Thanks for the info.! I will follow up. Patty ----- Original Message ----- From: tracy tresner <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 12:25 PM Subject: Re: [ILEDGAR] Obituaries > 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. >