Does anyone on this list have a subscription to the ObitsArchive.com which would include lookups for the two papers below? I found a reference on the web to this apparent clearing house for obituaries but it costs rather a lot. I've been told by cousins that many family obits are in one or both of these two papers, which since I don't live nearby I never get to see. The Peoria Journal - Star obits for 1991 to 2004 and The Springfield Journal Register 1985 - 2004 I probably have hundreds of cousins in the area covered by these papers but if someone would be willing to do lookups I'd confine the request to two or three names. Thanks for your time, Ashley
Hellow Ashley, I don't have a subscription to Obitsarchive.com but I have access to newspaperarchive.com at home using my library card. If you want anything looked up there, I'd be happy to email the scanned newspapers. There are many Illinois newspapers listed, just not the ones you listed. Karen ashley tiwara wrote: > Does anyone on this list have a subscription to the ObitsArchive.com which would include lookups for the two papers below? I found a reference on the web to this apparent clearing house for obituaries but it costs rather a lot. I've been told by cousins that many family obits are in one or both of these two papers, which since I don't live nearby I never get to see. > > The Peoria Journal - Star obits for 1991 to 2004 > and > The Springfield Journal Register 1985 - 2004 > > I probably have hundreds of cousins in the area covered by these papers but if someone would be willing to do lookups I'd confine the request to two or three names. > > Thanks for your time, > Ashley > > ==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== > For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please see > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx
Obitsarchive.com looks like a scam to me. Just my opinion anyway. You can get the obits for the Peoria Journal right from their website: http://www.pjstar.com/system/search.html The Journal Star posts most, but not all, stories published in the newspaper on PJStar.com for free for seven days. Every article, including obituaries, written by Journal Star staff since 1991 should be available through our online archives about three days after publication. And the Springfield Journal Register here: http://www.sj-r.com/search/mediastream.asp You will find most local articles published in The State Journal-Register since July 1, 1985. This includes Obituaries, Police Beat and Letters to the Editor. If the article ran on the website in the last seven days, it can be found in our free 7 day archives. I realized when looking at the Wisconsin listings that all the newspapers there are available online for free. Ellen- www.linkstothepast.com *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 1/24/2005 at 6:27 PM Peterson, Jim and Karen wrote: >Hellow Ashley, > >I don't have a subscription to Obitsarchive.com but I have access to >newspaperarchive.com at home using my library card. If you want anything >looked up there, I'd be happy to email the scanned newspapers. There are >many Illinois newspapers listed, just not the ones you listed. > >Karen > >ashley tiwara wrote: > >> Does anyone on this list have a subscription to the ObitsArchive.com >which would include lookups for the two papers below? I found a reference >on the web to this apparent clearing house for obituaries but it costs >rather a lot. I've been told by cousins that many family obits are in one >or both of these two papers, which since I don't live nearby I never get >to see. >> >> The Peoria Journal - Star obits for 1991 to 2004 >> and >> The Springfield Journal Register 1985 - 2004 >> >> I probably have hundreds of cousins in the area covered by these papers >but if someone would be willing to do lookups I'd confine the request to >two or three names. >> >> Thanks for your time, >> Ashley >> >> ==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== >> For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please see >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >==== WIMILWAU Mailing List ==== >For subscribe/unsubscribe and other general list information, please see >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sewis/wimilwau.htm > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx