Someone on the list asked about masonic records and the only response that I saw did not believe there was much info contained in them. This was not my experience.My husband's father,grandfather,and g grandfather were from St.Loius and Chicago and their masonic records were very informative.Number one I gained knowledge of what county to look for census info.Number two,I learned exact addresses. Number three I learned their professions.Number four I learned their spouses names. Number five I learned the years of membership and thus dates of residence in those counties. Number six I learned if they held any position in the lodge and had some particular talents. Number seven I learned that one of their lodges was specifically for musicians. We never would have known that he was a musician as well as a news printer.I was not familiar with Masons in any way but was impressed with the detail and promptness of their response to my inquiry.------Karen Kerr