Seems each day brings something new to learn. I'm subscribed to NEWSPAPER-ABSTRACTS at Rootsweb. I get the digest version, so I can easily scan down to see if any of my family research localities have new transcriptions in that batch. One such article - for Buffalo, NY - is this one at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=54357 It's dated 25 Oct 1935 and is about Surrogate Court items listed in the "Buffalo Daily Law Review" It goes on to list several court activities (each with individuals NAMES) .. such as wills, "show cause", settlements, etc. Now - you may already be familiar with this particular newspaper, but I'm thinking - since I've been unsuccessful finding probate records for my Ernst WITT in Buffalo - perhaps he will "turn up" in one of these newspaper transcripts - under activities at teh Surrogate Court! So - a new avenue to explore. :) Ernst WITT died on 8 Oct 1928, so hoping if this legal paper was around in Buffalo in 1935, "perhaps" it was around earlier? Like - 1928? I recently learned (in Jan/Feb issue of "Genealogical Helper" magazine) of three PDF files that are freely downloadable from the Library of Congress that list all the newspapers that have been microfilmed. With that (titles, localities, dates) - it's easier to then see about repositories, archives, familysearch, etc that may have microfilmed copies - and which might be digitized, indexed , transcribed and hosted "somewhere". Need the basic info of what's out there as the starting point though. So will end with two urls again. (Getting into a habit here!) lol 1) To get those newspaper PDF files (then look at NY - Erie Co - Buffalo - etc) - go to: http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/news_research_tools/newspapersinmf.html 2) If you want to stroll through newspaper transcriptions for Erie Co, NY out at Newspaper Archives - go to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=54357 For me? I need to explore this "Buffalo Daily Law Review". Maybe my Ernst WITT will turn up!! Deb
--- D S <[email protected]> helpfully wrote: [snip] > So will end with two urls again. (Getting into a habit here!) > lol > > 1) To get those newspaper PDF files (then look at NY - Erie > Co - > Buffalo - etc) - go to: > http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/news_research_tools/newspapersinmf.html I love it when people drill deeper into the Library of Congress website beyond American Memory. :) To this handy source, I just wanted to tack on my favorite, which tells you who owns what Erie County newspapers and loads a little faster: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/all/415.htm *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com http://www.BuffaloResearch.com "Everyone claims to want a city, but no one here wants city living. City living by its definition is crowded. It is tolerant of other people. It is dependent on a sophisticated population that makes a hundred compromises daily so that they can benefit from the collective energy that a city generates." --Robert N. Davis, Jr. (1955-2007)
The short route to the Erie County newspaper abstracts is: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=635 It is search-able. Anyone can post abstracts of newspaper articles. It only has a little over 1000 articles to date since it is all volunteer work. The main page is at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php >From there you can look around the US, Canada and other parts of the world. Don W --- D S <[email protected]> wrote: > Seems each day brings something new to learn. I'm > subscribed to > NEWSPAPER-ABSTRACTS at Rootsweb. I get the digest > version, so I can > easily scan down to see if any of my family research > localities have > new transcriptions in that batch. > > One such article - for Buffalo, NY - is this one at: > http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=54357 > > It's dated 25 Oct 1935 and is about Surrogate Court > items listed in > the "Buffalo Daily Law Review" > > It goes on to list several court activities (each > with individuals > NAMES) .. such as wills, "show cause", settlements, > etc. > > Now - you may already be familiar with this > particular newspaper, but > I'm thinking - since I've been unsuccessful finding > probate records > for my Ernst WITT in Buffalo - perhaps he will "turn > up" in one of > these newspaper transcripts - under activities at > teh Surrogate Court! > So - a new avenue to explore. :) > > Ernst WITT died on 8 Oct 1928, so hoping if this > legal paper was > around in Buffalo in 1935, "perhaps" it was around > earlier? Like - > 1928? > > I recently learned (in Jan/Feb issue of > "Genealogical Helper" > magazine) of three PDF files that are freely > downloadable from the > Library of Congress that list all the newspapers > that have been > microfilmed. With that (titles, localities, dates) > - it's easier to > then see about repositories, archives, familysearch, > etc that may have > microfilmed copies - and which might be digitized, > indexed , > transcribed and hosted "somewhere". Need the basic > info of what's out > there as the starting point though. > > So will end with two urls again. (Getting into a > habit here!) lol > > 1) To get those newspaper PDF files (then look at > NY - Erie Co - > Buffalo - etc) - go to: > http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/news_research_tools/newspapersinmf.html > > 2) If you want to stroll through newspaper > transcriptions for Erie > Co, NY out at Newspaper Archives - go to: > http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=54357 > > For me? I need to explore this "Buffalo Daily Law > Review". Maybe my > Ernst WITT will turn up!! > > Deb > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping