I am resending this because it has been 12 hours since I sent the original message and nothing has shown up on the mailing lists. If you get two copies, just ignore one. From Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Ancestry has its digitized newspaper collection free to the public through June 19th. Go to http://www.ancestry.com/newspapers If you do not already have a paid or free Ancestry account, you will need to get a free account by just providing your e-mail address and nothing else. ====================================================== Charles R. Weese, Jackson, OH I maintain the following USGenWeb county sites: Gallia County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgallia/gallia.htm Jackson County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohjackso/jackson.htm Vinton County Ohio at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohvinton/vinton.htm I am also the listowner of the Jackson County mailing list: ohjackso@rootsweb.ancestry.com and the Vinton County mailing list: ohvinton@rootsweb.ancestry.com however, someone else has the Gallia County mailing list.