The archives of the newspaper, The Scotsman, are now available online, at http://archive.scotsman.com/Default/Skins/TSPLa/Client.asp?skin=TSPLa&daily= TSC&enter=true&AppName=2&GZ=T&FromWelcome=False The digital archives cover the years 1817-1900. The index may be searched at no cost, but it costs money to actually view the articles. Index search results reproduce a small digital image of the headline or the very beginning of the article, and do not seem too helpful in determining whether you might want to spend money to see the actual article. In any case, available online--even at a price--is better than available only in a distant library. Apologies for cross-posting. Cheers. Dan MacMeekin Dan MacMeekin Silver Spring, Maryland, USA Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society member #2839 Researching McMiken, McMekin, McMeekin, McMichan, etc. from Girthon and Anwoth parishes, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland