Hi everyone, I have starting hosting some free genealogy and history sites for American History & Genealogy Project, here in Illinois. The following site is actually up and running, since July 2008, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilpike2/index.html Pike County, Illinois email address for the site is ilpikelady@gmail.com recently: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilcalho2/index.html Calhoun County, Illinois email address for the site is ilcalhounlady@gmail.com I know that there are Desjardins in Calhoun County, some of whom are in my family line. I am not sure if there are in Pike County, I can not remember. I am also hosting, the following other counties, working on getting them up and running: Greene, Jersey, Scott, Morgan and Macoupin all in Illinois. email addresses are all il(county name)lady@gmail.com Anyone wishing to share information, volunteer etc.; please let me know, either at this email address or the one listed for the site. In the meantime feel free to stop by either of the two sites take a look. Thanks. Roni (Rhonda Pressey Miller)