Great. That will help a lot. I'm a little behind with my obits but I will do it as soon as I can and get back to you. Mary Ann -----Original Message----- From: howard/laura [mailto:hfreeman@sktc.net] Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 5:08 PM To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Obit archives Yes, I must be having my senior moment of the day. The year was 1900 for Peter LInden, He was buried at Big Woods or Annunciation Cem. Thanks Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pirone, Mary Ann" <mapiro@aurora.lib.il.us> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 4:53 PM Subject: RE: [ILKANE] Obit archives > What year? Does it say where he was buried? We have several cemetery > indexes. > Mary Ann > > -----Original Message----- > From: howard/laura [mailto:hfreeman@sktc.net] > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 4:52 PM > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] Obit archives > > > Mary Ann, thanks for your reply. I don't have a date for one of my person's. > The other is just a date from a tombstone and I have a little notice from > the Aurora Beacon News. It is only a notice that my person died and does not > give any detail of survivors. If you would want to look for an obit for him > I would most gladly pay you. The person was Peter Linden, the date of the > notice was Nov. 23,. If you find an obit I would love to have it. Thank you > for your help. Laura Linden Freeman > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pirone, Mary Ann" <mapiro@aurora.lib.il.us> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 4:31 PM > Subject: RE: [ILKANE] Obit archives > > > > If by "archives" yuo mean a collection of old newspapers, the Aurora > Public > > Library has back issues of the Beacon and several other small Aurora > > newspapers on microfilm. Unfortunately we do not have any kind of index > for > > papers that early and the Illinois Death Index doesn't go back that far. > If > > you know the date of death I would look up the obituary for you. There > > would be a charge of $1.00 per obit plus postage. If you sent a standard > > size SASE I wouldn't have to charge for postage. I do these on my off desk > > time so sometimes it takes a while before I can get to them. Hope this is > > helpful. > > Mary Ann Pirone > > Aurora Public Library > > One East Benton > > Aurora, IL. 60505 > > 630-264-4100 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: howard/laura [mailto:hfreeman@sktc.net] > > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 7:20 PM > > To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ILKANE] Obit archives > > > > > > Can anyone tell me if I could access archives of the news papers for > Batavia > > and Aurora? I am looking for an obit and would have to search the years > > from 1900 to 1908. Would the Aurora Beacon have had obits for Batavia? > Where > > in Batavia would someone have been buried besides West Batavia Cemetery? > > Any help is appreciated. > > Laura > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a > message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb. > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb.