Hi Jan, Not sure what you mean about the link taking you to Ancestry - the link in my signature goes to NewspaperAbstracts site, not Ancestry - it's not associated with Ancestry & is volunteer-driven. There is a website called the California Newspaper Project which tells what papers & issues exist & where you can find them - here's the link to their catalog: http://cbsrdb2.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=cnppublic.txt&id=CNPPUB&pass=CNPPUB&OK=OK Personally, I've had many papers sent to my local library from the California State Library; however, due to budget cuts, I can't do that anymore. It doesn't seem that they have the Benicia papers you're looking for, anyway. Sometimes newspapers can exist in private (ie, newspaper offices) or other local libraries, that don't show up in the California Newspaper Project. I'd try those in the Benicia area, if I were you. Good luck! Dee At 11:58 AM 3/13/2012, you wrote: >> >> Dee, thanks for all your hard work, I enjoy your newspaper transcriptions >> > >Sometimes the Contra Costa paper includes Benicia. I want to find several >~1890 Benicia births, apparently not recorded with the State. >Could you tell me where you find the paper, as the link seems to lead me >back to Ancestry. > >Thanks Jan