I would like to invite you to explore my new website The POORHOUSE STORY at http://www.poorhousestory.com which is a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American Poorhouses. We have just posted a photograph of the WHITESIDE County Farm in Round Grove Twp. on the page for ILLINOIS. If you have never visited the site, DIRECTIONS: If you go to the homepage (link above) just click on POORHOUSES BY STATE, then on OTHER STATES and then click on ILLINOIS on the table of states. (If you have been to the site recently, you may need to click REFRESH on your browser to see the new material.) There are other pages which might help you gain more understanding about poorhouses. These are all links on the left side of the homepage and include: the HISTORY page, FEATURED ARTICLES page (which contains links to especially good poorhouse photo stories or newspaper articles, etc.) or the LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS. Hope you enjoy the site. Feel free to post any information you may have about that or any other poorhouse ... either on the MESSAGE BOARD or by e-mailing me. The only way this site will grow to include more ILLINOIS info is by kind folks tipping us off to it!!! <grin> Thanks, Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)