Thanks Jean, I'll try to get that film and read for myself... -----Original Message----- From: Tom Griesan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:58:49 -0600 Subject: RE: [OHLAWREN] Lawrence County Newspapers Hi Gary, It really varies on the obituaries. Some are quite long, and others are one sentence. What I do know is that in Lawrence County, they seldom listed the descendants and their locations. That seems to be something that happened after 1900. However, it's probably worth it to find that obituary and see. I did check online on the two websites (www.scioto.org and www.lawrencecountyohio.com) and did not find it there. I hope that this helps. - Jean -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 4:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Lawrence County Newspapers Does anyone know if obituaries were useful in the newspapers of late 1800s ? Specifically, interested in a man who died in the Burlington community 27 July 1889 (George Rogers)... I'll get the papers and look but often obituaries in other parts of the US were pretty basic back then... Anyone seen one from that area in that time ? Gary -----Original Message----- From: Tom Griesan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:44:43 -0600 Subject: RE: [OHLAWREN] Lawrence County Newspapers Hi Henry, As always, I'm glad to hear from you! I believe that the Lawrence County newspapers started in 1852 with the Ironton Register. These early newspapers were published once a week, four pages each. For these early papers, there is usually about 2 1/2 years worth of newspapers on one reel. As the newspapers got published more frequently (in the 1880s or 1890s maybe), there is a shorter period of time on the reel, since there were more newspapers. - Jean P.S. Things are well here! Thanks for asking! -----Original Message----- From: HenrySDillon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 10:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Lawrence County Newspapers Hi Jean, Thanks for this. Approximately what time period is covered on one reel? Thanks. Hope you're well in CO. Henry S. Dillon Lincoln, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Griesan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 8:03 AM Subject: [OHLAWREN] Lawrence County Newspapers > Hi Don! > I wanted to share a fabulous resource that I have been using to do > research for Lawrence County. I live in Colorado, and I have a large > family. However, I am able to view old Lawrence County newspapers by > borrowing them from the Ohio Historical Society (OHS). I simply fill > out a form at my library, and they request a reel of microfilm that > contains the archived newspapers for the period I requested. They > process it through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). It takes about 4 - 5 > weeks for the film to come in, and I get to keep in at my library for > about 4 weeks. It costs $3. It > works great when I have something that I'm looking for in a certain > timeframe. I have found lots of great articles about my ancestors in > those > old newspapers. I have to admit that my eyes certainly get tired, but > it's > worth it for all of the great information that I've found on my ancestors. > I usually transcribe the articles and send copies of them to my interested > cousins too, so I share the wealth (so to speak). > The link to the Lawrence County newspapers that the OHS has is the > following: > > http://web2.ohiohistory.com:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=11265AI78D257 > .3853& > profile=newspap&http://web2.ohiohistory.com:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session= 110 > 72G52C7142.1&menu=search&aspect=subtab84&npp=15&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=new spa > p&ri=21&source=%7E%21horizon&index=.NP&term=Lawrence&aspect=subtab84&x=4& y=8 > #focus > (it's long, I know). > I hope that this helps someone! > - Jean Griesan > Colorado ==== OHLAWREN Mailing List ==== Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/lawrence.html ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx ==== OHLAWREN Mailing List ==== Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/lawrence.html ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx ==== OHLAWREN Mailing List ==== Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/lawrence.html ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx