What is the date of the first available newspaper? Thank you~ Katherine ----- Original Message ----- From: <MCleme1029@aol.com> To: <GAEARLY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [GAEARLY-L] BENJAMIN TIPTON > Hi, > I was just in Blakely and looked for info from the newspapers at the > Courthouse. > They have the papers but you can't make copies as they are so fragile. > The library, however, does also have copies and you can make the copies from > theirs. > I never knew my grandparents ( my Mothers parents) but was thrilled to find > the copies about them in some of the 1910 and 1920 newspapers. It gave info > that we didn't know when it explained about their deaths. > Hope this helps...my sister and I copied info from the courthouse papers by > hand and later found out we could make regular copies at the library... > MC > > > ==== GAEARLY Mailing List ==== > Visit the Early County USGenWeb Archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/early/early.htm >