Hi Bob. I think we may have corresponded on an Irish List some time ago,
but I could be wrong. Bob, let me try Heritage Quest, which I can access
from home through my Troy MI library. They have a lot of newspapers
available. I can't get to it until maybe this weekend, but I'll give it a
try. Also, Google shows two newspapers for the Port Huron area...the Times
Herald and the Huron Daily Tribune, which states it has been in existence
for 126 years. An email to either one could possibly help. An area Library
might be able to help you, too. I'll get back to you one way or the other
in the next few days. Terry in Mich.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Neil" <rneil(a)sympatico.ca>
To: <MIGEN(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:24 AM
Subject: [MIGEN] Port Huron newspaper
Would anyone happen to know the name(s) of the Port Huron newspaper
in
1883? Are filmed copies avalable?
My first cousin twice removed was killed in Port Huron at the end of
January 1883 as the result of a vehicle / train accident. I would
imagine it would have been in the Port Huron paper.
The following was an article in a newspaper in Ontario about the accident.
" Bardwell, Mesech, News appeared in Acton Free Press, 1 Feb 1883, page
3, column 2
A Nassagaweya Man's Death
A despatch came from Port Huron on Wednesday last that Mesech Bardwell,
20
years of age, son of the late Wm. Bardwell, of Nassagaweya, while driving
across the railway track on that day, was struck by the train and
instantly
killed. His mother resides in Eden Mills."
I would love to get the details, if any, of the accident. Was he living
in MI.? What type of vehicle, etc?
Thanks for any assistance,
--
Bob
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Robert Neil
Chatham-Kent, ON
rneil(a)sympatico.ca
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