This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LAYMAN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XBC.2ACE/1333.2570.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Lynda, Have you tried the Paris Public Library? Perhaps they will have copies of old Newspapers from that area. Accordng to their website, the library offers "Reference Assistance": http://www.paristexaslibrary.com/services1.html#reference%20assistance Judy