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From: Pat Miller <>
Subject: Re: [MOLAWREN-L] Mt Vernon/Chesapeake, MO
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:17:39 -0600
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Jan,
I need to go to the Court House in Mt. Vernon the next time I am up
there. How is the building set up and where do you go in the building
to request records. I just hate to wander around looking stupid and
wasting time.
Pat,

Jan Lopez wrote:

>Thanks Pat for your input. I will check again in Mt Vernon, Springfield and
>Columbia. I remember how nice the people at Mt Vernon were when I was there
>several years ago. The people at the Courthouse were nice too. I'm still
>in the process of communicating with people I've learned about regarding
>Summit Cemetery near Chesapeake where some of my relatives are buried.
>
>I appreciate all your help.
>
>Jan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Miller" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 12:20 PM
>Subject: Re: [MOLAWREN-L] Mt Vernon/Chesapeake, MO
>
>
>
>
>>I looked at the newspaper files last spring and there are microfilm and
>>a lot of hard copies of Obits that have been cut out and filed by name
>>alphabetically. I really don't know that anyone in Mt. Vernon does
>>lookups. If I did I'd have some done for my research.
>>Pat,
>>
>>Wilma Fields wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Jan,
>>>
>>>A few years back I was at Mt. Vernon at the Library, and there were some
>>>papers on microfilm in 1900, as I was looking through some of them for an
>>>obit., specifically the Pierce City Empire. Don't know what all papers
>>>
>>>
>nor
>
>
>>>years that were available though.
>>>
>>>Wilma
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Jan Lopez" <>
>>>To: <>
>>>Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 10:41 AM
>>>Subject: [MOLAWREN-L] Mt Vernon/Chesapeake, MO
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Ross...
>>>>
>>>>I know you are knowledgeable about Lawrence Co. I'm wondering if you
>>>>
>>>>
>know
>
>
>>>>if Mt Vernon Library, or anywhere else for that matter, might have
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>available
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>newspapers or death records for about 1900-1902 for Mt Vernon or
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Chesapeake
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>communities? Thanks for your input.
>>>>
>>>>Jan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Ross Cameron" <>
>>>>To: <>
>>>>Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 10:09 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [MOLAWREN-L] Aurora Advertiser reprints
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>If the Advertiser does not have older issues on hand as Pat suggests,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>then
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>as she suggests, the are available at the library in Mount Vernon. The
>>>>Lawrence County Historical Society purchased microfilm of many issues of
>>>>Lawrence County newspapers from the State Historical Society of Missouri
>>>>before they stopped selling copies. These microfilms are housed in the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>LCHS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>room at the McCanse Library at Mount Vernon. However, the staff does
>>>>
>>>>
>not
>
>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>do
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>lookups.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>For Aurora they have:
>>>>>Aurora Advertiser & Southwest Miner, 20 Mar 1908 - 30 Jan 1915
>>>>>Aurora Advertiser, 6 Jan 1916 - 30 Dec 1943
>>>>>
>>>>>They also have microfilm of some Mount Vernon, Pierce City, Stotts
>>>>>
>>>>>
>City,
>
>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>and Verona newspapers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Ross Cameron
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 10/30/03 10:58AM >>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> I did a lot of research at the Advertiser a couple of years ago and
>>>>>
>>>>>
>it
>
>
>>>>>seem to me that they don't go back more than 10 or 15 years. The
>>>>>Mt.Vernon Library has the really old copies that are available. Try
>>>>>calling them to see what's there. There might be an email on line
>>>>>somewhere.
>>>>>Pat,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>go to:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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