Janis Fowler wrote: "Some people may not realize how difficult and time consuming it is to search for obits in these early newspapers. There was no specific section that they were listed in as we are accustomed to. They would put them in wherever they could find space. Therefore, you have to search through every column of every page. Also, there were several different newspapers during the same time periods. The earlier newspapers usually give minimal facts. And then again, they may miss listing the obit completely." This is so very true!!! It once took over an hour to locate a two sentence death notice for the year 1887. I had to search column by column in three different newspapers, before I found this reference. I learned that over 25 people could have died in Louisville in one day and only one or two would warrant any notice of death, much less what we would call an obituary. The earlier the death, such as in the 1840s, 60s, etc, the less likely you'll find a death notice or obit. The main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library has the following Louisville newspapers which MAY have a death notice or obit: Louisville Public Advertiser July 1818-1832, 1834-Oct. 1841 Louisville Daily Journal Nov. 1830-Jan. 1832, May 1836-Nov. 1868 CatholicAdvocate Feb. 1841-July 1849, June 1869-1899 Louisville Morning Courier 1844-1861, 1866-1868 Louisville Daily Democrat 1851-April 1869 Courier-Journal Nov. 1868- present Evening Post May 1878-Oct. 1925 Record (Catholic) 1879-1973 Louisville Times May 1884-Feb. 1987 Kentucky Irish American 1898-1968 Herald April 1903-October 1925 Louisville Leader Nov. 1917- Sept. 1950 Herald-Post (evening) Nov. 1925-Oct. 1936 Herald-Post (morning) Nov. 1925-Feb. 1927 Louisville Defender 1951-present (some miscellaneous papers) The Library's web site www.lfpl.org has a link to a genealogy page which lists these papers and other resources available at the Library. For a list (13 pages long!) of all Louisville and environs newspapers go to the rootsweb site: www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/ukfilm/jefferson.txt These newspapers have been mircofilmed and are at the University of Kentucky's library in Lexington. They can be obtain through interlibrary loan. Also, the Family History Library in Salt Lake has a number of newspapers on microfilm which can be rented ($3.75) through your nearest Family History Center. Deborah