This is not in reference to the newspaper but I have found this site to be somewhat useful if those you are searching on fall into it's parameters. You will find that there are names you have listed there. Farm Directory for Cass, Mason, Menard and Sangamon Counties Illinois. <> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/sangamon/farm_directory/1917_fd_index.html <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eilmaga/sangamon/farm_directory/1917_fd_index.html> * [email protected] wrote:* >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Ridgeway, Cantrall, England, Scroggin, Scroggins >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xg.2ADI/2581 > >Message Board Post: > >Is there a library that has microfilmed copies of old editions of Springfield newspapers? If so, how far back do the papers go? Can someone search through the films themselves? > > >==== ILSANGAM Mailing List ==== >You can search the surname or county mail list msgs here: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >For Sangamon enter the word ilsangam. >Find the names of other maillists to search: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ > > > > -- Frank's Home Page: http://tinyurl.com/6qmu4 Check out Smart Wallpaper Lite while you are there. All outgoing messages scanned with Norton AV.