Eileen My experience is that I have found more information in Montgomery county than at the Archives in Springfield. Bob Drennan eileends wrote: > Greetings, Montgomery County researchers. During a visit home to St. Louis > next week, I plan to spend a day researching a link between my ancestors > (Frederick HORNBURG, husband of Elizabeth KASSEL) and Montgomery County. > One of the connections is that the family lived in Butler Township during > the 1870 federal census. Secondly, although the family moved to St. Louis, > MO, Frederick was buried in Butler, IL in 1887, his daughter Anna HORNBURG > METTY was buried in Hillsboro, IL in 1910, and his wife, Elizabeth KASSEL > HORNBURG was buried in Bethania Cemetery in 1904 (the only cemetery I've > found with this name is in Cook County, IL). I haven't found where in > Butler and Hillsboro the father and daughter are buried. > > I'm seeking your advice on what my plan should be: My visit is simply to > find more connections to Montgomery County and to Illinois in general for > this and another set of ancestors (FOGARTY-FITZGERALD) who may have lived in > Illinois for a time. Should I plan to visit both Montgomery County > libraries as well as the State Archives in Springfield? I understand > Hillsboro has a public library with some genealogical information. Are > there other worthwhile places to visit? Is it fairly easy to negotiate your > way around the State Archives if you haven't been there before? > > Any advice is most appreciated! > > Eileen in SD > > ==== ILMONTGO Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Dianne Curry Morris, > list administrator with questions concerning this list! mail to:[email protected] > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/