Yes, must be a good sight, but I wanted the LA paper back in the 1890's. Bah, humbug, it doesn't go back that far. (looking for an obit) Guess the only way to find an 1890's paper would be going to LA and looking at microfilm if they have it. Hmm? Helen O'Connor Ron Filion wrote: >Google News Archive > >If you haven't seen this yet, go look at it: > >http://news.google.com/archivesearch > >They have included the indexes for newspapers that are from ProQuest and Newspaperarchive.com, among many others. Some of the California newspapers include the L.A. Times and Oakland Tribune. > >But, this search is entirely free! And, you will see a snippet of the text. > >I find the best way to search is to put in the name you are looking for plus the location, for example: >Filion San Francisco > >If you are looking for an exact name, remember to put it in quotes: >"Ron Filion" San Francisco > >Enjoy, > >Ron > >p.s. Please feel free to forward this message to other lists or individuals. > >************************** >Visit SFGenealogy.com! >http://www.sfgenealogy.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >