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From: Dave and Emma Richardson - <>
Subject: Re: [GM-L] LEOMINSTER FIRE
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 08:48:07 -0400
References: <F105cK8r6beUzmRf6Ci00002519@hotmail.com>

May I sugest you contact a library in Leominster. Most will have E-mail and newspaper archives. Smaller libraries live to do this kind of research for people. If memory serves me correctly there is a weekly newspaper in the area which would have heavy coverage of such an event.

see:
http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/cgi-bin/ldap_search.pl

others at
http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/about_libraries/ldap_search.shtml
dcr

Herb Ouellette wrote:

> Hello All-
>
> I'm posting this look-up request for a family friend who was recently
> widowed. She would like information for her children on he mysterious death
> of their grandfather.
>
> FRANCIS EDWARD ROBIDEAU, his wife was ANNE COSTELLO from Ireland.
>
> He died in a mysterious fire in LEOMINSTER, WORCHESTER COUNTY, MA. on
> EATER SUNDAY of 1928.
>
> His son, who was four at the time, never found out what happened to his
> father, and the family would like to have knowledge of the incident.
>
> The FHL doesn't have newspaper records for this area.
>
> Does anyone have access to the newspaper archives which would have covered
> such a story in the Worchester area? Or, obituaries for this time and
> place? FRANCIS was RC.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Best,
>
> Herb Ouellette
>
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