..Does anyone know where I can get obituaries out of past Progress newspapers? I can't believe that that is (for now) impossible. All of my dad's family seem to have had their obituaries in the Progress. I thought that The Centre Daily Times would have them, but not so. I called the Progress and they said they use to call the Shaw Library when someone needed an obituary. But the Shaw library's machine is broken and it is so ancient that they can't get ink or a part for it. What newspapers they do have (that they can't read) only go back to the late 70's. I think this is a shame in this day and age. Johnstown's Tribune-Democrat goes way back on micro-film. They have plenty of not so ancient machines to read them and librarians to help (the librarian at the Shaw library was great and so was the phone receptionist at the Progress Newspaper.) I think that they would have stood on their heads to help me if they could. The receptionist at the Progress said that when people come for obituaries they are just beside themselves when they find that they can't get access to the newspaper. I said count me in. All of my dad's family are in the Progress, probably since the beginning of the The Progress. I called the Altoona library and they don't have the Progress, but they do allow other film to be brought in and read. (I am not so sure if I understand that what the Shaw Library has can be read there). But the librarian said there is a hefty deposit required to do that. Altoona has their newspaper on microfilm similar to Johnstown (as I understand it over the phone). What is so profound is that no one that I know of is doing anything about saving the current Progress Newspapers. ..I don't know where to begin to put newspaper on micro-film how to keep it and most of all, where to find old newspapers, but someone needs to do something! I started yesterday by subscribing to the Progress by mail (I live at the other end of the state). I wanted to do this anyhow. I have recently seen reported deaths in the Progress (on line) that I would like to have had, but they didn't have the content on line, just the name and I was helpless, not being any where near an area that sells the Progress. ..Next I am going to ask if anyone out there has any old Progress Newspapers in their home that they can part with or knows someone or someplace that has them. Where I would go from there, I wouldn't know just now, but we need a group to work on restoring the Progress newspaper, putting it on microfilm and available to the people, ..I have called genealogy societies and historical societies in Clearfield, Blair and Cambria counties, but am starting to forget who I called. Centre County genealogy Society didn't have a phone number. Hopefully, I missed someplace that has the Progress, does anyone know? ...Well, in the meantime, if anyone has any access to obituaries from the past, I especially would like to have my grandparents as I can't remember if I ever seen their obits, but never dreamed that I wouldn't be able to get them. They are Wilson Good died June 8, 1968 and Minnie (Albert) Good,died April 1979 (thursday or Friday before Easter, I think Good Friday). ..Thanks and thanks to everyone who helped me with myquestions about old photos and baby birth /death info. Joanne _________________________________________________________________ Get thousands of games on your PC, your mobile phone, and the web with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588800/direct/01/