Fran, there is the Wilmington Star...some of it does exist...also some minor papers have some issues....again only well known men or women were listed but NO real Obit...before 1900. Jerome -----Original Message----- From: Fred Powell, Sr. [mailto:fpowellsr@starpower.net] Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 10:47 AM To: NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Newspapers Hi! A professional genealogist told me there are no extant newspapers prior to 1890 for Duplin Co. Fran Chinquapin@bigfoot.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Misbgoten@aol.com> To: <NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 11:20 AM Subject: Newspapers > Does anyone know if there what the local newspapers would have been for > Duplin & Pender counties and how far back the newspapers would have started? > Brenda > >