Dear Gail, At the web site I have some info on the underground railroad in Byron, Ogle County. Check it out under "Ogle County Links" via the homepage. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle Kathy - the Ogle County Web Page Host Gail Kilgore wrote: > > Bryn, > > See it is a small world, not really. Dr. Kirkpatrick, a > Vascular Surgeon, lives here in CG too. He graduated from West > in 60 and I would have graduated from East in 60 but we moved > to CO in the spring of 59. Spent a lot of my summers near > Oregon where my great grandparents lived, near good old > Blackhawk. I love that old statue, always wanted to go in and > see all the pennies. Also, do you remember driving from > Rockford to Oregon on Rt. 2 along the river. You used to see > along the river doors that went into the ground or the banks > and probably went to the houses, tunnels, and I remember > hearing that that was where they kept the slaves during the day > who were running to freedom and then back to the river at > night. I used to think how I would like to go and check out > one of those tunnels. > > We lived near the river in Grant Park.....out by the airport. > We were never allowed near the river. My grandfather drowned > in the river and his body was found out by the Cederquist farm > past the airport. But, kids will be kids!!! What my mother > doesn't know won't hurt her. > > Got to run.......memories, I love them...and I am sure on this > list there will be a lot. > > Always, Searching > > Gail Kilgore > Casa Grande,AZ > Searching: Kilgore, Alexander, Boone, Lassley > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > List Host of IAMILLS-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the Mills Co. IA Web Page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamills/ > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > *~* > List Host of NEBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the Butler Co., NE Web page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler/index.html