Susan, I have to agree. I am frustrated with trying to gain access to my family records. I either have to pay lots of money or wait 50yrs even when everyone is dead. I am not sure what the problem is that NY takes sooo long to get the records???? I would like to buy a copy of the McCellen book. I don't think this is available to buy? Well, I just wanted to throw my two cents in. Thanks Pat -----Original Message----- From: Susan Jones <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, January 13, 2000 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [NYCLINTO-L] Plattsburgh, Clinton County Obit Look-up >Hi Linda, > >Nice to hear from you again. These libraries where I live are a joke. They >have no way of reading these films and I do not drive. No such thing as >public transportation in these parts. You may as well be living in the back >woods. :-D > >I have never hear of Dick so I have not talk to him at all. Does he have an >e-mail address that I could write to him? I am just hoping there is a >little bit more info in the obits than what a plain death cert. will give. >You know, give the person a soul. I just wish it did not take so darn long >to get a document out of either the town clerks or from Albany. I know with >Albany, I can expect to wait a minimum of 6 months for the document. > >You have a nice day and thanks for the tip. > >Sue [email protected] >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Thursday, January 13, 2000 2:19 PM >Subject: Re: [NYCLINTO-L] Plattsburgh, Clinton County Obit Look-up > > >>Realize this is probably too obvious a suggestion, but since you have the >>death dates, have you tried ordering microfilms of newspapers through >>Inter-Library Loan, and reading the papers yourself? >> >>It's not hard; it just requires some time at a microfilm machine. Your >>library's eference department probably has a volume that lists newspapers >on >>microfilm. (If they don't, call or write the Plattsburgh Public Library >and >>ask them to tell you what reels to order.) You can order reels for the >>appropriate period. A few years ago, I started with the earliest papers >>available for Plattsburgh, and ordered several reels (a pre-PLATTSBURGH >>REPUBLICAN paper). Because the papers were so small a reel was several >>years' worth of editions. Found an amazing amount of information, >including >>a great deal of information not listed in 10,000 VITALS... >> >>Also, have you written to Dick Ward? He's been reading papers on microfilm >>for many years, culling the information for his card file. >> >>Linda >> >> > >