The coming Illinois Interest Group meeting will be Saturday, February 12th. The topic for discussion is "Black Hawk," who was a well-known Native American in Illinois and Iowa. You will be surprised to hear about the advanced civilization that he belonged to and their farm along the Mississippi River. You'll find out what happened to that farm ... what Black Hawk did about that and why ... what the government of Illinois did in return ... and what effect Black Hawk and his people had on the settlement of northern Illinois. It's a far bigger story than most of us realize. We invite anyone who is interested in learning more about Black Hawk to join us in the Higgins Room at 9:30 a.m. We'll be finished by about 11:30 so that we'll have time for some friendly chat, and lunch, before the GFO monthly meeting begins. We hope to see you! Kristy (who will be there!) and Doreen