At 05:39 PM 04/12/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Regarding obits, the Kankakee Public Library has told me that they will look >up obits for people writing to them if they are only requesting one thing. >I would suggest that anyone wanting an obit to send the exact information on >the individual and include a small amount of money for their trouble. If >they are looking for someone in an outlying township, you should tell the >library the exact location since the early newspapers had separate columns >for news from the other townships. MARCIA , "THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY" - STATE OR COUNTY OR LOCAL AND ADDRESS PLEASE AND ARE THERE FEES? THANKS FOR ALL THE OBIT INFOR. IS THERE A SOURCE IN ILLINOIS FOR NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM AVAILABLE ON ILL (INTERLIBRARY LOAN)? AND A SOURCE FOR ILLINOIS STATE CENSUS ON MICROFILM AVAILABLE ON ILL (INTERLIBRARY LOAN)? THANKS A LOT. TAKE CARE. BECKY >If you can't get an obit that way or by writing to the Historical Society, >who keep a file of all obits, the genealogy society will make a trip to the >library but do request a donation of $10. > >Marcia Stang > > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/