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From: Patricia Wickersham <>
Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] 1889 Flood Survivors List - Where?
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:45:45 -0400
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A clarification on the Pittsburgh Press..... it merged with the Post-Gazette some years ago (less than 10 years, I believe).... the new corporate name of the
newspaper is now a combination of both.... Pittsburgh Post Gazette..... I am sure the newspaper's library has back issues too.

wrote:

> HI Pacambrians,
>
> In a recent message to the list. I indicated that the Pittsburgh Press -
> issue of Sunday June 9, 1889 had included a "Census of the Saved" . This
> item covered several pages of newprint. I suggested that the information
> might be available from the Allegheny County Library System.
>
> Fellow subscriber Richard Hill has kindly shared the following which
> should be of help to those with access.
>
> From Richard: "According to the records of the Pennsylvania Newspaper
> Project: Carnegie Library, Duquesne University Library, Edinboro University
> Library, State
> Library of Pennsylvania, and The Pennsylvania State University (Pattee
> Library) have microfilm reels of the Pittsburgh Press.
> The State Library lends microfilm, I'm not sure about the others. The
> Press
> went out of business in 1992."
>
> Don Varner
> Coordinator, USGenWeb Project, Cambria County PA
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri/ <
> Coordinator, Rootsweb Mailing list, Cambria County, PA
>
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