One of the resources I use for Brown County, Ohio and surrounding area is the online site for The Brown County Press. This newspaper is a good source of news for the county, but if you don't have any need for current events, the obituary and social sections can help with your research.
The obituaries reported in the Brown County Press include not only those from the county, but also surrounding areas. Today, I saw several from Maysville, Kentucky, Hillsboro in Highland County, Ohio, and New Richmond in Clermont County, Ohio. Even though, thankfully, none of the deaths reported were people I know, I was able to find several names among the relatives of the dead that connect to my collateral lines.
I almost didn't click on the newspaper's social section link, but I'm now glad that I took the time to read over the news items I found there. One of the wedding anniversary announcements gave me a marriage date that was missing in my tree. Someday, one of these announcements might also provide a clue to a maiden name, marriage location, or names of the couple's children so I'll continue to check them out periodically.
If you have the need for a resource in southwestern Ohio or northern Kentucky, take a look at The Brown County Press. Who knows what you might find!
The obituaries reported in the Brown County Press include not only those from the county, but also surrounding areas. Today, I saw several from Maysville, Kentucky, Hillsboro in Highland County, Ohio, and New Richmond in Clermont County, Ohio. Even though, thankfully, none of the deaths reported were people I know, I was able to find several names among the relatives of the dead that connect to my collateral lines.
I almost didn't click on the newspaper's social section link, but I'm now glad that I took the time to read over the news items I found there. One of the wedding anniversary announcements gave me a marriage date that was missing in my tree. Someday, one of these announcements might also provide a clue to a maiden name, marriage location, or names of the couple's children so I'll continue to check them out periodically.
If you have the need for a resource in southwestern Ohio or northern Kentucky, take a look at The Brown County Press. Who knows what you might find!
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