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=== Rural Newspapers Indexed by Marlene Simmons === | === Rural Newspapers Indexed by Marlene Simmons === | ||
Someone who has | Someone who has done important work in Brome and Mississquoi counties, especially in indexing older Townships newspapers is Marlene Simmons. Aware of the cross-border connections she has published''Index to Richford Vermont Gazette and Journal Gazette, 1880-1957: extracts of Canadian genealogical information.<ref>Simmons, Marlene, ''Index to Richford Vermont Gazette and Journal Gazett, 1880-1957: extracts of Canadian genealogical information'' (Pointe Clare, Québec: Québec Family History Society,c. 1994).</ref>'' | ||
On her webpage | On her former webpage she reports both the bad news and the good news for researchers: | ||
:There are very few complete runs of newspapers extant, and I have begun indexing what is available on microfilm from the Library in Ottawa as well as the extensive holdings of the Missisquoi Historical Society (MHS) in Stanbridge East. I shall eventually index all the unindexed English language newspapers which served the Eastern Townships which are available on microfilm. This will take years. | :There are very few complete runs of newspapers extant, and I have begun indexing what is available on microfilm from the Library in Ottawa as well as the extensive holdings of the Missisquoi Historical Society (MHS) in Stanbridge East. I shall eventually index all the unindexed English language newspapers which served the Eastern Townships which are available on microfilm. This will take years. | ||
She then lists the newspapers she | She then lists the newspapers she was working on. As you can see, many are held by (MHS) and some of the individual issues or short runs may not be available elsewhere. | ||
*''Bedford News'' (Bedford) 6 October 1899, 19 February 1942. | *''Bedford News'' (Bedford) 6 October 1899, 19 February 1942. | ||