Hi List, A month or so ago there was a little discussion about the Illinois Baptist newspaper. I said I would try to contact the paper and get a contact for us. The office is in Springfield, IL. The following is a message I received from Michael Leathers, editor of Illinois Baptist. They are very nice people. Please be nice to them. : ) Michelle Clark hiswill@midwest.net "My computer has been out of commission for more than two weeks. I just received your message (and more than 60 others) today. I cannot help you with your research but IBSA does maintain a historical room with documents that might be helpful. You can contact my secretary, Helen Greening, if you want to set up an appointment to look through these records during IBSA operating hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays). Our records probably cover early 1900s to present, but there may be some references dating back to the early 1800s. Helen's number is 217-786-2616, ext. 116. Her e-mail is helengreening@ibsa.org."