Regional newspapers are one of the key sources to find new HHOXs. A number of us have now looked systematically through many newspapers, and I think it's time for a review: which regions are still (mostly or entirely) missing? In newspapers from which regions would it be most promising to still find new HHOX recipients (esp. totally new ones, not just first names, although those are certainly still very interesting)?
Going again through this thread, I would say the status is this:
Well covered already:
Hamburg
Hessen
Baden
Saxony (esp. Dresden)
Fairly well covered:
Nordrhein-Westfalen (ex. Münster and others, but some cities less, see below)
Thüringen (only some parts, esp. Jena)
Mecklenburg-VP (Stralsund, Greifswald)
Oldenburg
Straßburg
East Prussia (Königsberg)
West Prussia (Thorn)
Posen (Bromberg, Posen)
Silesia (Breslau)
Less well covered:
Berlin (esp. award notices)
Cologne
Württemberg, in particular Stuttgart
Other Thuringian states
Rheinland-Pfalz
Fairly blind spots:
Pomerania, especially Stettin
Schleswig-Holstein
Hannover/Braunschweig/Anhalt
Unclear:
Bavaria: Digitized libraries do not seem to turn up much, newspapers like Münchner Neueste Nachrichten are being digitized, but it is not clear to me anyway whether there are many Bavarian HHOXs missing
I think what would be most interesting to look through is (digitized) newspapers from:
1) Berlin: while the Vossische Zeitung covers the death notices well, it does not list awards. It seems that the awards might be listed in the local Berlin newspapers from particular quarters of the city. Not sure. Any help welcome.
2) Württemberg: Stuttgart, anyone?
3) More Thuringian states: what about Schwarzburg, Weimar, Altenburg etc.?
4) Schleswig-Holstein: Flensburg, Kiel etc.? Especially award notices other than Navy.
5) Hannover / Braunschweig / Anhalt: any relevant newspapers digitized yet? I found that the Magdeburgische Zeitung/Anhalter Anzeiger is in the process, but apparently progress is very slow.
Any directions or help where to find more: most appreciated.
And of course, any other comments are welcome!