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