Dear Rich Lowe, Thank you for helping me. Please excuse me, I got ahead of myself. I thought I was already subscribed to the county list when I sent the message but then realized I was not. For the past 30 years I have been gathering church records and now have them in a library (a brick building here in Carthage) where they are safe from fire, and under controlled conditions. We are constantly seeking for more records. I have also been writing the history of Primitive Baptists (originally known as Regular Baptists) in Illinois and Iowa, and some other surrounding areas. I finally decided that the way to share this information with others was to put it on the internet on our own website, so that is what we are doing. Many of the members were very early pioneers in both states as well as other states. I realize that our information is not strictly speaking genealogy - it is not family sheets, documented dates of birth and death, etc., but since we have a building full of church books and periodicals which contain obituaries of thousands of our members, etc., I think we have a resource that may help some few at least. No doubt this will raise more questions than give answers, but anyone wondering about our work is free to ask. I have lived all of my life in Hancock County, Illinois and Des Moines County, Iowa. For about 14 years I pastored a church in Wapello County, Iowa. I am a CPA, and make a living that way. I was ordained as a Primitive Baptist minister in 1978. My ancestors have been members of this denomination since before 1818 in Illinois. I am married and have three fine children. My work on church history and records is purely volunteer, I receive no pay. Sincerely, Robert Webb ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.