Thanks, I'll try them.Neil Anderson wrote: > > At 10:01 PM 2/11/98 -0500, you wrote: > >I am researching the McElwain and Heffelfinger familes of Armstrong > >County. My g-grandfather was Frank McElwain, b 1872 in Kitanning, d 1962 > >in Kane, and is buried in the Kittanning Cemetery. He was Superintendent > >of Schools at one time, and had a brother , John. His wife was May ( > >Masie) Heffelfinger, b 1877 in Kittanning, d 1968 in Bradford. She is > >also buried in the Kittanning Cemetery. I believe that May > >Heffelfinger"s mother was Sarah Jean Walker, don't know anything beyond > >that. I do know that there is a Heffelfinger Road off Rt. 28, and a > >McElwain Road in the county. > > > >Also, is there a local paper for Armstrong County? I am looking for an > >obituary for Ruth Heffelfinger Coy- she died at the end of January or > >early February this year, and lived in Leechburg. There was no mention > >of Mrs.Coy in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Our local library does not > >have the Tribune-Review. > > > >Thanks, Dave Anderson > > > > Hi Dave: > The main paper in Kittanning area is the Kittanning Leader > Times located in Kittanning. They have their paper on microfilm back > to the 1860's or 70's. Unfortunately they are the only ones who have > the films as far as I can tell, and don't let it out. You can go to > their office and look through it. They will also do a look up for you. > I talked with a nice young lady there named BISH who looked up and > copied two obits for me from the early 1900's, 1903/4. If you have a > date you might give them a call. They also have a web page on the > internet, however I have tried e-mailing them several times there > and have never gotten a response. I would recommend the phone. Let > me know if you find any other place that has their paper on micro > film as I would love to be able to look through it from here in > California. Good Luck. > > Neil Anderson > neila@pacbell.net > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== > To reach archived messages, go to: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/PAARMSTR-L/