Just some general information, for those of you who are looking for obits. The following local Rockingham County, Virginia newspapers are on microfilm [However, NOT ALL YEARS ARE COMPLETE]: The Rockingham Register, The Harrisonburg Daily News, and The Daily-News Record, Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Rockingham Register (also called the Rockingham Register and Virginia Advertiser) began publication in 1822. Very few of the earliest issues of this newspaper from 1822-1865 have survived. For example, only one issue (October 5, 1822) is available for the ENTIRE YEAR 1822. There is a more complete collection of microfilmed issues of the Rockingham Register available at the Library of Virginia for the years 1866-1904, with a few scattered missing issues. The Harrisonburg Daily News began publication in about 1904. It was published under the name The Harrisonburg Daily News until June 3, 1913. On June 4, 1913 the name was changed to The Daily News-Record. The Daily News-Record is still in publication today. The following issues of the Rockingham Register are available through interlibrary loan on microfilm from Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia [Years 1822-1865]. Please contact your local library for more information. See list directly below: 1822-October 5 1825-May 12, August 11 1827-May 12 1833-June 19, March 9, April 13, November 9, November 30, December 7 1836-October 29 1839-March 23, December 21 1840-August 15 1841-January 10, February 20 1842-April 9, May 7 1844-May 4, November 16 1849-October 13 1861-October 18 1863-January 2, December 18 1865-May 12 The following issues of the Rockingham Register are available through interlibrary loan on microfilm from The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia [Years 1866-1904]. Please contact your local library for more information. See list directly below: The following years are complete EXCEPT for: 1866-January 19, December 27 1867-June-October 10 1868-January 2, April 2, 9, September 17-December 1869-January-May 13, May 27-October 7 1870-June 16, September 15, 22, 29, October 6, December 29 1871-September 28 1872-March 29, July 19, September 13, 27, October 4, 11 1873-October 17 1874-October 22 1875-November 11 1876-December 28 1877-December 27 1881-October 6 1882-June 1, December 21 1883-September 20, 27, October 4 1890-March 7 1900-October 19 1903-May 29, June 23, July 7, August 3, 10 1904-February 19 I am not aware of any newspaper that existed in the Valley prior to the year 1822. Would love to hear about it, if any existed. Linda