Milam Co., TX - Newspapers: Rockdale Messenger 1903
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Lynna Kay Shuffield <friday@argohouston.com>
August 2002

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Newspapers have played an important role through the years by not only bringing
us local happenings in the community but also news from across the country and
around the world.

Over the years many records related to our ancestors were lost or destroyed in
fires, floods and other natural disasters. Newspapers contain much information
that may not be found elsewhere such as births, marriages, deaths, court
notices, land sales, tax notices, businesses, etc. They also hold many glimpses
of information in their community news and provide us with fascinating details
about the lives of our ancestors. We can all learn a great deal from reading
about our past and in turn we shall have a greater understanding and
appreciation for the hardships and triumphs our ancestors endured while
building a new life in a new land.

Many newspapers managed to survive the test of time and can now be found at
most state libraries on microfilm and most are available through inter-library
loan for viewing at your local library. There are well over 100 million pages
of newspapers preserved on microfilm in the United States alone.

This book is comprised of newspaper abstracts from the Rockdale Messenger
newspaper published in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas found on microfilm Reel #
132015374, the Texas Newspaper Collection at the University of Texas-Austin,
Austin, Texas.

This is NOT an every name index to the newspapers. Only articles related to
births, deaths, marriages, lynchings, murders, etc., for Milam County and the
State of Texas are found in this newspaper abstract. The items included in the
book are not verbatim recitations of the newspaper articles, they are abstracts
or condensed versions. Always refer back to the original source, the actual
newspaper.

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For a copy of the actual article or newspaper referred to in this book of
abstracts or to purchase a copy of the microfilm, contact:

Center for American History SRH 2.101 University of Texas-Austin Austin, Texas
78712

< http://www.cah.utexas.edu/divisions/Austin/newspapers.html >

Microfilm Edition of the Rockdale Messenger (originally published in Rockdale,
Milam County, Texas) found at the Barker Texas History Center, the Center for
American History, at the University of Texas-Austin – Reel # 132015374

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Glossary

G.A.R. = Grand Army of the Republic inst. = instant, the present month I.T. =
Indian Territory ultimo = in the preceding month sic = used to indicate that
text it is exactly reproduced from an original with errors W.O.W. = Woodsmen of
the World

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[There are no issues for 1903]

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Milam County, Texas: Gleanings from the Rockdale Messenger 1903