Hi Searcher, This is a website for the Ross Co Genealogical Society. On that site are links to the Chillicothe Public Library and they might have this paper on microfilm. Link to RCGS is www.bright.net/~rcgs ----- Original Message ----- From: Searcher <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 12:18 PM Subject: 1869 Ross County Register newspaper > Does anyone know if there are any surviving issues anywhere of the Ross > County Register newspaper? I checked with OHS and it does not appear in > their database for the early issues I am interested in from 1869 to 1880. > This is what the History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio has to say > about this paper: > > "The Ross County Register newspaper was ushered into existence August 24, > 1869, by Charles Wilkinson and Fletcher E. Armstrong. Although a > comparatively young paper, the Register has filled an important place in the > journalism of Ross county and southern Ohio Its advent marked a new > departure in the conduct of the Chilllicothe press, and oen which was a > decided improvement--the more thorough and stirring treatment of matters of > local importance. The paper was lively, entertaining and able. It arrived > at popularity, nto by slow, toilsome advance, but with a bound, and ever > after steadily maintained the position which it so suddently secured. > SEveral very clever editorial devoces aided in bringing the Gegister into > prominence at the very start, among them the several series of very valuable > papers on pioneer hisotory, reminiscences of the early bar, of the old time > churches of Chillicothe, the beginning of mercantile business and > manufacturing, with contributions from a dozen sources on other topics..." > > Richard > > > > NetZero Platinum > No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > http://www.netzero.net > > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html >