My best genealogy moment happened several years ago.  My good friend Tracy and I was in Monroe County, Illinois, doing some research on my buettner family roots.  We were in the Waterloo Public Library just getting a feel for the area and looking for whatever we could find. We had found some death and cemetery information.  we were also looking for information on the old farm that I had heard so much about over the years, but there did not seem to me to be much info available.  I was anxious to leave and go searching more cemeteries and such, but she found a clue and was determined to pin something down.  Her persistence paid off. With a little help from the librarian, we located the farm in a 1880 platt book and made a photo copy.  We then mached this up with a modern map and landmarks, then just drove to the old place.  We pulled in the driveway of a house, knocked on the door and introduced myself and found out that i was in the right spot.  we talked for quite a while he invited us back to explore some more. 

I later learned that my great great grandfather purchased the original 80 acres for $25.00 in 1862. 

What a great weekend.