The Oxford Press began publication in 1866. It often contains information from northern Cecil County, MD, as well as surrounding areas in Lancaster Co., PA and Chester Co., PA. Alice Beard Gail Steckel wrote: > Frank: For this area you should check the old newspaper files from Oxford > Borough. I don't know how far they go back. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Patnaude <Patnaude@bellatlantic.net> > To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, September 14, 2000 6:39 PM > Subject: [PACHESTE] Newspapers > > >Good evening, > > > >Have a couple of quetions, > > > >1. Does anyone know what local newspapers were circulated throughout > >Chester County down to the Md State Line. Checked the Papers in MD today > at > >the historical society in Elkton and could not find the death and marriage > >announcements. > > > >2. Does anyone have a list of the churches in Chester County, especially > >around West Nottingham and Nottingham townships and southern chester county > >to the Md state line. > > > >Still trying to locate the Johnsons and Coopers of Chester County, PA. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Frank > > > > > >==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== > >To post a message to this list, send your message to > >PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > ==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== > Stop by our associated website for Chester County Genealogy at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacheste/chester.htm