Don Reader wrote: > I am trying to find information about the Wright Brothers. snip > I have not yet found any documentation regarding this elsewhere. I'd also like to know more about their adventure. snip > Chanute, > another aviation pioneer, who lived in Chicago. Ah ha, I always wondered how that Air Force base got its name. > While not strictly genealogy, these events could have touched on the lives of > our Macoupin County ancestors so I thought there might be some interest. If > anyone knows more please let me know. Also on a Macoupin county aviation history note: My grandmother and my Dad told me of Charles Lindbergh flying over their farm in Shipman township almost every day. Seems Mr. Lindbergh used "Mark I" eyeball for terrain following / navigation in those early days of "airmail" service. He often tipped his wings and waved at my relatives. My two cents and questions. Tom Bunt