The following websites contain a lot of information of value to genealogical researchers. If you feel they are of value, perhaps links could be established from the Effingham site. 1. Information from a history of the Catholic Church in Effingham County - Joseph J. Thompson, editor, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Diamond Jubilee 1853-1928 (Hartman Printing Company, Springfield, Illinois �1928) http://www.effingham.net/kperkins/Catholic.html 2. Information concerning emigres from Oldenburg Germany. Included is information from nine different sources including: names and dates of migrants; names of farms and their owners; derivation of surnames; etc. http://members.aol.com/Bebloemer/index.html 3. An Oldenburg Website maintained by a professors at the University. http://WWW.UNI-oldenburg.de/nausa The latter two sites are in German, although some entries are translated.