Turtle and Bright Star: Thank you so much for the wonderful history web sites. The information is so helpful in understanding what our ancestors were going through. Perhaps my great great grandparents left North Carolina for Illinois in 1853 in order to protest slavery as did others. Fascinating reading. I spend at least a couple hours a day reading my Black Dutch mail and absorbing all you share with us. It is never enough. Never enough time in the day......... Thank you for all the time and effort you put into the work you do for us! Diana