One source to try is the newspaper index located at the Hayner Public Library, 326 Belle St., Alton 62002 (618) 462-0651 A search by mail is $5.00 per name. The Alton Telegraph Newspaper 1836-1933 Index is a 4 volume set, located above the microfilm readers. The Illinois State Historical Library Microfilm Room also has a set. I believe it was a WPA project. -----Original Message----- From: AlnGeorg@aol.com <AlnGeorg@aol.com> To: ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com <ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, August 28, 1999 1:46 PM Subject: Looking for Needle in a Haystack >I am searching for information on William D. SMITH who immigrated from >Glasgow, Scotland to Alton area around 1850. His wife Catherine McKAY >WINNING SMITH was my gg grandmother. When her 1st husband (my gg >Grandfather) died, she married William SMITH and came to the US leaving her >children with relatives in Scotland. I have been unable to get a line on her >in the US. > >William SMITH was a coal miner and I understand that he was killed in a mine >accident around Collinsville in 1870s or 1880s. > >Does anyone have any ideas where I can search to get additional information. > >Thank you, >Georgann in Phoenix > > >==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received >when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Yvonne James-Henderson, >list administrator with questions concerning this list! >mailto:hen1@idt.net >