Thanks Laura, I'll forward this to the Stephenson County Mailing List. >Hi Julie, > >I wanted to let you know--possibly for posting on your Stephenson >County GENWEB site--that there is an interesting Freeport, IL, item >now up for bid on eBay. Here is the URL for the item--perhaps the >Stephenson Co. Genealogical Society would be interested... > >http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=348673847 > > > >Item #348673847 Freeport Illinois * Early Church Records > >Description: > >FREEPORT, ILLINOIS > >Records of Grace Episcopal Church, known as Zion Episcopal > >This is a handwritten manuscript in ink within a 10 x 8 composition >notebook. Individual Church members and their families are listed, >as well as a listing of Baptisms from 1872 to 1900. There is some >Church history, beginning with the year 1842, compiled by Mrs. >Nelson C. Phillips, who also wrote an introduction explaining the >circumstances surrounding the compiling of these records. In >addition to being of interest to members of this particular Church, >this manuscript is a wonderful resource for genealogical research on >early residents of Northern Illinois. > >Dating from the 2nd decade of the 20th century, condition is good, >with ink not faded and the handwriting very legible. There is a >total of 68 pages, with an unobtrusive stamp on one of the pages >from the Institute of American Genealogy, in whose possession the >manuscript must have been for a time. This is obviously a >one-of-a-kind item. > >Laura Balluff >St. Louis, MO