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The following counties have been added and/or updated at: http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/ Ireland http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/Ireland/index.html Armagh, Belfast, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Limerick, Mayo, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo Canada http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/Canada/index.html Ontario, Alberta Alabama http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/AL/index.html Counties of: Choctaw, Clarke, Crenshaw, Jefferson, Mobile, Randolph, Talledaga Arizona http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/AZ/index.html Counties of: Cochise, Yuma California http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/CA/index.html Counties of: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Fresno, Humboldt, Lake, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacremto, San Benito, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba Colorado http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/CO/index.html Counties of: Denver, Huerfano, Pitkin, Larimer Connecticut http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/CT/index.html Counties of: Fairfield, Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven, New London Georgia http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/GA/index.html Counties of: Lamar, Laurens, Randolph Illinois http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/IL/index.html Counties of: Mason Iowa http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/IA/index.html Counties of: Adair, Allamakee, Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cass, Clarke, Clinton, Dubuque, Floyd, Fremont, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Jasper, Jefferson, Lee, Madison, Muscatine, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Polk, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Tama, Union, Winnebago, Woodbury Maryland http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/MD/index.html Counties of: Frederick Massachusetts http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/MA/index.html Counties of: Middlesex Michigan http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/MI/index.html Counties of: Mecosta Missouri http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/MO/index.html Counties of: Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Butler, Buchanan, Caldwell, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Carter, Cass, Cedar, Chariton, Christian, Clark, Clay, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Daviess, DeKalb, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, Gentry, Greene, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Hickory, Holt, Howard, Howell, Iron, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston New Mexico http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/NM/index.html Counties of: Bernlillo New York http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/NY/index.html Counties of: Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Brooklyn, Broome, Cayuga, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Queens, Putnam, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schnectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St Lawrence, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, Yates North Carolina http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/NC/index.html Counties of: Cleveland, Mecklenberg Tennessee http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/TN/index.html Counties of: Campbell, Scott Texas http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/TX/index.html Counties of: Calhoun, Harris, Harrison, Haskell, Grimes, Jack, Jones, Nacogdoches, Red River, San Augustine, Wichita, Wood, Young Washington http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/WA/index.html Counties of: Thurston Washington DC http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/DC/index.html West Virginia http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/WV/index.html Counties of: Kanawha, Wayne Wisconsin http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/WI/index.html Counties of: Ozaukee ======================================= Thank you for your continued interest in our site. Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History http://members.aol.com/saxbury AOL Members Genealogy Web Sites http://AutumnWindz.com Autumn Windz Soaps & Supplies

In a message dated 3/31/02 5:14:11 PM, SVSusan@juno.com writes: << Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by (SVSusan@juno.com) on Sunday, March 31, 2002 at d: d: d --------------------------------------------------------------------------- contributor_name: Susan Kerr newspaper_name: The Shelby News newspaper_date: September 24, 1905 town_of_publication: Shelbyville county_of_publication: Shelby state_of_publication: KY newspaper_article: DEATH OF MISS ELIZABETH WINTER DUVALL On Monday, at Tombstone, Arizona, Miss Elizabeth Winter Duvall, died after a long illness of lung trouble. Miss Duvall was in her 23d year and was the daughter of Mr. H. T. Duvall, of Bartlettsville, I. T. She was the sister of Mrs. John and Tom Miller of this place. Submit: Submit Article --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History http://members.aol.com/saxbury AOL Members Genealogy Web Sites http://AutumnWindz.com Autumn Windz Soaps & Supplies

