Hi Richard, Can you give me a walk threw of the PA State Library. I tryed to figure out how to go about the loan of the newspapers, But I don't think they loan out of state. Sheri Nielsen Maine,USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard M. Reese" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] OBITUARY for MARY ANN THOMAS > The important factor is access to the newspaper collection of the PA > State Library. This is why I keep promoting inter-library loan. Yes, it > may take a longer time, but anyone can get the same results. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Odin's Favorite One" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 1:02 PM > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] OBITUARY for MARY ANN THOMAS > > > > HI RICHARD, > > YOUR AWESOME !! > > I didn't know where she was born & I didn't know she had a sister in the > US > > too. > > AND WITHOUT YOUR HELP I STILL WOULDN'T > > THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > IF I COULD EVER REPAY YOU LET ME KNOW !! > > > > THANK YOU AGAIN, > > SHERI NIELSEN > > IN MAINE > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard M. Reese" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:41 PM > > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] OBITUARY for MARY ANN THOMAS > > > > > > > Scranton Republican, Thursday, May 16, 1901 pg 6 [Taylor news column]: > > > Mary Ann, wife of Bezaleel Thomas of Main street, died at 1 o'clock > > > yesterday afternoon, after several weeks illness, She was 68 years and > 9 > > > months old. She was born in Brynmawr, South Wales, and came to this > > country > > > 40 years ago. She was a model little woman, full of care, of a kind and > > > gentle disposition, always ready to do a good turn to her friends, and > was > > > one of the best of neighbors. Quiet, unassuming, and full of good will. > > > She and her husband located at Pittston, where they lived for many > years, > > > and her friends at that place will testify as to her good character. As > a > > > Christion she was a devout member of the Welsh Baptist church, and a > > mother > > > of Israel, always found at her church week nights and Sundays until her > > > health failed. A husband and the following children survive her: Mrs. > > > Elizabeth Havard, John H. Thomasn Mrs. Richard Howells, Willie and Evan > > > Thomas, of this place. She also has one sister in Pittston, Mrs. > Stephen > > > Williams. The funeral will take place Saturday afternoon. Services at > > the > > > house, conducted by Rev. D. C. Edwards and other pastors at 2 p.m. > > > Interment at the Forest Home cemtery. Pittston papers please copy. > > > <> > > > > > > Scranton Times, Monday, May 20, 1901, pg. 1 [Taylor news column]: > > > Taylor, May 20 - The funeral of the late Mrs. Belazeel Thomas > occurred > > > from the family residence, on Main street, on Saturday afternoon and was > > > attended by an unusual gathering of friends and relatives. Long before > > the > > > appointed hour her late home was over-crowded with sympathizers and > > > mourners, who had gathered to pay their last respects to the memory of > the > > > departed one, who in life was a woman of tender kindness, a devouted > > > Christian and a kind and generous mother, and whose depatrure is sadly > > > grieved by the sorrowing relatives and friends. The services were > > conducted > > > at her late home at 2:30 o'clock and were very impressive. Rev. D. C. > > > Edwards, pastor of the Welsh Baptist church, of which the deceased was a > > mos > > > t faithful member, and Rev. H. H. Harris, of the Calvary Baptist church, > > > officiated. The reverend gentlemen paid a deserving tribute to the > memory > > > of this model woman and delivered two eloquent sermons. The former > > preached > > > in the Welsh language, and the latter in English. The Welsh Baptist > > church > > > chior, under the direction of John R. Francis, rendered several familiar > > > hymns, which were pathetic. There were a number of beautiful floral > > desins > > > presented by relatives and friends. At the close of the services the > > > remains were conveyed to the Forest Home cemetery, where interment was > > made. > > > Among the out-of-town people who attended the obsequies were: Mrs. > Charles > > > Jones, of Hyde Park; Mrs. James Johns, of Duryea; Mrs. Thomas Williams, > of > > > Scranton; Mrs. Morgan Hopkins, of West Scranton; and Mrs. Samuel Jones, > of > > > South Scranton. > > > <> > > > > > > [Note: Obit did not appear in the Scranton Times, and funeral summation > > was > > > not run in the Republican.] > > > > > > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Visit the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society http://rootsweb.com/~panepgs/ > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/mailist.html#unsubscribe > >

