There is a new mail list and web site at Rootsweb!! This list is for the submission of newspaper abstracts. Newspapers are a wonderful and often overlooked resource for those researching their families. Many fascinating and descriptive details can be found about the lives our ancestors from the businesses they frequented to the hardships they endured while trying to build a new life in a new land. Even letters home from men at war detailing their daily accounts were occasionally printed for all to read. Over the years many records were lost or destroyed in fires, floods and natural disasters. Newspapers include notations on births, illnesses and deaths that occured before local and state governments began keeping records. Other items such as tax rolls, local military rosters, court notifications in chancery and probate, separations and divorces are also given mention. Many newspapers managed to survive the test of time and can now be found at most state libraries on microfilm and are available thru inter-library loan for viewing at your local library. To view our web site, click here: <A HREF="http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~newspapr/">Newspaper Abstracts Home Page</A> (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~newspapr/) And to join our mail list send an email to: Newspaper-Abstracts-L-request@rootsweb.com or Newspaper-Abstracts-D-request@rootsweb.com (if you prefer the digest version) and in the body of the message write only the word: subscribe Have a wonderful week, Barbara Freeman http://members.aol.com/saxbury http://www.genexchange.com/MO/index.cfm http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~newspapr/