Alice Campbell wrote: > I'm looking for the name of a Lincolnton newspaper publishing in 1841 > that might be abbreviated as "L. R.". Yes, I got my source from the > library and never noticed the name of the papers were coded, not > spelled out! I'm guessing Lincolnton Register, but I really have no > idea. Does anybody know? > > Thanks, > Alice > Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library System <http://www.glrl.lib.nc.us> > Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library System <http:/www.girl.lib.nc.us> NEWSPAPERS The library has microfilm of many Lincoln County newspapers. However, there are many missing issues in the early years. There is NO indexing. * Lincoln Republican Jan. 23, 1840-May 25, 1842. * Lincoln Courier 1845-1851 and 1867. * Carolina Republican Sept 5, 1848-Jan. 27, 1853. * Lincoln Progress May 17, 1873-Mar. 11, 1882. * Lincoln Courier Sept. 16, 1887-Sept. 20, 1895. * Lincoln Democrat Sept. 27, 1895-Dec. 24, 1896. * Lincoln County News Jan. 2, 1925-Dec. 29, 1939. * Lincoln Times Jan. 3, 1938-Dec. 30, 1940. * Lincoln County News Jan. 2, 1941-Sept. 30, 1965. * Lincoln Times News Jan. 3, 1963-May 27, 1985; Jan. 1, 1986 to date. There are also some issues of "Miscellaneous" papers including: Lincoln Transcript 1836; Western Whig Banner 1840; Hokeville Express 1855; The Trumpet 1887; Constitution 1880; The Plow, Forge & Grip 1891; and the Lincoln Journal 1898-1901. We will be happy to check the microfilm for an obituary if you have a date or a close approximation, or, if one can be located using the publications mentioned above. However, we don't have the staff to do extensive research. The Lincoln Times-News <http://www.lincolntimesnews.com/> has obituaries online since October 2001 at http://www.lincolntimesnews.com.