Ruth, I would love to do that but I live in Illinois. Is there a library or some other reference sourc that I could use. ~Debbie in Central Illinois~ -----Original Message----- From: ScrubJay42@aol.com <ScrubJay42@aol.com> To: CIRCUS-FOLK-L@rootsweb.com <CIRCUS-FOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, March 25, 2001 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [CIRCUS-FOLK] Query >In a message dated 3/25/01 9:11:06 AM Mountain Standard Time, >dagran@davesworld.net writes: > ><< My mom and dad met each other during a carnival stop in Blytheville, >Arkansas in September 1931. I am not sure if the carnival was in Blytheville >or a surrounding area. They have both passed on now and we, the children >would love to know the name or the owner of the carnival outfit that would >have been in that area at that time. >> > >You might also try old newspapers from the Blytheville area from August and >September of 1931. The carnivals and circuses probably put out publicity >ahead of time to draw the crowds, and a newspaper would probably be the most >effective publicity. > >Good luck! >Ruth Lame > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >