The following news items and resources were added to Newspaper Abstracts website in the last week. Newspaper Abstracts is a user-contributed database of old newspaper articles and available free to all. To submit your articles see: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/submitarticles.html To coordinate a county or state, or to open a regular contributor account, see: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/volunteer.html ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Illinois http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/illinois/champaign/index.shtml Champaign County Herald October 29, 1884 Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/illinois/champaign/index.shtml Champaign County Herald October 22, 1884 Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/illinois/champaign/index.shtml Champaign County Herald October 15, 1884 Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/illinois/champaign/index.shtml Champaign County Herald October 8, 1884 Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/illinois/index.shtml The Indians of Illinois (based on newspaper accounts) http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/illinois/adams/index.shtml Births and Deaths Abstracted from The Camp Point Journal, Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois, 1873-1903 http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/illinois/index.shtml Central Illinois Chronicles, Volumes 1-3

Illinois Site Visitor has created the article entitled "Peoria Star". http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/illinois/peoria/index.shtml

In a message dated 11/4/03 11:56:05 PM, [email protected] writes: << The site looks great. I'd like to add the feature below, but I couldn't find it. Can you direct me to the place to get it? >> Hi Karima, The link to the webfeed is near the top right of each of the new pages. The actual page to the webfeed is at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/syndicate.cgi At this time, the category list gives the option of state categories as well as counties. Please do NOT choose a state. No articles are actually listed in the state category, only counties, and I have not been able to fix the script yet to remove the state choices. So many things that have to be done to maintain a site, yet not enough hours in the day to get it all done! Have a wonderful evening! Barbara

The site looks great. I'd like to add the feature below, but I couldn't find it. Can you direct me to the place to get it? Thanks so much, Karima > > ~ Get the latest "old" news displayed on your website using our Webfeed > Generator. The Webfeed on your site is automatically updated the instant a > new item is posted on NewspaperAbstracts.com. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.536 / Virus Database: 331 - Release Date: 11/3/2003

It has been a long process and we are nearing the end of the transfer with over 90% * of the news items now having been placed into the new site manager at NewspaperAbstracts.com. There are many improvements and features available with this new system that we were not able to do in the past, as well as a new look to the site. ~ When contributors submit news items thru our online system, the articles are posted to the site, in their proper county, within a few hours. ~ Regular contributors can apply for their own user account, allowing their articles to appear online immediately. ~ Coordinators no longer need to know html or ftp in order to manage a county or state for the site. It is as simple as completing an online form. ~ Get the latest "old" news displayed on your website using our Webfeed Generator. The Webfeed on your site is automatically updated the instant a new item is posted on NewspaperAbstracts.com. ~ The site search engine is updated immediately with the latest news items. No more waiting for the weekly update to find the latest news! Main page of upgraded site: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.shtml Upgraded news contribution form: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/submitarticles.html To apply for a Contributor or Coordinator account: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/volunteer.html Remember, NewspaperAbstracts.com is a user-contributed database that relies on you for old news items. NewspaperAbstracts.com has been and always will be a free site available to everyone with an internet connection. * Areas not yet 100% upgraded include Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Massachusetts, New York and Ontario Canada.

I would like to thank all who contacted me both thru the list and privately. Please forgive me for not responding back to everyone who wrote providing their encouragement and support. I received so many wonderful messages that my inbox was overflowing. Know that your messages were read and greatly appreciated. Good news! The Newspaper Abstracts web site is back up and running properly with the exception of a few small areas. All will be even better than before by the end of August. Many articles that have been submitted in the past few months will also be added in the coming days and we will easily top 12,000 news articles on the site. We are also seeking volunteers to coordinate a county and / or state. You must know how to make web pages and upload them to the site. Anyone interested in helping on this wonderful project is encouraged to apply at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/volunteer.html If you can't build web pages or simply don't have the time to coordinate a county or state, you can still help the project by submitting your news items dated prior to 1931. News items can be submitted thru the mail lists or with our online forms at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/submitarticles.html Again, thank you for your support and have a wonderful week! Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb

Glad you are back. Ciao, Carole "LeMigliori Vi site sono le piu' brevi" The best visits are brief

