Thank you, Ross and all of the wonderful people that have been so kind to send me their ideas. I'm sure I will be able to find my newspaper articles now without any further ado. This was my first inquiry to the list and I can only say thank you to one of the best lists I have every had the pleasure of being a member of. Carolyn Smith Burns Manteca, CA Surnames: BREWER, BURNS, CARBERRY, HOGES, HOOTON, JOHNSON, JOSLIN, KING, LIAFE, LOZIER, MCCRACKEN, PARKER, PLASTER, PLUMMER, SIDERS, SKELLY, SMITH, SPITZER, SWAFFORD, SYKES, WILLHITE << Carolyn, The Springfield, Mo., newspapers would also have carried the story. There are indexed abstracts (by Dr. William Hall) of items of genealogical interest available at the Shepard Room for the Springfield Newspapers from 1865-1991? excluding a few years around the turn of the century and a period from the mid 1920s to late 1930s. [The earliest ones up to about 1920 have been published by the Ozarks Genealogical Society.] These include birth, death, marriage, divorce, engagements, accidents, etc. I would think the items you are looking for would probably be indexed. There are volume [yearly] indexes and a cumulative index for 1939?-1991?. It is at least worth a phone call, letter, or email. There is a small research fee ($3, I think), plus a charge for any photocopies (25 cents per page, I think). The Shepard Room Springfield-Greene County Library 4653 S. Campbell Avenue Springfield, MO 65810 (417) 874-8110 The email address is sheprm@mail.orion.org Of course, the Lawrence County newspapers would also have covered it. Pierce City Leader-Journal, 105 W. Commercial St., Pierce City, Mo. 75623 (417) 476-2232 Lawrence County Record, 312 S. Hickory St., Mt. Vernon, Mo. 65712 (417) 466-2185 Aurora Advertiser, 32 W. Olive, Aurora, Mo. 65605 (417) 678-2115 The Miller Press, P.O. Box 236, Miller, Mo. 65707 (417) 452-3792 I don't know if issues for the 1970s are available at the McCanse Library yet or not; earlier ones are. These newspapers are all available on microfilm at the State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., and can be borrowed on interlibrary loan, I believe. Check out their website at: http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs/ for information. Ross Cameron >>
Carolyn, While reading your list of surnames I saw the name "Plummer." Were your Plummers from Missouri? Before that Indiana? Suzie At 11:46 AM 5/10/00 EDT, you wrote: >Thank you, Ross and all of the wonderful people that have been so kind to >send me their ideas. I'm sure I will be able to find my newspaper articles >now without any further ado. > >This was my first inquiry to the list and I can only say thank you to one of >the best lists I have every had the pleasure of being a member of. > >Carolyn Smith Burns >Manteca, CA >Surnames: BREWER, BURNS, CARBERRY, HOGES, HOOTON, JOHNSON, JOSLIN, KING, >LIAFE, LOZIER, MCCRACKEN, PARKER, PLASTER, PLUMMER, SIDERS, SKELLY, SMITH, >SPITZER, SWAFFORD, SYKES, WILLHITE > > ><< > Carolyn, > > The Springfield, Mo., newspapers would also have carried the story. There >are indexed abstracts (by Dr. William Hall) of items of genealogical interest >available at the Shepard Room for the Springfield Newspapers from 1865-1991? >excluding a few years around the turn of the century and a period from the >mid 1920s to late 1930s. [The earliest ones up to about 1920 have been >published by the Ozarks Genealogical Society.] These include birth, death, >marriage, divorce, engagements, accidents, etc. I would think the items you >are looking for would probably be indexed. There are volume [yearly] indexes >and a cumulative index for 1939?-1991?. It is at least worth a phone call, >letter, or email. There is a small research fee ($3, I think), plus a charge >for any photocopies (25 cents per page, I think). > > The Shepard Room > Springfield-Greene County Library > 4653 S. Campbell Avenue > Springfield, MO 65810 > (417) 874-8110 > > The email address is sheprm@mail.orion.org > > Of course, the Lawrence County newspapers would also have covered it. > > Pierce City Leader-Journal, 105 W. Commercial St., Pierce City, Mo. 75623 >(417) 476-2232 > Lawrence County Record, 312 S. Hickory St., Mt. Vernon, Mo. 65712 (417) >466-2185 > Aurora Advertiser, 32 W. Olive, Aurora, Mo. 65605 (417) 678-2115 > The Miller Press, P.O. Box 236, Miller, Mo. 65707 (417) 452-3792 > > I don't know if issues for the 1970s are available at the McCanse Library >yet or not; earlier ones are. These newspapers are all available on >microfilm at the State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., and can >be borrowed on interlibrary loan, I believe. Check out their website at: > > http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs/ > > for information. > > Ross Cameron > >> > > >