I've responded directly to Linda and have contacted MCGS's RSVP committee to see if they've received her request. The McDonough County Historical Society (Box 86?) does not provide genealogical research services. The McDonough County Genealogical Society (Box 202) does offer RSVP services (see http://www.macomb.com/mcgs/). Currently, the society officers open mail every 2 weeks. RSVP requests are placed in the RSVP committee's basket. The amount of time until a response is sent is dependent upon several things: - the number of requests in line before yours - the complexity of your request - the number & availability of volunteers to make the response Unfortunately, MCGS,like many societies, suffers from few members and even fewer RSVP volunteers among those members. Feel free to contact the society via the web site (http://www.macomb.com/mcgs/) to check the status if it's been 6 or 8 weeks and you haven't heard anything. We appreciate your patience with the process. Melissa Calhoun MCGS & MCHS member