Current & historical Newspapers on line are a fabulous resource. Everyone should check their local library to see if it offers any of these databases. Proquest has filmed many papers, and these are on line at many local public & university libraries. I have found many many obituaries and other news articles. This is a source that should not be overlooked. I have used the following papers - Providence Journal Boston Globe Hartford Courant Norwich Bulletin Worcester Telegram New York Times Chicago Tribune St. Albans Messenger I have searched at individual newspaper websites also. There are gaps in coverage, but hopefully they will disappear eventually. For instance, there is the Historical Hartford Courant which goes from 1764 to 1984. At the Courant website itself, you can search from 1992 to the present, but there is a fee to see the article. So, the years between 1984-1992 are missing. At least you can conduct a search, then you could go to the library and look up the articles fairly quickly from the microfilm once you are armed with dates. Some newspapers give you free access to their archives if you have a subscription to the newspaper. The Boston Globe does this. I would like to find access to the historical Norwich Bulletin if it exists. The Eastman On Line Genealogical Newsletter posted an article about this sometime ago - http://www.eogen.com/HeritageQuestOnline This site lists public libraries with access to heritagequest. These same libraries frequently offer some form of newspapers on line. All Connecticut library card holders have access to these databases. There are newspapers here for Northern NY, some historical and some going up to as recent as 2007. http://news.nnyln.net/index.html There are also commercial sites that offer historical & current obituaries for a fee like ancestry.com genealogybank.com, newspaperarchives.com all of which I have used, but there are a ton of free things out there, and they should not be overlooked. Newspapers & city directories are 2 main sources of information for 20th century research. My 2 cents, Lisa llepore@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn" <ctmoser.mj@att.net> During the 20th century births, marriages, deaths and obituaries were routinely published in Connecticut newspapers for fee. Charging to publish obituaries has come about during the past 10 to 20 years. There are many commercial sites available that for a fee you can to research in the papers they cover. Sometimes local libraries offer access to certain sites to their patrons. My question are, to those of you have tried this: How viable an option is this for doing 20th century family research? Were you able to find what you were looking for? What states did you search in? This is NOT a commercial for subscription sites. However, knowing which sites you found most useful for YOUR research is often helpful in making decisions. Which sites did You find most helpful for your needs. Were you searching in one specific state, or were you able the use the site to search for information in several states. How did you access the services? Though a source outside of you home or avail to you for free for home use from on outside source such as a library. As part of a large commercial site, such as ancestry.com? A commercial site specializing in Newspapers for which you pay a subscription fee? I am not looking for, nor do I want, criticism of individual sites. I want to know how good a research tool this type of option is for this time period. I'm not looking for an answer from just one person. I looking for as many opinions as possible. This is something that can help all of us. We all face the same mountain - finding 20th century information. Marilyn CT ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database: 270.12.23/2106 - Release Date: 05/09/09 06:54:00