> I just saw on CNN that digitization had been completed on the New York > Times, 1851 to the present. Does anyone have more information on > this? Will the information be available to the Public in a searchable form? > > Thanks, Pat Payne in FL > Hello, Pat, Floreda and all........ All members of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society have remote, on-line access to the whole ProQuest digitized New York Times, from 1851 to 1998.... This access is *fully word searchable*, and available to you *on your home computer* if you are a G&B member---many folks have become new members just to have this valuable resource at their fingertips in the comfort of their homes... See this URL for more details: http://nygbs.org/info/articles/ProQuest1.html I have this access at home, since I am a Life Member of the Society---and it's a *great* resource! Good Luck, Jim Garrity -- James Garrity NYC Genealogy Research Service NYC Cemetery Research & Photography http://www.NYCgen.com http://www.JimGarrity.com E-Mail: Jim@NYCgen.com E-Mail: JimGarrity@Earthlink.net eFax: (718)504-6214 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 780063, Maspeth, NY 11378 Member, Association of Professional Genealogists Life Member, New York Genealogical & Biographical Society http://www.nygbs.org Pay Securely Online--For FREE! https://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=jim@nycgen.com