Hi, Sooo much correspondence coming through - but little to none associated with the Czech community in Collinsville. Do I have the right county???? Searching (desperately) for information about the Czech ancestry of : William Zid and his wife, Barbara Krivan/Kriven. They came to America and settled in Collinsville around 1904-5. They were members of a "Lodge" (presumably a Czech social organization). William may have owned a tavern before Prohibition. I think they were Catholic and they had 4 children: William Zid Jr., (lived and died in Collinsville) Rose Zid, who married Arthur Capstick, (lived and died in Collinsville) Frank Emil Zid, who moved to Chicago and Jennie who (1929) married Pete Francis. (my parents) Does *anyone* know *anything* about this family??? Here's hoping, Barb Terhune bat@bitstorm.net