Gail, I love that route 2 drive. My wife always thinks we're going to fall into the river when we drive by it. I spent a lot of time in Oregon also. My family lives on Washington. My uncle now has our farm in Pine Creek and my uncle has the other in Polo. And the one in Grand Detour also. OUr family is pretty wide spread in the Ogle co. Area. When I was growing up, we owned the island that is after Oregon on the way to Rockford. It is now a landmark. It has a plaque and a little rest area off rt. 2. Our little home on the island is still there. We had that for a long time. It was a fun place to visit. Bryn >>> <ILOGLE-L@rootsweb.com> 5/6/98 5:09:24 PM >>> 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