Thanks, Lynne, they answered my request very promptly, but unfortunately they do not have that particular newspaper. However, they do have a lot of resources there that I wasn't aware of. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne L Bliss" <myfamroots@comcast.net> To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] Obituary needed from the Democratic Register March 29, 1924 > Try contacting the Wisconsin State Historical Society. They have an > extensive collection of newspapers from around the countty in their > collection. You may be able to get a copy of it via interlibrary loan or > maybe some kind soul in Wisconsin. > > Lynne Bliss > > Donna K. Vaughn wrote: > >>For several years now, I have tried to get a copy of the obituary of my >>great-grandfather, Mathew MC CABE, who died in Ossining on March 25, 1924. >>I was told by the Ossining Historical Society that his obituary appeared >>in the Democratic Register on March 29, 1924 and that it was a "long >>article." (They have an index card file of obits). Unfortunately, their >>copy of this paper was damaged and they could not provide the actual >>obituary. I have not been able to get this newspaper on microfilm through >>interlibrary loan or through Ossining local libraries, etc. Mathew McCabe >>was an Irish immigrant, a city alderman, vice pres. of the local fire >>company, a prominent member of AOH, etc., so I don't doubt it is a "long >>article"--which makes me try all the harder to get it. >> >>Can someone on this list please help me? I do not live in the Ossining >>area, but if someone can get this obituary for me, I will, in return, be >>willing to do some look-ups for you at the New York State Library and/or >>Archives in Albany, or help you in some other way you may suggest. (The >>State Archives has the indexes for births, marriages and deaths back to >>1881, and the index numbers can then be used to order actual certificates >>from the DOH--or just having the place and date from the index is helpful. >>This index is only available by going in person to Albany or Rochester). >> >>Feel free to forward this as appropriate, to anyone or list that might >>have access to the Democratic Register of March 29, 1924. >> >>Thanks for the help, >>Donna >> >>*************************************** >>Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >>*************************************** >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message