I ditto that about the newspapers. The best stuff I have gotten is from newspaper archives. OK City (historical society) has all of them. They even have folks that will look up them for you and send them to you for the cost of copying and sending them. But, it is really fun to look through them yourself if you can. You may even be able to get an inter-library loan of the microfilm for the newspaper that you are looking for. -------Original Message------- From: OKMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, October 11, 2002 17:09:14 To: OKMURRAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OKMURRAY] Death certificates for Murray co Possibly a check of the local newspaper during the time might offer up an obituary... i got a lot of my family info from tishomingo (where most lived) from the newspaper (capitol democrat) it was in business then, and still is today... the newspaper owner was very helpful he told me to go to the local funeral home, who did have a dusty old ledger, they had kept even when they changed hands, and it was really helpful. it included even how much they paid! i also got great information from the county clerk's office and found probate info as well as well as read up on a simple divorce in 1921, which cost $2.50! good luck and happy hunting. linda ==== OKMURRAY Mailing List ==== Host For Murray Co. Dennis Muncrief mudman@cableone.net www.rootsweb.com/~okmurray/index.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .