Posted by
AJH on Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:56:23 PM
Today I received in the mail copies of the front pages and banners of two newspapers from the Shenandoah Public Library. The names of these two papers are (or were) the Tri-Weekly Sentinel-Post and the Shenandoah World (referred to as SP and SW respectively). Previously I had erroneously thought SP was the Shenandoah Post.
For some reason there is apparently only one copy of the microfilm for these two publications, and it is housed at the library. It is known colloquially as D645. Why the Mormons don't have a copy is a little strange. They seem to have just about everything else.
I have sent an inquiry asking how much it would cost to duplicate. If it's reasonable I may decided to fund multiple copies and give these to various libraries such as the FHL (Family History Library) in Salt Lake City and one or two in Des Moines. If I am ambitious enough and find funding other than just myself, I may provide more for institutions throughout Iowa and perhaps the Allen County Library in Indiana. (At least I can dream, can't I?)
All of this poking around is for my book on World War One.
AJH
P.S. All of these abbreviations remind me SJP, which is how one of my friend's refers to Sarah Jessica Parker. He is a little obsessed with her. In my humble opinion, she isn't attractive at all and her acting skills are minimal at best. Awhile back some magazine, People I believe, reported on a survey of men who ranked her as the ugliest star in recent memory. I wouldn't quite go that far, but she ain't no Ashley Judd or Daisy Fuentes.