I received a letter from a Mrs. Gilbertson of Northfield Minnesota in August in reply to a query I had made about my ancestors. In her reply she mentioned that her grandfather Charles Black published a newspaper in Auburn, WA from 1894 to 1897 and she has not been able to find any copies. I thought that if any of members had ancestors in this area during that time perhaps; just perhaps they could help me locate a copy. The newspaper was called "The New Era". Mrs. Norma Gilbertson is the Research Committee Chair for the Rice County Genealogical Society in MN. Does anyone have a good idea on how to help her? I intend to contact the library in Auburn and the Historical Society when we get back home but I'm pretty sure she has already done the obvious things. Thank you for any leads, Tom Tombarge

Tom, Have you thought of checking with the Black River Mueseum next to the Auburn Library? They have some very old newspapers. I haven't been there for some time, but do remember all the old newspapers on display. Gloria Barnes ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tomlin@aol.com> To: <WA-SKGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 9:10 AM Subject: [WASKCGS-L] Auburn History > I received a letter from a Mrs. Gilbertson of Northfield Minnesota in August > in reply to a query I had made about my ancestors. In her reply she mentioned > that her grandfather Charles Black published a newspaper in Auburn, WA from > 1894 to 1897 and she has not been able to find any copies. > > I thought that if any of members had ancestors in this area during that time > perhaps; just perhaps they could help me locate a copy. The newspaper was > called "The New Era". > > Mrs. Norma Gilbertson is the Research Committee Chair for the Rice County > Genealogical Society in MN. Does anyone have a good idea on how to help her? > I intend to contact the library in Auburn and the Historical Society when we > get back home but I'm pretty sure she has already done the obvious things. > > Thank you for any leads, > > Tom Tombarge >