Hi Lisa, I read with interest, your mention of Thompson and North Grosvenordale. I grew up in Thompson, and at one time, actually submitted articles to the Putnam Patriot and the Windham County Observer. These were little items, about the comings and goings of the various townsfolk, usually three or four lines long, perhaps longer for more newsworthy events. People would call me if they had something to put in the paper, and I would get a few cents a line for typing it up and delivering it to the newspaper office. If you can find these papers, perhaps at the Putnam Library, they are full of tidbits of local gossip about Thompson, and other communities surrounding Putnam. Me and my Mom did it, and it was lots of fun. Ginny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> To: <genconnecticut@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital recordsin Newspapers--whathasbeen your experience? > Thanks Mark, > > I've found some articles of interest in the Courant. What I would really > like to find is a paper that covers Thompson - N. Grosvenordale. I'll > probably have to hit the library for microfilm on those. > > Lisa > llepore@comcast.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Lefler" <markl8@optonline.net> > > > >> The Hartford Current would have adequately covered Putnam and Norwich. >> Mark >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marilyn" <ctmoser.mj@att.net> >> >> >> Lisa, if you live near Hartford, even though you live in Massachusetts, >> ie >> Springield, you might contact the State Library and find out if they >> allow >> out of state residents to get a library card. I know that even though I >> live >> in Connecticut, I have to go to the State Library to get a card from >> there. >> >> Marilyn >> CT >> >> --- On Sun, 5/10/09, Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> From: Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> > >> >> Hi Barb, >> >> No, I'm a MA Resident. Do you know if the Norwich or Putnam papers >> are digitized anywhere? >> >> Lisa >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Barb Stevens" <genealogybarb@snet.net> > >> >> >> HI Lisa Are you a resident of CT? If you are--you can access all of the >> Hartford Courant records except that 8 year period or so that still needs >> to >> be put online--all from your own home, if you have a CT town library card >> and go to the State Library and pay, I think $10 for 2 yrs for their card >> and have full use of both systems whenever you choose. It is awesome and >> I >> use it all the time. There is no charge to copy any of the material for >> genealogy use. I even found photos and articles about >> myself--fortunately, >> nothing embarrassing!! >> >> Barb >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Thanks so much for letting me know about these articles. I'll add them to my to do list for Connecticut. All these little items or "gossip" are great when you can find them. They fill in the day to day information about what life was like back then. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "ginnyb" <ginnyb@comcast.net> > Hi Lisa, > I read with interest, your mention of Thompson and North Grosvenordale. I > grew up in Thompson, and at one time, actually submitted articles to the > Putnam Patriot and the Windham County Observer. These were little items, > about the comings and goings of the various townsfolk, usually three or > four > lines long, perhaps longer for more newsworthy events. People would call > me > if they had something to put in the paper, and I would get a few cents a > line for typing it up and delivering it to the newspaper office. If you > can > find these papers, perhaps at the Putnam Library, they are full of tidbits > of local gossip about Thompson, and other communities surrounding Putnam. > Me > and my Mom did it, and it was lots of fun. > Ginny > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> > > >> Thanks Mark, >> >> I've found some articles of interest in the Courant. What I would really >> like to find is a paper that covers Thompson - N. Grosvenordale. I'll >> probably have to hit the library for microfilm on those. >> >> Lisa >> llepore@comcast.net >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mark Lefler" <markl8@optonline.net> >> >> >> >>> The Hartford Current would have adequately covered Putnam and Norwich. >>> Mark >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Marilyn" <ctmoser.mj@att.net> >>> >>> >>> Lisa, if you live near Hartford, even though you live in Massachusetts, >>> ie >>> Springield, you might contact the State Library and find out if they >>> allow >>> out of state residents to get a library card. I know that even though I >>> live >>> in Connecticut, I have to go to the State Library to get a card from >>> there. >>> >>> Marilyn >>> CT >>> >>> --- On Sun, 5/10/09, Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>> From: Lisa Lepore <llepore@comcast.net> >> >>> >>> Hi Barb, >>> >>> No, I'm a MA Resident. Do you know if the Norwich or Putnam papers >>> are digitized anywhere? >>> >>> Lisa >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Barb Stevens" <genealogybarb@snet.net> >> >>> >>> >>> HI Lisa Are you a resident of CT? If you are--you can access all of the >>> Hartford Courant records except that 8 year period or so that still >>> needs >>> to >>> be put online--all from your own home, if you have a CT town library >>> card >>> and go to the State Library and pay, I think $10 for 2 yrs for their >>> card >>> and have full use of both systems whenever you choose. It is awesome and >>> I >>> use it all the time. There is no charge to copy any of the material for >>> genealogy use. I even found photos and articles about >>> myself--fortunately, >>> nothing embarrassing!! >>> >>> Barb