In a message dated 4/3/01 11:38:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, richkurlich@hotmail.com writes: << Reply-to: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com To: OHHURON-L@rootsweb.com Does anyone know if any old Huron Co., newspapers are available for the year 1854? I’m hoping to find a local marriage announcement for a wedding that took place in MI. Merit Smith (Merrit Smith) & Francis (Frances) L. Curtis/Curtiss were married 11 June 1854 in Belleville, Wayne Co., MI. Francis was the d/o Hiram A. Curtiss of Fitchville Twp., Huron Co., OH. If available, where are such newspapers located? Thank you very much. richkurlich@hotmail.com >> Hi Rich. Some of the Huron County, Ohio libraries hold copies of old newspapers on microfilm. Go to the home page for the Huron County Chapter/OGS (www.usgenweb.com/~ohhuron) and then to the drop down menu for Libraries. For example, the Norwalk Public Library is shown holding copies on microfilm, covering the date 11 Jun 1854, of the following newspapers: Norwalk Experiment, 20 August 1835-18 May 1874. Norwalk Weekly Reflector, 26 July 1853-25 December 1894. The Norwalk Public Library is located at 46 West Main Street, Norwalk, OH 44857. Telephone: 419-668-6063. You might also want to check the holdngs of the Wayne County, Michigan Library System. Their web site is waynecounty.lib.mi.us. Regards, Ken Shute