The California Public Library had stacks of the Roscoe Ledger in a cupboard a few years ago, but were not available to the public because they were too old and brittle. It would be interesting to see if they could be microfilmed. I am seeking information in Roscoe about the Maxon family of pioneer stock (arrival in America around 1620), Walkers from Woods Run (Elco) where my grandmother was born in 1890, Cairns family who were long time residents and the Carroll's (immigration abt. 1870). Mike Carroll helped build the Catholic church in Roscoe. If you get a chance to see any of these papers, please keep my families in mind. Also, the Monessen Library has shelves of the old newspapers from Monessen which you can look through. They also have a lot of them microfilmed. The Monongahela Library has several newspapers microfilmed (including the Washington Observer), but the last time I was there the machine was in bad shape. Also, the Library has a collection of old cemetery books from the Bebout Funeral Home (several shelves). Gina Nestor had posted to the Washington list a list of newspapers that are available at California University Library. This may be on the archieves for that list. Sharing a little info. Rosalie