Hi! I'm a lurker and have been keeping up with the list. I know this question is a little off topic, but the subject hit me as I was reading some posts. I would like to include all the information I can in my final work. I have collected lots of obituaries on most of my family members. Some are photocopied and others are handwritten. My mom has told me (I'm a young genealogist at 25yrs.) that the photocopies are more interesting with their particular kind of print than if I were to type out each obit on the computer. I would like to include as many obits as possible. The reason why I bring this up is because not too long ago I read a lot of discussions on another list about how you had to get permission from the newspaper first. I don't believe a lot of the newspapers I have articles from are still in business. >From reading lots of discussions on copyright, am I correct to assume that all newspaper articles dated prior to 1923 are in the public domain? Could I copy, crop, and paste? I would say 99% of the obituaries I have are documented with the newspaper name and date. I have always included this information and would if I could use them. The ones that aren't well documented (i.e. cut out articles found in a shoebox belonging to my grandma) I label unknown paper and date. Has anyone on this list used photocopies of obituaries in their work? If so, I would like to know where you include it. Before or after death date, copies of funeral cards, probate records, etc...? Thanks, Jennie Williams