That is terrible news. We go through the same things here. Depending on the State budget, the libraries get more or less funding from year to year, so things can change. I would try to look at the University libraries to see what they have. You probably can't get remote access, but you should be able to visit in person and use their facilities for research. If you need a look up, let me know. Unfortunately, the papers I can access don't go back too far, but others on this list might have subscriptions to some of the paid newspaper databases. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "genlist07" <genlist07@carltonbrooks.net> To: <maworces@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:46 AM Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] MAWORCES Digest, Vol 3, Issue 60 | Sadly in Arizona, all the major libraries have dropped Proquest and many | have dropped Heritage as well. Budget constraints. | There are not many sources left here in the west. Many of the libraries, | even major ones are cutting back hours, and closing for a day or two. It | was just announced that the city I live in (Mesa) (pop 350K) is closing | their periodical room. This used to be a great source of material. | | Carlton Brooks | Mesa, AZ