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Ohio Historical Society 1982 Velma Ave., Columbus, OH 43211, (614) 297-2300 www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib Interlibrary loan: Microfilmed newspapers cost $3 per reel. Online databases: On the society's Web site, you'll find an Ohio death certificate index covering 1913 to 1937, an index to Ohio prisoners at Andersonville, Ga., and Salisbury...
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Maine Historical Society 489 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101, (207) 774-1822 www.mainehistory.org Reference services: Staff will check indexed genealogies, town records and directories for information about one ancestor. The $20 fee includes one hour of research time and up to 10 photocopies. Submit a question by phone, mail...
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Vermont Department of Libraries Newspaper Project Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, (802) 656-2016 library.uvm.edu/vtnp Interlibrary loan: Vermont's Newspaper Project makes it possible for libraries to loan newspapers and town histories at no charge. Vermont Historical Society 60 Washington St., Barre, VT 05641, (802) 479-8500 www...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130, (334) 242-4435 www.archives.state.al.us Interlibrary loan: See the list of newspapers available for loan at www.archives.state.al.us/newsp/newsp.html. Reference services: The fee of $5 for residents and $20 for nonresidents includes up...
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New Hampshire Division of Records Management and Archives 71 S. Fruit St., Concord, NH 03301, (603) 271-2236 www.state.nh.us/state Reference services: Requests are accepted by mail or phone. New Hampshire Historical Society 30 Park St., Concord, NH 03301, (603) 228-6688 www.nhhistory.org Interlibrary loan: The society charges...
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• A History and Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690-1820 by Clarence Brigham (Greenwood Publishing Group, $85) • American Newspapers 1821-1936: A Union List of Files Available in the United States and Canada by Winifred Gregory (H.W. Wilson Co., out of print) • Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast...
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• Call Family History Support at 1-800-346-6044, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time, Monday-Saturday. • Visit the FamilySearch Web site • Contact a local LDS congregation—you'll have the best luck on a Sunday—usually listed in the white pages of local phone books under "Church of Jesus...
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Although it's a tremendous resource, the Periodical Source Index doesn't catalog every name in every journal, and most citations on HeritageQuest Online won't link to digitized articles for some time. Fortunately, every-name indexes and digital images of several major genealogical journals already have been published online and on CD-ROM. Altogether...
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