Clippings from 1887 to 1896
Clippings from 1887 to 1896
Check out these local news stories relating to Andover and several surrounding communities. Can't find your ancestor in the births, marriages, or deaths ? Try looking in the crime and punishment section (GASP)! Did they meet an untimely or unusual demise? Maybe they were looking for help at the family business, or see if their homestead was for sale or rent. Maybe they made front page news with a severe case of typhoid fever, or perhaps they even made news just for finishing the shingling on their home. Find out what your great-great-great aunt got for wedding presents, and what kind of flowers adorned her funeral.
Check back from time to time. (And more and more time.) The (majority of) information contained on these news pages right now are from only two rolls of microfilm ! I have only randomly chosen news stories to publish here on my page, but I think you will find a nice variety of information contained here, and hopefully you will get a good chuckle here and there, too. With some extra luck you may find out where your relatives spent holidays, owned vacation homes, or moved across country to. You may, God willing, even be related to the man who caught the largest fish in town. Keep your eyes peeled, your sense of humor sharp, and have a good time !
marriage write-ups and anniversaries
death write-ups other than obituaries
All records are from the Andover Townsman Newspaper, see individual stories for publication dates.
All stories transcribed by JAS. Copyright 2004-2008.
