The New York Times archives are available for free or a small fee for certain articles.? I entered Gallia county and found 45 listings; Gallipolis produced over 100. These are some of the headings: Sale of the Gallipolis Railroad for $38,800? 27 August 1878 Riot and Murder in Church...a story about a love triangle and murder in a small country church in Porter Several citizens in Kygerville arrested for obstructing the mail 1867 Many names are mentioned.? I did not have any luck on searching for surnames, but there is gold in the place name articles. Here's how: If you go to the New York Times site, you can enter your search terms in the bar near the top of the page and select whether you want to search articles since 1981 or before 1981. Once you have your results, you can select the Advanced option to limit your search to specific dates. The stories are downloadable as PDF documents. (If you happen across articles that aren't in the free years, they're $4.95 each, or you can get a monthly pass for $7.95 that allows 100 story downloads.) karen ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com