Hello, all! I am new to this mailing list. I am looking for information on my gg-grandmother's brother, Bernard Flaherty. He was born in Harrison County, West Virginia around 1871. In 1900, he was living with his sister and her husband in Clarksburg, West Virginia and he was working in the coal mines there. At the time of my gg-grandmother's death in 1927, Bernard was living in Sawyerville, IL. Since Sawyerville has a coal mining history as well, my guess is that Bernard worked in the mines there. On the Macoupin County ILGenWeb site I found information on the history of Sawyerville. It said that in the article, “Sawyerville Is Beauty Spot of Macoupin Cities”, Litchfield News-Herald, 28 May 1936, one of the names mentioned was Barney Flaherty. Can someone help me find out what is written about Barney Flaherty in this article? I'm wondering if this is my Bernard Flaherty. Thank you very much for any help you can provide. Nancy Dow Austin, TX