Hi Everyone! Is there anyone out there from Davidson County, North Carolina, that needs info from McLennan County, Texas? I have hit a brick wall in my research and I need help from someone who has access to the records of Davidson County. Also, I love doing geneaology research and I would be glad to help any one with their search for records from McLennan County, Texas. Please e-mail me at betty.atkins@worldnet.att.com Thanks Betty Atkins

Established in 2000, The Olden Times scans makes scanned images of individual articles from original issues of 18th, 19th and early 20th century newspapers from around the United States. "Old newspapers are treasure troves of clues," explained Barbara Allen, the founder of The Olden Times. "The problem is that not many of them are indexed, at least not for the names of those of our ancestors who weren't rich & famous!" The new index, launched on the Genealogy Today web site this month, is an index of the 2,000+ clippings from The Olden Times web site searchable by surname, state, year and type of article. "The index will include old news articles, birth, death and marriage announcements, legal notices, and advertisements," added Barbara. "Advertisements, an often overlooked resource, may help pinpoint exactly what kind of store your great-grandparents had. And, the news of a local fire may explain why your great-grand uncle picked up and moved to California." "While many old newspapers may be safely preserved in microfilmed collections, you might have trouble finding any mention of an ancestor unless you already know of an event that might have been reported and the newspaper in which the item would have appeared. Now with the index at Genealogy Today, you can research all of your surnames in a matter of minutes." To access the index, visit http://www.genealogytoday.com/times/olden/index.html Regards, Illya D'Addezio New Providence, NJ Editor at: http://www.genealogytoday.com e-mail: editor@genealogytoday.com