First I must apologize for not being available over the summer as I should have been. This was a bad summer for me and my family and I was not available as I should have been. I keep hearing that people called but I didn't get any calls and we do answer our phone - the number is the same as it has been for over 15 years. The summer kicked off with debit card fraud and the ensuing battle with my bank, progressed to my mother-in-law being hospitalized for heart problems in June while my father-in-law was in the final stages of his 8 year battle with cancer, and finally losing that battle in July. Throw into this mess with the need for remodeling on the house to bring our utility bills under control, accepting a permanent position outside of the home and adjusting to a 40+ hour work week out of the home, the kids home on summer vacation, etc. Sometime during all of this, my computer was down again for about 2 weeks. Toss in the normal daily family life events and surely you can agree that my time has been rather limited this summer. By giving several of the coordinators access to everything needed to manage the site and mail lists in my absence, it never occurred to me that there would be such an episode over my not being available as long as I kept paying the bills, which I did. There were so many other more urgent family matters that deserved my attention that I didn't even think to notify anyone. How many of you would think to notify me when you are going to be gone for a few weeks or months? As the site owner, it should have occurred to me to email someone, but it didn't. Therefore, my fault, yes, but after all, how often does anyone really need me for something related to the site? I am about as frustrated, dissappointed, and upset as anyone can be over what has happened to the site. I took the day off of work today and am working on fixing the site, though it will take me more than one day to repair the site damage caused by a small few who decided to tear it down. Regardless of who stays or goes, the site and old-news lists will continue and will grow. I began this site in 1999 and I along with hundreds of volunteers, have worked too hard for it to go away. Those that wish to stay are more than welcome and those that wish to go may do so. If you know how to build web pages and wish to coordinate a county or state, email me privately and we can get you all set up. Finally, some of the things that have been said about me on some of the old-news lists the past few weeks are completely inappropriate and uncalled for and I just ask that those making those comments about my abandoning the site, that I don't pay the bills related to the site, urging list members to not submit news items, and other negative comments I have run across, cease with the gossip and quietly go their own way. Have a wonderful day, Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History

Thanks to everyone who gave me such good ideas for finding an old obit. I'll visit my local library this week and get started. I realize it may not be found, but if I run across any neat "tricks" or ideas in my search, I'll share them with the list. Thanks again all you great people! Ruth Volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness http://www.RAOGK.com Volunteer - Naperville, IL Family History Center ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Mueller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> > Ruth, > > I just recently returned a book I had out on > Interlibrary loan that listed many Chicago area German > newspapers, including which libraries had holdings of > them. Title: > German-American Newspapers and Periodicals, 1732-1955. > Quelle & Meyer Publishers, Heidelberg. I obtained it > through FirstSearch, which you should be able to do > through your local library. If you don't have > success, I have copied all pages of Chicago area > papers from that book and can help you. AFA finding a > particular obit, that may be a difficult search (keep > in mind also that not every death was recorded by an > obit). Another possibility would be to search the > PERSI holdings (available through > AncestryPlus--available through many libraries) and > also Ancestry's 'historical newspaper' holdings. > Cyndi's list might also be a good place to continue > your search with this [http://www.cyndislist.com/]; > search under 'obits' or a specific locality. You > might also try the U. S. Newspaper Project at: > http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html > > For your second request, the Chicago Historical > Society should be able to help you with old > newspapers. Reach them at: > > Lesley Martin > > Research Specialist > > Chicago Historical Society > > 312-799-2032 > > [email protected] > > Lesley has been a great help to me with some of my > research. > > Good luck with your search, and please let me know if > you meet with success. > > Tom Mueller--Librarian in FL > > From: "Ruth Carroll" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [IL-Old-News] 1891 Obituary - Chicago? > > > > Does anyone know of a German newspaper that might > > have carried an obit of a > > native German in 1891? She died in Chicago, Cook > > County ( 711 Seminary) in > > March of 1891. > > > > Also, does anyone know of a library near Wheaton, > > Illinois that might have > > microfilm of the Chicago Tribune from that year? (I > > know the Wheaton Library > > does not have it that far back.) > > Ruth

Ruth, I just recently returned a book I had out on Interlibrary loan that listed many Chicago area German newspapers, including which libraries had holdings of them. Title: German-American Newspapers and Periodicals, 1732-1955. Quelle & Meyer Publishers, Heidelberg. I obtained it through FirstSearch, which you should be able to do through your local library. If you don't have success, I have copied all pages of Chicago area papers from that book and can help you. AFA finding a particular obit, that may be a difficult search (keep in mind also that not every death was recorded by an obit). Another possibility would be to search the PERSI holdings (available through AncestryPlus--available through many libraries) and also Ancestry's 'historical newspaper' holdings. Cyndi's list might also be a good place to continue your search with this [http://www.cyndislist.com/]; search under 'obits' or a specific locality. You might also try the U. S. Newspaper Project at: http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html For your second request, the Chicago Historical Society should be able to help you with old newspapers. Reach them at: > Lesley Martin > Research Specialist > Chicago Historical Society > 312-799-2032 > [email protected] Lesley has been a great help to me with some of my research. Good luck with your search, and please let me know if you meet with success. Tom Mueller--Librarian in FL --- [email protected] wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 > #2 [IL-Old-News] 1891 Obituary - Chic ["Ruth > Carroll" <[email protected]] > #3 Re: [IL-Old-News] 1891 Obituary - > [[email protected]] > #4 Re: [IL-Old-News] 1891 Obituary - ["Eleanor > Chobirko" <[email protected]] > Thanks > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 7:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: IL-OLD-NEWS-D Digest V03 #11 > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 > Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 09:41:54 -0500 > From: "Ruth Carroll" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IL-Old-News] 1891 Obituary - Chicago? > > Does anyone know of a German newspaper that might > have carried an obit of a > native German in 1891? She died in Chicago, Cook > County ( 711 Seminary) in > March of 1891. > > Also, does anyone know of a library near Wheaton, > Illinois that might have > microfilm of the Chicago Tribune from that year? (I > know the Wheaton Library > does not have it that far back.) > > Thanks! > > Ruth __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

