I want to wish all Veterans a Happy Veterans Day, tomorrow, Nov 11. Thanks to all those who served our country to keep our freedom and especially to those who fought in the battle zones. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/vets.htm *************** Books for sale: Some of the known families from the Staunton, Worden, Livingston area with the surnames of: Heinemeier, Eilert, Schuette/Schutte, Albrecht, Sievers & Kohlenberg came from the Duchy of Brunswick/Braunschweig in Hunzon or nearby villages. Dan Heinemeier, the author, is a long time member of the Macoupin Co. Genealogical Society. The following items can be purchased from: Dan C. Heinemeier 3166 Key Boulevard Arlington, VA 22201-5037 A History of Brunswick: Life in a German Duchy from Roman Times through 1900 by Dan C. Heinemeier ISBN 0-9671822-0-4 A comprehensive history of the Duchy of Brunswick (Herzogtum Braunschweig) with particular emphasis on historical factors of interest to genealogists and other social historians. 17 chapters, two appendices, softbound, 380 pp., 8.5"x11", incl. maps and illustrations, fully indexed. $23.00 + $4.00 P&H. Hunzen in Brunswick: 800 Years in a Village of Lower Saxony Edited, translated and published by Dan C. Heinemeier This village history, translated from the German and edited extensively, offers valuable insight on village life and work, from serving feudal lords to sheltering WWII refugees (A.D. 1050-1950). 60 pp., 8.5"x 5.5", incl. maps and illustrations. $10.00ppd. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_bksale.htm ***************** A dollhouse - unusual grave marker: http://www.starnews.com/news/citystate/99/june/0603sn_dollhouse.html ************************* ILGenWeb History page - lots of links. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilhistor/ ***************** Prairie Archives - Books For Sale site: http://www.abebooks.com/home/PRAIRIEA/ **************** SEVENTH ILLINOIS MOUNTED INFANTRY Company "H" on July 25th 1861, from Lincoln,Illinois. I am looking for 7th memorabilia, letters, pictures of the men or there resting place. If you have a family member here let me know and I will link your site or e-mail. Civil War links availible. I have a copy of "History of the SEVENTH REGIMENT Illinois Volunteer Infantry from its muster into the U.S. service, April 25th, 1861 to it's final muster out, July 9th, 1865. by D. Lieb AMBROSE No Index. http://members.tripod.com/rjsnyder/GENEALOGY.html and http://members.tripod.com/rjsnyder/Seventh.htm ***************** The search engine on the Macoupin page is still intermittent. I took it down then someone said it was reindexing and I put it back up. Oh, duh..... I have no idea..... Very frustrating. ************** 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