Sandy, If you still need the obituary information. The Indian Journal would probably have printed a copy of the obituary you need, but the best way to get a copy would probably be to get it from the newspaper archives at the Oklahoma Historical Society in Oklahoma City. These addresses came from the McIntosh County GenWeb page: Indian Journal (Oklahoma's Oldest Newspaper) 109 S Main St Eufaula, OK 74432-2875 Phone: (918) 689-2191 Mcintosh County Democrat 201 W Okmulgee Ave Checotah, OK 74426-2408 Phone: (918) 473-2313 Oklahoma Historical Society: http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/ OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2100 N. LINCOLN BLVD OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105 This from their page "Queries by mail should be specific about the date, place and type of information desired. A limited search will be made in the appropriate newspapers, and all indexed material will be checked in an effort to locate the information. A search will be made on the date given and two issues following. A lengthy search cannot be made by our staff. There is no research fee charged for IN-STATE requests. A legal sized, stamped, self-addressed envelope should accompany each inquiry. IN-STATE requests will be billed when your copies are mailed, so please do not prepay for you copies. The cost of reproduction is $1.00 per page, plus $1.50 for invoicing and preparation. (Requests received from an OUT OF STATE source will be charged a $15.00 research fee. This fee must be paid at the time the request is received and will be non-refundable.) Ron & Elaine Long in Ada, OK McIntosh County OK USGenWeb Coordinators http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmcinto/index.htm http://www.chickasaw.com/~ronglong/MENU.HTM ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 9:39 PM Subject: Re: [OKMCINTO] Checotah, OK > there is the Indian journal newspaper in Eufaula, OK > > ______________________________