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=newspa 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