I need to find an old newspaper.?

Question

I looked at my library and they didn't have any.

I live in Rome, New York.

And I need to find the newspaper in my area about an event that happened about six years ago. There was a fire on my street and a little boy died in it. I need to find out about it.

Can anyone help?

Or know where I can look?

Answer 1

go to the local paper they keep everything

Answer 2

I think you would have to contact the news paper and give them the boys name and also tell them in happened about 6 years ago.  I believe this may be the only way you will find out.

Answer 3

Charlotte,

There are some great resources on the internet for finding historical newspaper archives.  Best of all, many of them are free. They are reviewed in this eHow article:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2198293_old-news...

How to Find Old Newspaper Articles Online For Free

Take a look.  

You can also use the services of a professional research service like Uclue.com:

http://uclue.com

They can do very thorough historical research, at very reasonable prices (their researchers all used to work for Google Answers, so you know they're good!).

Best of luck in finding the articles you need.