This URL from another list, an interesting site with newspapers from various New York areas, some date back to 1880's. www.fultonhistory.com I did a search on "Floyd County Virginia" and found 13 hits. As to Sutphin/Sutfin/Sutphen, there were enough to keep me busy for some time! Regards, Mary Anne __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com