What town in Erie Co.? I have a friend who's family was (and might still be) involved with one of the Vermilion newspapers. If it is Vermilion, I will ask her if she knows when that paper got started. Shelly Clipson-Shock Powhatan, Virginia In a message dated 6/3/2006 4:55:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, herculeemb@yahoo.com writes: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Perry, Bassett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1VB.2ACE/11746 Message Board Post: Looking for lookups on family and was wondering how far back the papers go and where I can look them up.