA neigborhood map > >Mike - that was extremely helpful.....apparently need a library card - and >is there a fee for ProQuest? being able to research from home is >great.... >thanks again............. >-----Original Message----- >From: Mike Taylor >Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:41 PM >To: Julie ; calosang@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Help finding obits - LA neigborhood map > >To All: > >The only thing I can suggest to to subscribe to ProQuest. This is a >search >site that will search newspapers as far back as the 1700¹s in the USA. I >use the Los Angeles City Public Library web site to access ProQuest. Hope >this will help. > >Mike Taylor > > >On Mar 19, 2014, at 3:18 PM, Julie <juls92627@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> it's not that we are ignoring you, we just don't know, and everyone >>seems >> to post asking for obits! >> you have Brentwood, which is considered LA, and Westwood & Hollywood, >> still LA, but West Hollywood is it's own city >> >> unfortunately we are really bad out here for placing obits. It could be >> the price, $350 a couple of years ago, I don't know. >> >> I found this off of Wikipedia on the county : Los Angeles County also >> includes two offshore islands, San Clemente Island and Santa Catalina >> Island. The county is home to 88 incorporated cities and many >> unincorporated areas. At 4,083 square miles (10,570 km2), it is larger >> than the combined areas of the states of Rhode Island and Delaware. >> >> and this really cool map on the Neighborhoods of LA county and inside >>Los >> Angeles >> http://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/ >> >> This website talks about how the map was made and mentions censuses: >> http://maps.latimes.com/about/ >> >> That being said, if you give me the name of your people, I will see if I >> can find them on the historic LA times. >> >> If they are not on there, then you will need to figure out the closest >> library to them and ask. >> >> good luck >> Julie >> tustin, calif >> >> >> From: Linda Holley <ljholley@gmail.com> >> To: calosang@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:23 PM >> Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Help finding obits >> >> >> I have asked this same question a few times on this list and have found >>no >> one to help me. I think one problem is the number of papers which >>covers >> the area. >> >> Linda Holley >> On Mar 19, 2014, at 4:19 PM, <ssshoe@cox.net> wrote: >> >>> I am trying to locate 2 obit's and am very confused about where I need >>>to >>> write to to get them. >>> >>> One date of death is 1-26-1952 and the other is 1-17-1949 - both in Los >>> Angeles. >>> >>> I would assume the obit's would be the day or two after. >>> >>> Does anyone on this list have access to the newspapers for those dates >>>or >>> can you suggest where I write to get them? >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> Pam >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >CALOSANG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message >