Sharen: Are there any articles about Martin's Ferry? Diane R.

It's so cool to read about the old days through the articles in Belmont newspapers, I really enjoy going over the articles that have been posted recently. As for Martin's Ferry articles, I'm sure there was a good one in the papers for Belmont every week. These newspapers, from the early days up to the 1900's and later, are on microfilm at the Ohio Historical Society. These films can be borrowed on interlibrary loan, or they can be purchased for about $40. (I still have a reel of film for Monroe co. OH newspapers, 1881). True, I know you'd have to have access to a microfilm reader to benefit from this, but thought I'd write this anyway. I was lucky to find an ad in the newspaper, where the local paper was selling their old microfilm reader for $25. It's the old style Koda, but it works. All those little tidbits in the gossip columns in Belmont newspapers solved many a genealogy puzzle for me. Often there were two or more newspapers published in Belmont county. And if you have the time .... you could also abstract the stuff and publish it. Tom Bishop TSJordan@aol.com wrote: > Sharen: > > Are there any articles about Martin's Ferry? > > Diane R.

Tom, Where did you buy your newspaper film? -- Bonnie Burkhardt <burkhard@flash.net> <bburkhardt@juno.com> Guy T. Bishop wrote: > > These films can be borrowed on interlibrary loan, or they can be > purchased for about $40. (I still have a reel of film for Monroe co. OH > newspapers, 1881). >