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This report is extracted from the 1000 Section (Confirmed Newspaper Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.   Either a compiler, publisher or repository had confirmed the existance of this index and supplied information for the report. See the INTRODUCTION for the methodology used in compiling the LATHROP REPORT.
REPORT NO:  1174B Previous Report (1174A)  |  Next Report (1174C)
INDEX NAME:  Genealogical Abstracts, Rock Island County, Illinois Newspapers 1850-1859
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • ADVERTIZER Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • ARGUS Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • CITY ADVERTIZER Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • DAILY ADVERTIZER Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • DAILY COMMERCIAL Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • DAILY ISLANDER & ARGUS Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • DAILY REPUBLICAN Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • MORNING ARGUS Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • ROCK ISLANDER Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • ROCK ISLANDER & WESTERN ILLINOIS TIMES Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • WEEKLY COMMERICAL Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
  • WEEKLY REGISTER Rock Island IL 1850-1859(Scattered issues)
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: JANET K. PEASE
10310 W. 62nd place #102
Arvada CO 80004
Telephone: (303) 421-5411
AVAILABILITY:  Four copies of this book form index were produced. A copy is available for public use at the Moline Illinois Public Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  The index includes all items of genealogical interest including vital records (births, marriages, deaths); legal notices (probates, attachments, sheriff's sales); visits from out-of-town visitors; newcomers to town who are opening businesses (along with their former place of residence); members of grand and petit juries; and police court cases.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  Uses the same style and format as the Astoria ARGUS index. (See LATHROP REPORT # 1174A for a description and samples.)
SIZE OF INDEX:  A 250 page chronology of which 33 pages are a surname index to the chronology.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Anita Cheek Milner. NEWSPAPER INDEXES: A LOCATION & SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1977.
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LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES. 1979-1980 Edition. Copyright © 1979 by Norman Lathrop Enterprises. ISBN 0-910868-10-7. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior expressed permission of Norman Lathrop Enterprises, except as permitted by law.   Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the report at the time of publication.   However, it is imperative that the user contact the organization cited in a report for the current status of the index, especially if planning to visit the institution and do research using the index.