In a message dated 3/31/02 5:08:57 PM, SVSusan@juno.com writes: << Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by (SVSusan@juno.com) on Sunday, March 31, 2002 at d: d: d --------------------------------------------------------------------------- contributor_name: Susan Kerr newspaper_name: The Shelby Record newspaper_date: March 30, 1906 town_of_publication: Shelbyville county_of_publication: Shelby state_of_publication: KY newspaper_article: On Sunday night the death of Mrs. Mary Duvall, formerly of Shelbyville, occurred at the home of her nephew, Mr. Louis Sanders at Smithfield, KY. She was a native of Franklin County and was 87 years of age. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Her death was a shock to all who knew her, her illness being of about three weeks. Besides quite a number of grandchildren, she leaves two sons, Mr. Hugh T. Duvall of Bartlesville, Indian Ter. and William Duvall of Dallas, TX. Submit: Submit Article --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History http://members.aol.com/saxbury AOL Members Genealogy Web Sites http://AutumnWindz.com Autumn Windz Soaps & Supplies

Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://members.aol.com/saxbury AOL Members Genealogy Web Sites http://AutumnWindz.com Autumn Windz Soaps & Supplies > From: "Lois Mauk" <loismauk@insightbb.com> > Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:33:54 -0500 > To: snip > Subject: KENTUCKY House Bill 572 -- Kentucky Historic Cemetery Preservation > Program > > I am writing to you because you are the List Manager of a KENTUCKY e-mail > group on Rootsweb. > > My name is Lois Mauk. I am the State Coordinator for the Indiana Pioneer > Cemeteries Restoration Project ("INPCRP"). I received the following letter > today from the KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL's Office, dated March 8, 2002. > > Because we of the INPCRP know the importance and urgency of persuading State > Legislators of the crisis facing pioneer cemeteries in our State, we want to > help our friends in Kentucky who are fighting similar battles to get > legislation enacted that will ensure the protection and preservation of > these unique historic sites. > > Kentucky HB 572 will create a statewide grant program for the restoration, > maintenance and repair of Kentucky's historic cemeteries. HB 572 has > already passed the Kentucky HOUSE and now must survive a similar debate and > voting process within the Kentucky SENATE. > > It would appear to me that NOW is the time for our KENTUCKY friends to > contact their State Senators to urge the passage of KY House Bill 572. > > **IF YOU DEEM IT APPROPRIATE**, I'm hoping you will forward this message to > your subscribers so they will have an opportunity to contact their KENTUCKY > State Senators to urge passage of House Bill 572. > > For more information on KENTUCKY House Bill 572, see: > http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/02rs/HB572.htm > > For more information on the KENTUCKY Attorney General's Task Force on the > Preservation of Kentucky's Cemeteries, see: > http://kyattorneygeneral.com/cemetery/default.htm > > For information on contacting YOUR KENTUCKY STATE SENATOR to urge passage of > this bill, see: > http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/Whoswho/whoswho.htm > > For information on which Kentucky State Senators serve on the Senate's State > and Local Government Committee, see: > http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/Org_Adm/committe/standcom.htm > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Lois Mauk < LoisMauk@usa.net > > Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp > ======================================== > > TEXT OF LETTER FROM THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE -- > > Dear Friend: > > House Bill 572 passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 83 to 15 > on February 20, 2002. It was assigned to the Senate State Local Government > Committee on February 26. The bill has not received a hearing in the > committee. > > House Bill 572 was filed based on the recommendations of the 29-member Task > Force on the Preservation of Kentucky's Cemeteries which included concerned > citizens, representatives of the cemetery and funeral home industry, > representatives of local, state, and federal government agencies, and > universities. House Bill 572 will provide a long-term solution for > Kentucky's cemeteries including: > > * Creating a statewide grant program, of up to $25,000 with local cash or > in-kind match, to provide funding for equipment and other projects to fund > maintenance and appropriate historic preservation projects for gravesites > and cemeteries. The program would be jointly administered by the Kentucky > Historical Society and Kentucky Heritage Council through the Kentucky > Historical Society's Cemetery Preservation Grants Program; > > * Providing a tax credit and optional refund check off program for > individuals to contribute to the statewide grant program to preserve local > cemeteries; and > > * Establishing an Annual Kentucky Cemetery Clean Up Week preceding Memorial > Day. > > The 2.2 million-dollars in funds for the preservation of Kentucky's > cemeteries were recovered in consumer protection lawsuits. The Court orders > for these recovered funds, which are currently not budgeted for any program, > provide that they may be used for consumer-related purposes. The use of > these funds must be approved by the General Assembly. The funding request > for HB 572 is located within HB 507, which is the Budget Bill for the > Executive Branch of State Government. > > The Attorney General's office is working diligently with Representative > Reginald Meeks and Senator Gerald Neal to restore the dignity and integrity > of the resting-places of our deceased loved-ones and the pioneers who built > this great Commonwealth. Concerned individuals and organizations may contact > their Legislators at 1-800-372-7181. > > Sincerely, > /s/ > Corey L. Bellamy < Corey.Bellamy@law.state.ky.us > > Special Assistant > COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY > OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL > CAPITOL BUILDING, SUITE 118 > 700 CAPITOL AVENUE > FRANKFORT, KY 40601-3449 > > ALBERT B. CHANDLER, III -- ATTORNEY GENERAL > > Phone: (502) 696-5300 > Fax: (502) 564-2894

