Thanks barb but until I have a smaller time frame I think it would be too hard to do, right? Sent from my AT&T iPhone. Gail Schinnerer Jorgensen 623-466-2669 On May 17, 2011, at 14:06, MizScarlettNY@aol.com wrote: > Hi Gail, > > The most efficient way to execute a search of historical newspapers is to > enter the street address of the store. If you don't have it, check family > photographs of the era, > or search directories. Usually their business section is organized by > genre of business. > > Another alternative is to contact the Queensborough Library for a directory > search. > Their reference librarians will do it for a reasonable fee. > > Take care, > Barb > Metro NYC Researcher > ========================= > > gailjmom@gmail.com writes: > > >> I am hoping that someone can help me. I am trying to find the record of >> a >> fire at my grandfathers store in Far Rockaway, NY (I am asking here >> because >> the resources for Far Rockaway, Queens would be similar in Manhattan and >> Brooklyn AND the Queens list is not active like both of you two are) >> >> Since the only fact that I know is that the store was operational in 1930 >> (1930 census has my grandfather listed as an entrepreneur. My Mom was >> born >> in 1930 and remembers hearing about the fire when she was a young girl so >> I >> am deducing that it happened between 1930-1943. >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message