>Since many of our relatives moved to Illinois. >How to get information from an old Illinois newspaper... > >http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/#NEWSPAPERS [and other spots on the same web >site] > >Newspapers >The Library's 4,900 newspaper titles are preserved on nearly 73,000 >microfilm reels. As the mandated newspaper repository in Illinois, the >Library holds titles from all 102 counties. Many of the newspapers date >from the early and mid-nineteenth century, and more than 300 newspapers are >currently received through subscription. >The Library's newspaper collection has been cataloged through the >nationwide program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. >Researchers may borrow newspapers on microfilm through interlibrary loan. >Also see our Newspaper Search Policy. > >Interlibrary Loan >Newspaper microfilm and some books may be borrowed on interlibrary loan. >Requests may be made on OCLC or ALA loan request forms. The Library is a >member of ILLINET and the Rolling Prairie Library System; holdings >information is available through Rolling Prairie Library System online >catalog, ILLINET Online, and on OCLC. Photographs, films, microfiche, >manuscripts, and Lincoln materials are not available for loan. > >NEWSPAPER SEARCH POLICY > >Since our newspapers are not indexed, all search requests must include >specific information for a search to be performed. Those specifics include >the full name(s), exact date (day, month, and year), and exact location >(city and county) of the occurrence. If such information is unavailable and >you live in the continental United States, you may borrow newspaper >microfilm on interlibrary loan through your local library to do your own >research. Each search consists of looking for articles on one occurrence >(obituary notice, birth announcement, marriage announcement, etc.) for one >person. > >Each letter must be accompanied by a self addressed, stamped, business >sized envelope. Checks and money orders should be made payable to the >Illinois State Historical Library. A response will be sent for successful >and unsuccessful searches. Do not send a second letter until you have >received a response to your first. > >Illinois Residents: A non refundable copy fee of $1.00 must accompany each >letter. Each letter must be limited to no more than two (2) search requests. > >Non Illinois Residents: A non refundable fee of $10.00 per search must >accompany each search request. Each letter is limited to no more than four >(4) search requests. > > >Cheryl Rothwell >[email protected] > > >==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== >To post a message so everyone on ILMARION-L or ILMARION-D receives >it, send the message to: > [email protected] >It will then be sent on to everyone in both ILMARION-L or ILMARION-D. > > >--part1_fb48129f.25217811_boundary-- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com