The oldest I have requested was early 1900's. All I can suggest is either contacting them direct or submitting a request. The older the request the more of a "hit & miss" it will be for not all newspapers in the early days were saved to the point of microfilming. One I requested for 1914, they didn't have. I happened to check our local library and found it in their microfilm collection. Another I was looking for was missing from EIU's collection, but the state did have it. The staff of the Newspaper Library in Springfield will make every effort to find the obituary you are looking for. In another case, the obituary requested did not exist, but as the death occurred in a train wreck, it was front page news and that article was copied and sent in place of the obit, and basically had the necessary information. I have written the library requesting their current policy and fees. When I receive a response I will post it to the list. Tracy >From: "Patty Milich" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ILEDGAR] Obituaries >Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 18:13:57 -0800 > >Hello Tracy: > >Could you tell me if they look up obits from the 1800s? > >Thanks, >Patty > >----- Original Message ----- >From: tracy tresner <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 9:40 PM >Subject: Re: [ILEDGAR] Obituaries > > > > One additional source is to contact: > > > > Newspaper Librarian > > Old State Capitol Building > > Springfield, IL > > > > There is a fee and limit to the number of inquiries per each request. >You > > must supply them with the persons name, date of death, location and >SASE. > > This is a manual look-up and they receive numerous inquiries, so be >patient > > as response is slow (approx. 4 weeks). However, have had great success >with > > their services. They not only look up obituaries, but will send a >photocopy > > of an article if known when published. > > > > Tracy > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.