Steve P.: You are dreaming about an obituary in 1852 in Altona. The earliest one in the Galesburg papers was 1854. The outlying areas sent in "news" items from time to time usually just a statement that "Granma Jones died last Thursday""or some similar statement. The items were paid for as an "ad" for some time, and I understand that some newspapers are going back to that idea, particularly in the cities. Don't expect to find an obituary as you know them, until after 1900, unless the person was well known or a prominent resident of a larger town. The Illinois State Historical Society collection does not list a newspaper extant for Altona,(see Illinois Libraries, April 1991). Ruth ---------- >From: "Steve Peterson" <ptrsn@home.com> >To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Altona Newspaper c1852 >Date: Wed, Jun 20, 2001, 11:47 PM > >Hi Listmembers, > >Can anyone tell me if there were any newspapers in or covering Altona c1852? >Levi Stephens died Oct. 29, 1852 and I'm looking for a possible obituary. He >lived just east of Altona. > >Thanks >Steve P >