The Ancestry database for both the Troy Record and the Troy Times is 1943 to 1977. I have no idea about all the other newspapers on file. I am sorry it did not work out for you. Kris White **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Kris; Thanks for the link to the news collection at ancestry. I found an article from 1874 that we had been looking for- for a loooong time Lois in AZ Krisw1946@aol.com wrote: >The Ancestry database for both the Troy Record and the Troy Times is 1943 to >1977. I have no idea about all the other newspapers on file. I am sorry it >did not work out for you. >Kris White > > > >**************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for >fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) >===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== >Did you pay your 2008 Dues? >Troy Irish Genealogy Society >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

I did a search on a Northampton, MA ancestor and the newspaper there went back into the 1880's. I guess it all depends on the local paper or perhaps a library as to how far back they went when filming. Brad Miter -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Krisw1946@aol.com Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:37 PM To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Free newspaper access The Ancestry database for both the Troy Record and the Troy Times is 1943 to 1977. I have no idea about all the other newspapers on file. I am sorry it did not work out for you. Kris White **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Did you pay your 2008 Dues? Troy Irish Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message