This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: caroleavon Surnames: Pierce, Boughan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.logan/1579.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'll add my recommendation to this site, too. It is really excellent - one of the better "searchable" sites. Example: if you are looking for a marriage record, and you know the county, and a reasonable marriage year, you can sometimes find a clue to the spouse of a female child that you haven't located before. Be creative with spelling, sometimes that helps - ie: Armanda instead of Amanda, or Bathshea for Bathsheba. And, the county maps are great, especially used for township/range information to cross reference land ownership, or patents that you can print the originals on the BLM site: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.