In a message dated 98-03-25 17:52:39 EST, you write: << What about the people living outside the State of NY? I would love to get my hands on those periodicals! Searching for the elusive WHEELER family of Onondaga Co. between the years of 1830 through 1870. >> Try Ancestry, Inc.'s PERSI Database. http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry's databases number over 300 which I can search any time I want (it costs me only $4.95 per month because I subscribed for a year -- and this amount also includes Ancestry Magazine and Genealogical Computing) After you find the articles you want in PERSI, you order from the Allen Co. Public Library. PERSI is the PERiodical Source Index. The Allen Co. Public Library in Indiana has just about every genealogical periodical ever published. They make copies for a nominal fee and send them to you, along with a bill. You can send up to six requests per letter. Hope this helps. Diane