This link http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/ has been added to the Newspaper links of WoodCoWI http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/links/news.html and PortageCoWI .. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag/links/news.html Thanks to Mary Saffio who is the WI Coordinator!!! Be sure to check it out below: R/S MAK --- Mary Saggio <sagg@execpc.com> wrote: > > Newspaper Abstracts - where we are finding our ancestors in the news! > > Over the years many records regarding our ancestors were lost or destroyed in > > fires, floods and other natural disasters. Newspapers contain much > information that may not be found elsewhere such as births, marriages, > deaths, court notices, land sales, tax notices, businesses, etc. They hold > many glimpses of information in their community news and provide us with many > > fascinating details about the lives of our ancestors from the businesses they > > frequented to the hardships and triumphs they endured while building a new > life in a new land. > > Newspaper abstracts came online October 1999 and since that time has grown to > > over 2,800 pages of data all of which has been contributed by volunteers. > This site contains abstracts, extracts and links to newspaper articles across > > the United States, Ireland and Canada published prior to 1923. More > volunteers are also needed in all geographic areas - no submissions are too > small or too large! > > Visit us at: > http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/ > to see how we are finding our ancestors in the news! ===== ===== TheStorm http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/TheStorm USC NROTC Alumni http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~uscnrotc/ MAK = "Mar sea ah Ann Keel" ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one Place. http://shopping.yahoo.com/