This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCullough Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/8369.1.1.1 Message Board Post: County and state would not matter. My local library (in Maryland) got a microfilm of an upstate NY paper from a holding library in Kentucky. Go figure. Being out of the country is another matter. I think the LDS have Family History Centers around the world. That might be worth looking into. Rootsweb has message boards devoted to single surnames. You might try that (start at www.rootsweb.com) Good luck - Russ