List, St. Clair queries (questions) submitted by those with ancestors in our county are posted on the St. Clair USGenWeb Project pages free here http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilstclai/queries.htm Here is a helpful guide to composing queries directed to libraries, other researchers, and governmental agencies. A sample query is also included. Although located on an Ohio web site, the guidelines are universal. http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/genealogy/gnquery.html (The site is part of the Center for Archival Collections at Bowling Green - they have local governmental records of several northwest Ohio counties you might explore if it applies to your research http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/lgrmain.html ). Diane