Bill, In case no one has yet responded to your request for information as to what newspapers were available in Gallatin County during the middle decades of the 1800s, Goodspeed's "History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties," (1887) lists the following newspapers as being published in Shawneetown in the 1850's and 1860's: -- The "Southern Illinoisan" was published in Shawneetown from May 7, 1852 to 1860. -- The "Southern Illinois Advocate" was published for a few months. -- The "Western Voice" was published for some time, and continued as the "Shawneetown Intelligencer." -- The "Mercury" was published from 1860 to 1873. You also ask where these papers might be. The Illinois State Historical Library is the mandated newspaper repository in Illinois. The newspapers are available on microfilm, which are available for borrowing on interlibrary loan. See http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib/#Newspapers. Wanda Avila ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Oliver <wnoliver@worldnet.att.net> To: <ILGALLAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 4:45 PM Subject: Assistance Please > Good Afternoon Folks, > > Can anyone on the list give me And, are there any > depositories where copies of these are available? > > With many thanks, > > Bill Oliver > -=- > > > ============================== > 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 > >