I'll try to beat Bill Hartman to the punch about the Hunterdon Gazette. Bill, along with a few supporters, have been transcribing the Hunterdon Gazette. The Gazette started around 1825 and runs into the 1860s. The output of Bill's work is two fold: 1. There is an on-line yearly index on the Hunterdon County USGenWeb page: www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter This index lists the names of people who appeared in the Gazette and the year in which their name appeared. There is no text, just a simple index. However, it will let you know if your ancestor did "make the paper" 2. The actual text is available on CDs from the Hunterdon County Historical Society. These CDs contain a monthly index of all the names, the transcribed text, and in some cases the actual photo of the newspaper page that was taken during the transcription work. There are three CDs available: CD No. 1: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1825 thru 1834. CD No. 2: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1835 thru 1844. CD No. 3: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1845 thru 1856. These CDs cost $15 each for members of the HCHS and $20 for non-members. You can find an order form and the details of the contents of the CD again on the Hunterdon County webpage. Hope this helps with the CDs. Newspapers are a great source of information. If you family lived in northern Hunterdon County as mine did in the later 1800s, you will find a tremendous amount information in the Clinton Democrat. The paper was published once a week (sometimes twice a week) and contained 8 pages of almost local northern Hunterdon County news. Al Sinclair List Administrator Hunterdon County USGenWeb webmaster PS - Keep those "personal chats" coming. I have Hawk and Bellis in my family research too.

OK, Al, you beat me, I was off line due to dinner, the store and a walk with the dogs. You summed up the Gazette project very well. One correction though, the CDs contain ALL the digital photos from which the Text documents were typed. Regards to all and happy hunting in Hunterdon County! Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Al Sinclair To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:46 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Hunterdon Gazette I'll try to beat Bill Hartman to the punch about the Hunterdon Gazette. Bill, along with a few supporters, have been transcribing the Hunterdon Gazette. The Gazette started around 1825 and runs into the 1860s. The output of Bill's work is two fold: 1. There is an on-line yearly index on the Hunterdon County USGenWeb page: www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter This index lists the names of people who appeared in the Gazette and the year in which their name appeared. There is no text, just a simple index. However, it will let you know if your ancestor did "make the paper" 2. The actual text is available on CDs from the Hunterdon County Historical Society. These CDs contain a monthly index of all the names, the transcribed text, and in some cases the actual photo of the newspaper page that was taken during the transcription work. There are three CDs available: CD No. 1: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1825 thru 1834. CD No. 2: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1835 thru 1844. CD No. 3: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1845 thru 1856. These CDs cost $15 each for members of the HCHS and $20 for non-members. You can find an order form and the details of the contents of the CD again on the Hunterdon County webpage. Hope this helps with the CDs. Newspapers are a great source of information. If you family lived in northern Hunterdon County as mine did in the later 1800s, you will find a tremendous amount information in the Clinton Democrat. The paper was published once a week (sometimes twice a week) and contained 8 pages of almost local northern Hunterdon County news. Al Sinclair List Administrator Hunterdon County USGenWeb webmaster PS - Keep those "personal chats" coming. I have Hawk and Bellis in my family research too. ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== This mail list is archived at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx