Judy thank you, you gave me some good ideas about researching old newspaper to keep in mind. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy C" <judyc@mindspring.com> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Re: Criminal Records from 1901 > Margie, > > Hi. I've used their newspapers on microfilm via Interlibrary loan (ILL). I > use this link to see what newspapers are available: > http://www.libs.uga.edu/gnp/titlelist.html > > I live in Atlanta, and UGA has lent the film for one-week in the past. So, > while I have been able to get the film via ILL, I can't get it for long. I > do not know if anyone outside of Georgia has gotten the film via ILL. Also, > while certain newspapers are available within a date range, you can't count > on every issue of that paper being filmed or that the issues will be in > chronological order on the film. It depended on what issues were still > extant at the time the filming was done, and if additional issues were > found, they would add to the film in some cases. For example, the Hall > County paper I used last was a pain to work with because it appeared as > though issues within the date range for that roll of film were filmed at > three different times, making it more likely to miss an issue if you > weren't carefully reviewing the film. > > This may be more info than you were looking for, but I thought I'd share my > experience. I LOVE the old papers for the GREAT info in them; but it is > slow research, and I do wish I could keep the film longer when I do get it. > > Best of luck! > Judy > > At 06:06 PM 9/15/2004, you wrote: > >I have looked at the University of Georgia website and can not figure out > >what to look for or where to look for newspaper collection. HELP PLEASE > >Margie > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <MBrown2205@aol.com> > >To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 1:14 AM > >Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Re: Criminal Records from 1901 > > > > > > > P. S. the title of the law books that have cases in them for the state of > > > Georgia are "Georgia Reports" > > > Don't forget newspapers. They are a great source and they report > >everything! > > > If something took place in NGA refer to Jimmy Anderson's book on Lumpkin > > > County newspaper extracts. University of Georgia has a great newspaper > > > collection. > > > > > > > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > > Thou shalt ponder how thy recipient might react to thy message. > > > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > >Thou shalt edit any quoted text down to the minimum thou needest. > >GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > > > >============================== > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >