A few years ago I contacted the Lebanon Newspaper to check on an article they published ca 1915-20 and was told that their records were destroyed by fire in the early 1940's as I recall. Good luck. Tom----- Original Message ----- From: <danaddison@aol.com> To: <VARUSSEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [VARUSSEL] Old Virginia Newspapers > Some of the older Lebanon News are on microfilm at the Virginia Tech > library in Christiansburg, VA. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JaniceB <janice_b@verizon.net> > To: VARUSSEL-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 22:23:41 -0400 > Subject: Re: [VARUSSEL] Old Virginia Newspapers > > > Robin, > Russell County Public Library does not have a newspaper archive. The > local, > weekly newspaper - The Lebanon News - has been in business since 1880. > They do > have a collection of old newspapers but I don't know how many years they > have. I > have been told they allow visitors to come in one day a week to look at > them. > Since I cannot post a link I'll tell you how to find their website. It is > thelebanonnews.com, with a www. in front. Their contact information is > there. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Roliver414@aol.com > To: VARUSSEL-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 9:25 PM > Subject: [VARUSSEL] Old Virginia Newspapers > > > Does anyone know how I can find a list of the newspapers that were active > in > the Russell County or Southwest Virginia area in the early 1900's. My > great-grandfather, Frank Harvey (possible Austin) was murdered on Copper > Ridge > in > late 1906 or 1907. I can't seem to find anything regarding this Murder. > I > have > been told the man who killed him was Clarence Cooper and he fled the > area. > Wouldn't there be a court record or something? Frank Harvey was married > to > Mary > Jane Hicks August 21, 1899. He is listed as Frank Austin on the marriage > license which was the surname of his step-father. I would appreciate any > help. > Thanks, Robin > > > ==== VARUSSEL Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to the list send an email from the email address you wish > to have subscribed to: VARUSSEL-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the > word "subscribe" (without quotes) in the body of the message and nothing > else. To subscribe in the digest mode rather then the list mode send > this message to VARUSSEL-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== VARUSSEL Mailing List ==== > Remember when you post or reply to a message to change the subject > heading to match the content of your message. Your subject heading acts > like a newspaper headline & tells people what your message is about. > > > ==== VARUSSEL Mailing List ==== > Remember when you post or reply to a message to change the subject > heading to match the content of your message. Your subject heading acts > like a newspaper headline & tells people what your message is about. > >