I have ordered old Joliet papers on microfilm a number of times through interlibrary loan--usually from the Illinois State Historical Library (which, incidentally, I think will also do obituary searches for a fee--see the third website below). Unfortunately the State Hist. Library has suspended their service temporarily while they move to a new location, but I should think they'd be back in business by spring.... The US Newspaper Project has undertaken to catalog all the old newspapers still available in the US--you can see what's being done in ALL states at this site: http://www.neh.fed.us/projects/usnp.html To look up Illinois papers, try: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/techserv/inp/mergeddatabase/search_form.asp and more generally http://www.library.uiuc.edu/techserv/inp/webpages/main.htm Once you know what's available, you can fill out an interlibrary loan request for microfilm at your local library (it's for inlibrary use only, so your library must have a microfilm reader). Ask your librarian, because sometimes if one source doesn't work out, they can obtain it from another institution. In most cases all you pay is the postage. Reading these old papers is also a great way to get the flavor of the times! Martha Grenzeback graymatters@alltel.net At 08:25 AM 15-01-2003 +0000, zavada@uti.com wrote: >Hi Sharon, > Ottawa newspapers are not at the Joliet Library. Ottawa is in LaSalle >county. This newspaper would probably be at the Ottawa Public Library. > Joliet Signal newspaper microfilm copies are at the Joliet Library. >There is a reference librarian there named Roger who can do the lookups >for a small fee if no one on the list is able to do it. > There should be a listing of all available illinois newspapers on >either the illinois archives net pages or illinois genealogy society net >pages. They should be available on microfilm from them. May be available >through interlibrary loan. > Hope this helps. >Kathy > > > >Hi list, > > > >I wonder if anyone on the list makes frequent or occasional trips to the >Joliet Public Library. I would appreciate it if someone could check a >couple of newspaper items for me now that I have the dates and >publications. > > > > I hope I am correct in assuming that the library has archived (film) >copies of the Ottawa Weekly Republican (1844) and Joliet Signal (1858). > > > >If you would contact me off list I will supply the details. > > > >Thank you and happy hunting, > > > >Sharon in Surprise, AZ > > > > > > > >==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== > >Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ > >Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm > > > > >==== ILWILL Mailing List ==== >Will Co, IL website address is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/ >Email listowner @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwill/my-email.htm