Hi all, Know I have talked about this before, but with my summer of great finds I wanted to mention it again for all the newcomers. Get out there and find those local newspapers of your ancestors areas. Take time to read them, and study the papers. It is very time consuming YES! But the rewards are greater. This summer I had little free time to research and I spent it reading the old papers. I even found the notices of building the first roads in Butler county KS area. It had to be published in the local paper to be voted upon. Then I found my great great grandfather had ran for county commissioner and won the vote. So I went backwards to the beginning of the notices of the upcoming elections, and followed through to the end of his time in office. It was great. He is praised, by those supporting him. He is bashed by those "again him", much like today. One group says he is "Ringed into office" another said "HOG WASH." After he left office he is praised by all and wished a happy life. Not much different than today right? Then he became associated with the Wichita Stockyards as a stock commissioner, and there is Big ad in paper about that. The Wichita paper tells a story of one day the railroad gang pulled a joke on him, by switching cars and sending him to another village, when he was going to downtown Wichita on a stock car. They say B.H. didnt find it as funny as they did, when he ended up 30 miles away and had to wait for next train south. Would you want to miss out on such stories of your ancestor? Find those old newspapers. They are wonderful! Sue Ellen "Life is what happens while you are making other plans"