Dear List Members: Linda asked me to share email with the list to see if anyone else could help answers some of the questions. Here is a copy I received from Matt and my response to him. Can anyone in the group shed any light? At 02:44 PM 5/8/00 -0400, you wrote: >Has anyone researched the history of Gypsies in Effingham county? Have >they been included as a topic in collection of oral history? I know of >at least three clans of English Gypsies that were associated with the >county: The Joles, Stewarts and Whartons- is there any information on >them? > >Matt > Dear Matt: I am not aware of anyone who has done any research here. In fact your message is the first to mention clan names of Gypsies. In the book Effingham County Past and Present mention is made of Gypsies in various places in the book but nothing of substance. I know where the "Gypsie" farm is in the county and some of their exploits but nothing further than that. Sincerely, Kevin Perkins Agriculture and Computer Technology Beecher City Jr/Sr High School