Hello, While the counting has stopped in Florida and we're all waiting for the Supreme Court tomorrow, I thought I would interrupt the ongoing televised commentary with a commercial. It's Christmastime you know and books make such great gifts. I've recently published "Egyptian Tales of Southern Illinois," an anthology of stories about the culture and history of Southern Illinois. The stories cover topics such as how the region got the name Egypt, to tales of the "ancient colony of horse-thieves, counterfeiters and robbers" that inhabited the hills and hollows along the Ohio River. And of course, it also includes some of the latest research wrap up on the Old Slave House. There's also stories on early schools, wildlife and John A. Logan's first command of sorts in the Civil War. For more information, prices, order information, etc. Check out... http://www.illinoishistory.com/EgyptianTales/ As the list owner for the Gallatin County list and county coordinator for the Saline, Gallatin and Hardin Co. ILGenWeb pages, I'll be adding information on this book as well as others available from other local authors, genealogy societies, etc. to those three pages. If you have a book for those three counties that is not presently on the sites (I'm getting ready to add more to the Hardin Co. page), let me know. Thank you for your time, and now back to the show. Jon Musgrave www.IllinoisHistory.com