I recently wrote to the Indiana Room at the New Albany library requesting copies as per the guidelines listed here: http://www.nafclibrary.org/Default.asp?Page=Indiana-History-Room-Information They were extremely helpful, even sending more information than I had requested! Robin -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Nina Harkey" <ngharkey@sbcglobal.net> > Hi, > These I found here, the following are all related: > > Indiana State Library > New Albany Newspapers Database, 1849 - 1889 > > Name: DEATH / PERKINS, James Accidental death of, New Albany Ledger. > 2-28-1885. p 4, c 3. > > Name: DEATH / PERKINS, Lavina (Mrs.) Death of, New Albany Ledger Standard. > 5-28-1881. p 4, c 5. > > Name: MARRIAGES / James Nortney to Elizabeth Perkins. New Albany Ledger. > 1-12-1887. p 4, c 5. > > Name: MARRIAGES / George L. Perkins to May Isabella Denton. New Albany > Ledger. 7-25-1888. p 4, c 3. > > Name: MARRIAGES / Henry E. Perkins to Caroline Sohn. New Albany Ledger. > 1-25-1888. p 4, c 3. > > Name: MARRIAGES / William Perkins to Mary Bryant. New Albany Ledger. > 8-9-1883. p 4, c 4. > > Name: MARRIAGES / William A. Perkins to Lavina Bryant. New Albany Ledger > Standard. 5-1-1880. p 4, c 3. > > Now, over at the New Albany Public Library site I found quite a few more! > Thank you so much for the link Sue, I had not found that one yet. > Its like Christmas in September!!! > > How do I go about getting copies of all these (short of going there myself > which is > a bit of a trip)? > > I did see the "ask a librarian" link but it is not all clear to me yet. > Guess I should contact the library. > > A few months ago I identified the house on Elm St. in New Albany which the > Perkins/Walker family had passed around its members for better than 30 > years. I looked in the real estate listings and found an agent who had a > house listed a few doors down. I, on a whim, emailed him and told him the > story of the house. Turns out another agent in New Albany now owns it. He > did go out and take a few pictures of the property and email them to me > within 2 days. > The world is not void of nice people yet. <;-P > > > Thanks all, Nina > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message