Hello, This is basically just a hello and get acquainted note. I was pleased to see the notice from Rootsweb of the creation of this list. I am wondering just how far back does the data base on these old newspapers go? Or is there actually a data base? I am particularly interested in papers from around 1850 (+ - 10 years) from Carlinville in Macoupin county. My ancestor Leroy Overstreet, was a blacksmith there and died in January 1849 at age 37. I have always been curious as to the cause. Disease? Accident? I know that yellow fever and cholera were killing many people during this period. Nancy Cook