Hello everyone, If anyone lives near Austin, Texas and could possibly make a trip to the Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin, please let me know. That facility holds the second-oldest known newspaper published in Union Parish, the 16 January 1874 issue of the 'Union Record'. I have tried unsuccessfully for over three years to obtain a copy of this newspaper to place on the archives. However, for photocopies (or microfilm) of this four page little paper, this depository wishes to charge me $250!!! As much as I'd like to have copies of this paper, I just cannot afford this exorbitant fee. So... if anyone lives nearby Austin and could possibly take a laptop computer with them, maybe the library would allow you to transcribe the local information (usually only a portion of the 3rd page of the paper). Perhaps in person, you could obtain copies at a cheaper cost than via mail. The URL for the center is here: http://www.cah.utexas.edu/ Also, I can provide more details if necessary. Thanks, Tim Hudson _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963