For those searching for newspaper articles on their ancestors, regardless of which way you choose to obtain the article you will need to know the individuals name, date of event and location. Many times this information is not known which is one reason you want to find an article in the first place. While searching microfilmed newspapers for my ancestors I recognized many surnames that others in the area were researching and began copying this information and sending it thru local mail lists in an effort to help others in their search. Out of this grew the idea of providing a central location to archive these articles for all to search and hopefully provide that tidbit of information for someone to knock down that brick wall. On that note..... The goal of http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com and the KY-Old-News mail list is to provide a place for all to share news articles from newspapers published before 1931. These articles are provided by list members and site visitors along with County and State Coordinators who transcribe items they have and submit them thru this list for inclusion in this project. The site and mail list is available to all at no cost and we are always looking individuals interested in helping with this project. For more information on how you can help see: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/volunteer.html How you can find that article of interest: We do not provide lookup services however you are free to request lookups thru the list in the hopes that a fellow listmember may search for the article on your behalf. When requesting a lookup provide the name of the subject you are looking for, the date the event occured along with the town and county. There are well over a million pages of microfilmed newspapers on over 25,000 rolls of microfilm for Kentucky alone and any request without this basic information will most likely be ignored. Most (not all) libraries have microfilmed copies of newspapers published in their area and many will do lookup requests for a small charge or donation. Contact by phone, letter or email the library in the area you are searching for their lookup policy. Kentucky newspapers are available on microfilm thru interlibrary loan. To find the newspapers available for the location you are interested in do a search at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/sources/ukfilm.html Copy down all of the information given for the newspaper you are interested in borrowing and take this information to the inter-library loan department at your local library. You will also need to provide them with the month and year you are wanting to borrow as most titles are on more than one microfilm reel. Interlibrary loan is my preferred method for obtaining articles. While looking thru the reels I usually run across other items of value to my research that I would have otherwise not found had I not been reading the microfilm myself. Another site for obituary lookups - not associated with our site or list - can be found at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/ For more state newspaper lists associated with us see: http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com/maillists.html Good luck in your search! Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://NewspaperAbstracts.com Finding our ancestors in the news! http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org Pike Co ILGenWeb http://Saxbury.net Saxbury Family History http://members.aol.com/saxbury AOL Members Genealogy Web Sites http://AutumnWindz.com Autumn Windz Soaps & Supplies

Is there a generous volunteer with access to newspapers of Birmingham, Marshall Co., KY area for 1877? My great uncle, Benjamin Finn RAGAN, died May 15 or 17, 1877; is bur. in New Birmingham Cem. in Ellis family plot. (Martha Ragan Ellis is his sister). Benjamin drowned in an accident at age 28 or 29. Is there an obituary or newspaper article of this death.? I am hoping that there is, and that it may contain other family info. Thanks to anyone who can help Paula Ragan Mathew bpmathew@telus.net