The procedures will vary depending upon your local library. The key is that you can tell them the source is the PA State Library in Harrisburg, PA. To check what is available, you can do a guided search for "newspapers" and the "city" or "county" on their web page. They will loan anywhere in the States. http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us is their web page, click on Catalog/Pilot services, then the guided search tab. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Odin's Favorite One" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] OBITUARY for MARY ANN THOMAS > Hi Richard, > Can you give me a walk threw of the PA State Library. > I tryed to figure out how to go about the loan of the newspapers, > But I don't think they loan out of state. > Sheri Nielsen > Maine,USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard M. Reese" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 4:36 PM > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] OBITUARY for MARY ANN THOMAS > > > > The important factor is access to the newspaper collection of the PA > > State Library. This is why I keep promoting inter-library loan. Yes, it > > may take a longer time, but anyone can get the same results. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Odin's Favorite One" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 1:02 PM > > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] OBITUARY for MARY ANN THOMAS > > > > > > > HI RICHARD, > > > YOUR AWESOME !! > > > I didn't know where she was born & I didn't know she had a sister in the > > US > > > too. > > > AND WITHOUT YOUR HELP I STILL WOULDN'T > > > THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > IF I COULD EVER REPAY YOU LET ME KNOW !! > > > > > > THANK YOU AGAIN, > > > SHERI NIELSEN > > > IN MAINE > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Richard M. Reese" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:41 PM > > > Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] OBITUARY for MARY ANN THOMAS > > > > > > > > > > Scranton Republican, Thursday, May 16, 1901 pg 6 [Taylor news column]: > > > > Mary Ann, wife of Bezaleel Thomas of Main street, died at 1 > o'clock > > > > yesterday afternoon, after several weeks illness, She was 68 years > and > > 9 > > > > months old. She was born in Brynmawr, South Wales, and came to this > > > country > > > > 40 years ago. She was a model little woman, full of care, of a kind > and > > > > gentle disposition, always ready to do a good turn to her friends, and > > was > > > > one of the best of neighbors. Quiet, unassuming, and full of good > will. > > > > She and her husband located at Pittston, where they lived for many > > years, > > > > and her friends at that place will testify as to her good character. > As > > a > > > > Christion she was a devout member of the Welsh Baptist church, and a > > > mother > > > > of Israel, always found at her church week nights and Sundays until > her > > > > health failed. A husband and the following children survive her: Mrs. > > > > Elizabeth Havard, John H. Thomasn Mrs. Richard Howells, Willie and > Evan > > > > Thomas, of this place. She also has one sister in Pittston, Mrs. > > Stephen > > > > Williams. The funeral will take place Saturday afternoon. Services > at > > > the > > > > house, conducted by Rev. D. C. Edwards and other pastors at 2 p.m. > > > > Interment at the Forest Home cemtery. Pittston papers please copy. > > > > <> > > > > > > > > Scranton Times, Monday, May 20, 1901, pg. 1 [Taylor news column]: > > > > Taylor, May 20 - The funeral of the late Mrs. Belazeel Thomas > > occurred > > > > from the family residence, on Main street, on Saturday afternoon and > was > > > > attended by an unusual gathering of friends and relatives. Long > before > > > the > > > > appointed hour her late home was over-crowded with sympathizers and > > > > mourners, who had gathered to pay their last respects to the memory of > > the > > > > departed one, who in life was a woman of tender kindness, a devouted > > > > Christian and a kind and generous mother, and whose depatrure is sadly > > > > grieved by the sorrowing relatives and friends. The services were > > > conducted > > > > at her late home at 2:30 o'clock and were very impressive. Rev. D. C. > > > > Edwards, pastor of the Welsh Baptist church, of which the deceased was > a > > > mos > > > > t faithful member, and Rev. H. H. Harris, of the Calvary Baptist > church, > > > > officiated. The reverend gentlemen paid a deserving tribute to the > > memory > > > > of this model woman and delivered two eloquent sermons. The former > > > preached > > > > in the Welsh language, and the latter in English. The Welsh Baptist > > > church > > > > chior, under the direction of John R. Francis, rendered several > familiar > > > > hymns, which were pathetic. There were a number of beautiful floral > > > desins > > > > presented by relatives and friends. At the close of the services the > > > > remains were conveyed to the Forest Home cemetery, where interment was > > > made. > > > > Among the out-of-town people who attended the obsequies were: Mrs. > > Charles > > > > Jones, of Hyde Park; Mrs. James Johns, of Duryea; Mrs. Thomas > Williams, > > of > > > > Scranton; Mrs. Morgan Hopkins, of West Scranton; and Mrs. Samuel > Jones, > > of > > > > South Scranton. > > > > <> > > > > > > > > [Note: Obit did not appear in the Scranton Times, and funeral > summation > > > was > > > > not run in the Republican.] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society > http://rootsweb.com/~panepgs/ > > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/mailist.html#unsubscribe > > > > > > > ==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== > Have you visited some of the surrounding counties? http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/#Surrounding_Counties > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/mailist.html#unsubscribe > > >