That is a great story Ray! I did that one Sunday not so long ago with another line. I knew the woman's name. I knew she was cousin of my grandfather but younger. I knew she was not young but if she were alive she'd be in Iowa. I made a couple of inquiries on the appropriate IAGenWeb site, got some information, looked up names in the 4-11 phone book and called her. She was out but she called back [late, not thinking of the time difference]. She didn't have much though. She researched her grandfather, a deadend pretty quick, and never looked at her grandmother, an excellent line. So I ended up passing along quite a bit and not getting anything. But it showed me there was nothing to get from that branch. Check. Did you buy Gregath's books? I have the first one -- think I paid $25 -- and wouldn't buy another. Anna told me she gave her printing press to her daughter. That was a couple years ago. [I met her and the daughter a couple times in the 70s.] Someone else told me they are working on a volume 3. Cheryl Rothwell clrothwell@mindspring.com Logan County, ILGenWeb, coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L@rootsweb.com