Hi, I recently joined the Macoupin County Genealogical Society as a lifetime member ($100). And, I plan on doing the same with the Macoupin County Historical Society when they can catch me or when I remember. I also sent $24 to Rootsweb Genealogical Cooperative this year. Ok, so you don't have to go that far but we NEED to support our societies in the county and support Rootsweb because Rootsweb provides for at least 15 megs of information on the Macoupin County ILGenWeb page free to anyone who cannot afford to donate. Also, Rootsweb provides free space for many other USGenWeb counties and other databases on the internet. So, for $10, you can join the Macoupin County Genealogical Society, PO Box 95, Staunton, IL 62088-0095 There is a membership form here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_gsform.htm And/or for another $10, you can join the Macoupin County Historical Society, Box 432, Carlinville, IL 62626 And/or for $12, you can sponsor RootsWeb and get a free maillist with a set of boards. Rootsweb, P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 More Rootsweb info here: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html So, please choose one or all and help the societies breath easy and Rootsweb to continue to provide free space so those new young researchers who don't have much money can research for free. Thanks for listening. Gloria ------------------ Gloria Frazier ILGenWeb Western Regional Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/western.htm\ Macoupin County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm Rock Island County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilrockis/index.html FRAZIER-L maillist