Hi-- I've got the written okay from the Woodford Co Historical Society to pass on the news of a reprint that will be available in late October to anyone who wants to buy it (as in you don't have to be a member of the Society to buy their books). It's the Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders of Woodford County, Illinois for 1917. A note in the flyer I got says, "These listings give the name of the farmer, wife's maiden name, list of children, post office address, exact location of farm, indicates owner or tenant, size of acreage and the year he came to the county." I'm excited about it and think it will be a great resource. The Society sent me five extra brochures that contain the order form for this and other books they have available for purchase. If anyone would like one, send me your street address and I'll pop it in the mail. Or you can find information about it at www.eureka.lib.il.us/community/wchs/index.html . The only acquisitions I came home from Illinois with for this trip are a 1977 Atlas and Plat Book for Woodford Co and a 1979 Atlas and Plat Book for McLean Co. Both are indexed. I can't copy any of the pages for anyone due to copyright laws but can certainly look to see if someone is listed and give the location of the land they owned then. My grandma's funeral was a sad event but also joyous as I was able to reconnect with relatives on that side of the family with whom I hadn't had any contact in decades. Her funeral book reads like a Past and Present of Woodford Co with many familiar surnames of people I'm not related to but who show up in my Woodford Co books and in various lists of settlers etc. A surprise was meeting her roomate at the Home and finding that I was related to her down two different lines. Wait a minute, I'm talking Woodford Co genealogy...maybe it shouldn't have been a surprise! A few more newspaper pages will be following. My apologies if any of you aren't interested in them but the response I've received regarding them have all been positive so I'll continue until I'm asked to stop. Amy Robbins-Tjaden atjaden@mindspring.com amy@tjaden.com