John: First, the proper spelling is L'Erable in Iroquois County. I am forwarding your question to the ILFORD mailing list, which covers questions with respect to Ford, Iroquois and Kankakee Counties. Also receiving your message is Deb LaFine. If you like, she can include your question in the Iroquois County queries. BUT you might want to contact the Iroquois County Genealogical Society for a lookup in the marriage and birth records for the county. Their fees for lookups and for copies are quite reasonable. They are on the Internet at the last URL given in my signature lines below. Their policies are clearly stated. john gauthier wrote: > I have found a family that I may be interested in, in Learable, Iroquoise, > Ill. The surname is Beland or Barland, or Borland. According to the > FamilySearch internet site Ancestral File, a Philomene Beland married a > Nicholas Borland, about 1866 in Learable, Iroqouise, Ill. I would be > interested in how I might be able to find out more about this family > (possible great grandparents) and about Learable. Thank you. John Gauthier -- Loretta Iroquois County ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iliroquo/ Ford County ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilford/ Iroquois County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilicgs/