I am not a regular follower of your blog but found you from Sheri’s posting at http://sherifenley.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-good-to-be-witch.html. I find your posting very interesting and can relate to it a lot.

I have a 2nd great-grandfather that “eloped” from Green County, Kentucky with his wife’s sister to parts unknown in 1872. Growing up I had heard this story numerous times, but when I started doing research I found out that it had made a paper in Louisville. Not really surprising because of how close the areas are and reporters of the time trying to fill space.

However, I was shocked to find that his exploits had actually made the newspaper as far away as California!

Possibly another reason the story was shared so far away is the scandal that was involved. Because he not only left a wife, my 2nd great-grandmother but their 7 children and she was pregnant with twins, one of which was my great-grandfather.

Anyway, I just wanted to add a note of how far a news story could travel “back in the day.”

I really enjoy your writing style and will count myself as one of your followers.

Keep up the great work.

I especially like your suggestion that world events were the same no matter the city or state where an ancestor lived, so no need to search only the hometown newspaper.

Great post. Thanks.