Ruth, Thank you for your input. I live in Pa. and unable to travel. I do have a niece and nephew that live in that area. I will give them the info. I appreciate any and all help in researching my family tree. Regards, Eleanor ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [IL-Old-News] 1891 Obituary - Chicago? > Ruth, > > The Chicago Historical Society Research Library carries the Abendpost > (German) Newspaper. I was able to get an obit their for 1907. You might want to check > with them on the years they have. > The only library (that I know of) to get old Chicago newspapers is the Harold > Washington Library, downtown Chicago. It is worth the trip, as they have so > many papers to choose from. > > Good luck, > Mary Lou Woods > > > ==== IL-OLD-NEWS Mailing List ==== > County and State Coordinators needed. For more information see: > http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/volunteer.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Ruth, The Chicago Historical Society Research Library carries the Abendpost (German) Newspaper. I was able to get an obit their for 1907. You might want to check with them on the years they have. The only library (that I know of) to get old Chicago newspapers is the Harold Washington Library, downtown Chicago. It is worth the trip, as they have so many papers to choose from. Good luck, Mary Lou Woods

Does anyone know of a German newspaper that might have carried an obit of a native German in 1891? She died in Chicago, Cook County ( 711 Seminary) in March of 1891. Also, does anyone know of a library near Wheaton, Illinois that might have microfilm of the Chicago Tribune from that year? (I know the Wheaton Library does not have it that far back.) Thanks! Ruth

My email address has changed, can you please unsubscribe my old address of [email protected] I have already resubbed under my new email address of [email protected] Thanks -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 7:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: IL-OLD-NEWS-D Digest V03 #11

Could someone please look up an article that may have appeared in the Cook County newspapers. The article is about a suicide hanging on July 22, 1928 of Joseph Opatrny, age 23 years. I am also interested in an obituary if there is one. All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Please send any info to Eleanor at [email protected] Eleanor M. Chobirko

Hi Mike ! I dont know where Walnut, IL is, BUT in Southern IL, Greenup, Cumberland Co and S of Charleston. There are/were Brewers in the area. I have a Brewer in my lines, Ill have to look it up and see. Its one of those limbs I know the least about. If its not close, and If I dont hear from you, ill leave at this above. Regards, MIke in AZ SWARTZ~SVARC / McCOLLOUGH / COLEMAN / CUTRIGHT CERNY / HAJEK / HOSEK / HRABAC / KREISSINGER / PERGLA / CERMAK

I am trying to find an obituary, newspaper or otherwise, cemetery record, etc. on a long-time resident of Walnut, Illinois. He is Charles Freeman, b. 1835 and we believe died abt 1890. May have been the Walnut constable at one time. He was married to Nancy BREWER and they had children Richard, Stephen, May, Josephine, Velora and Charly. Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Mike Peterson

Hello—I am seeking the names of the parents of GEORGE ABISHA SPAULDING, born 1808 in Connecticut. He married LORETTA L. FIELD 1830 in Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. They lived for a number of years in Dutchess County, New York. They both died in Jan 1879 in Bureau County, Illinois. Thank you--Any help will be appreciated.—Robert Ross <[email protected]> NOTE-Please reply direct as well as to the list _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

Robert, While I can't help you with the obits, I'm wondering if you are any relation to Rudy Spaulding from Fisher, IL? I correspond with his daughter, who has done a lot of work on both sides of the family. If you are related to Rudy, and you don't know his daughter Pam, I would be happy to pass your email on to her to see if she can help you in the search. Also, have you tried to order any old newspapers from that area through interlibrary loan? Do you know the names of the newspapers? Have you checked with any of the churches in that area for church records? Obits from that time sometimes were very brief and concise. And BTW, where is Bureau County? Southern, central or western Illinois? I live in DuPage County by Chicago, so I probably can't help much, but I'm willing to try if you know of any resources in the Chicago area. Good luck! Ruth Volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness http://www.RAOGK.org PS - You might also try the RAOGK website and see if there are any volunteers from Bureau County who could check the local libraries for you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Ross" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:44 PM Subject: [IL-Old-News] George and Loretta Spaulding > Seeking obituaries for GEORGE ABISHA SPAULDING, who died in Bureau County, > Illinois 21 Jan 1879. Also for his wife, LORETTA L. (FIELD) SPAULDING, who > died just 7 days later, 28 Jan 1879. She died in Dover, Bureau County, > Illinois, so we expect George also died near there. George was born 1808 > and Loretta 1811. They are my GGgrandparents. > > Any help will be appreciated. Thank you-Robert <[email protected]> > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >

Seeking obituaries for GEORGE ABISHA SPAULDING, who died in Bureau County, Illinois 21 Jan 1879. Also for his wife, LORETTA L. (FIELD) SPAULDING, who died just 7 days later, 28 Jan 1879. She died in Dover, Bureau County, Illinois, so we expect George also died near there. George was born 1808 and Loretta 1811. They are my GGgrandparents. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you—Robert <[email protected]> _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail