Hi List, Just wanted to let you know that there is a wonderful Genealogist working for Logan county, Illinois' Historical and Genealogist Society. His name is Eddie Kirks. He was nice enough to call me and fill me in on all that he has found even before sending it off so that I would know there was progress and he had found my people. It really made my whole month! He has been able to help me find my HICKEYs back to Tipperary, Ireland. I knew they were related some how to the Hickeys that were listed in the books (thanks to you kind people who sent me information) and Mr. Kirks was able to fill in the dates including how they were related. There are still some fact finding that I need to work on. If anyone shares the same lines as I do, I can now tell you the birth and death dates for a couple generations. My John descended from a John that was in Virginia as well as married in Maryland and settled in Logan county, Illinois. I have several generations that lived in Logan county. Mr. Kirks also helped explain my cemetery questions. Hopefully I will hear from Holy Family church soon, as that is the correct church for Holy Cross which is also known as St Patrick's cemetery. Also the mystery of my father not having a birth certificate was solved by my mother this month. McLean county had it stamped as a death certificate. She sent me the copy that she had been sent just this past week, but is requesting a corrected copy that shows it as a birth certificate. I just wanted to share this exciting day. My brick wall has been climbed! Sharon