In a message dated 22/07/2004 23:56:59 GMT Daylight Time, mommy23@shaw.ca writes: And does anyone know how I could find a newspaper that might have had a record of the accident he was killed in? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Local Studies Centre for the City of Sunderland, has copies of the local papers from 1831 onwards available on microfilm. They have the Sunderland Echo from 1873 to date and also keep some Seaham papers, the Seaham Observer 1858 - 1870 and the Seaham Weekly News 1860 - 1938. email: Local.Studies@edcom.sunderland.gov.uk Regards Stan Mapstone www.mapstone.org