Cheryl ~ Thanks for the leads, I'll try them all....... Judy On Sat, 08 Jan 2000 12:37:17 -0500, ILLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com wrote: > Marilyn Underwood pointed out this resource. Your ancestors may have > written up in a Springfield newspaper too, depending on what they did. > Obituaries from Logan residents still appear although the paper of choice > for that seems to vary from year to year. While Marilyn used the obituary > index they film the entire paper. Many Logan residents go to Springfield > for medical services. Babies are born there and those appear in the paper. > It's a resource to keep in mind. > > Lincoln Library > Sangamon Valley Collection > 7th & Monroe Sts. > Springfield, IL 62701 > > Lincoln Library houses microfilms of all early and present issues of > Springfield newspapers. They have an Obituary Index Card file from the IL > State Journal & Register which is published in Springfield. They charge 25 > cents a copy. Here's Marilyn's experience: > > "The library has a card file in the Sangamon Collection (genealogy ) Dept. > that someone writes from the surrounding newspapers. They have quite a bit > of info. on them. It shows the date they died and day it was listed in the > paper - and what newspaper; sometimes the husband or wife (survivor) what > they died from, where they were from and now living. You write down the > date it appeared in the paper and page no., then go to the Reference Desk > and either give him the list or read them off and he pulls the microfilm > for you. I have also written up there and they have been very helpful. I > wish all towns had that system and that goes back so far! > > For those who live at a distance note that they do provide help by mail. > > > > > Cheryl Rothwell > clrothwell@mindspring.com > > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > If you have found some information you were seeking through this list we'd like to know about it. > _______________________________________________________ Visit Excite Shopping at http://shopping.excite.com The fastest way to find your Holiday gift this season