As I have a great interest in this as well....my ancestor was Charlotte Derby who died in the lake...I would appreciate you sharing with me directly or posting anything you find in the newspapers to this list. Thanks so much....I would definitely think someone of this magnitude would be in the paper...if that paper managed to exist now. Best wishes, Emily > The Henry Sheldon Museum here in Middlebury has lots of old newspapers bound > in their research center. I could check for you as I volunteer there. > Nikki from Middlebury > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:18 PM > Subject: [VTADDISO] JOHN BALCH > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: BALCH > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nAC.2ACI/1503 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Seeking info on the above John Balch who drowned in Lake Champlain with 9 > other people in Aug21st 1834. > > Wondering if someone has access to old newspapers on can verify this > accident. He was buried in Addison Vt > > Thanks > > Mary in Iowa > > > > > > ==== VTADDISO Mailing List ==== > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the following: > > [email protected] > > Put either the word, subscribe, or unsubscribe in the subject line and > body of the message. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== VTADDISO Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the following: > [email protected] > Put either the word, subscribe, or unsubscribe in the subject line and body of the message. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >