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From: Rebecca Reamy <>
Subject: Re: [CARPENTER] (no subject)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:55:51 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <127.35fbfbca.2cff66c1@aol.com>


If you are interested, ProQuest is working on scanning
in a whole bunch of other Historical Newspapers. I
can get the information on which ones are in the works
if anyone is interested (I work there).

--- wrote:
> Got this on another list, but for all with the
> Internet, it might be very good, as ProQuest appears
> from this post, to have scanned in all the old New
> York Times newspapers, and made the resulting
> archives
> a pay service, but are offering it free for the next
> about a month or so. If you have NYC or adjacent NJ
> research, look here. Also some nearby counties as
> well most likely.
>
>
>
>
> Here is a valuable resource for some things in New
> Jersey (and New Y
> orkCity). "The New York Times" is online free
> until 15 Dec 2003, and then it will be gone. This
> isn't just the index
> , but
> every page, with most very readable! You might be
> able to find NJ
> information, obituaries, etc. It has the complete
> New York Times,
> ing the classified) from 1851-2001
> It works like this:
>
> First, go to http://riversideregionallibrary.org/
>
>
>
> Second, click on "ProQuest Historical New York
> Times"
>
>
> Third, use the guest password here, which is welcome
>
>
> Fourth, click on "ProQuest Historical New York
> Times" again.
>
>
> Fifth, you are now on the search screen -- try
>
>
> Enjoy!
>
>
> NYSUFFOLK Mailing List
> For the Suffolk County GenWeb site, goto:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nysuffol/
> For PERSI info, goto:
>
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/periodicals/persi/about.htm
>


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