Hello List: I am once again hoping that someone might be able to help me. If someone passed away on January 9, 1854 in Colchester or Downsville, NY (they are buried in the Covered Bridge Cemetery), might there be a reference in the newspaper? I realize the farther back you go, the less was written, obituary wise, sometimes just a blurb that the person had passed. Where might I go to look, in other words, what newspapers were available back then, that might be on microfilm, and which would be used by folk in Colchester/Downsville? Lastly, does anyone know which churches might've been operating in those towns at that time, as well? I know that there is a town historian there, as well, but she has been away, and the ladies in the reading room at town hall couldn't help with questions, local history, wise. Thanks for any help that you can give, and have a nice week! Sincerely, Beth (Beers) Rupert

Hi, If you look on the dcnyhistory.org site check cemetery records they have the covered bridge cemetery as well as others. Also if you check under Delaware County Resources then Newspapers on Microfilm, Newspaper microfilm at the NYS Library for Delaware County, then Downsville they list the papers different names and the years they ran as well as the ones they have. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brook Lassie" <brooklassie@msn.com> To: "NYDELAWA-L" <NYDELAWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:51 PM Subject: [NYDELAWA] Colchester > Hello List: > > I am once again hoping that someone might be able to help me. > > If someone passed away on January 9, 1854 in Colchester or Downsville, NY (they are buried in the Covered Bridge Cemetery), might there be a reference in the newspaper? I realize the farther back you go, the less was written, obituary wise, sometimes just a blurb that the person had passed. Where might I go to look, in other words, what newspapers were available back then, that might be on microfilm, and which would be used by folk in Colchester/Downsville? > > Lastly, does anyone know which churches might've been operating in those towns at that time, as well? > > I know that there is a town historian there, as well, but she has been away, and the ladies in the reading room at town hall couldn't help with questions, local history, wise. > > Thanks for any help that you can give, and have a nice week! > > Sincerely, > Beth (Beers) Rupert > To contact list administrator send email to nydelawa-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >