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I'll be honest; the past year has been challenging. My dad and my husband both had surgery, and I've had some health issues, too. None of this has led to much time for creativity or even research. The process for this book has been slooooow going. Every time I think to myself that I'm going to really dig in and get somewhere, something seems to come up. Life can be kind of a pain in the butt.

I have located a couple more silent actresses' graves. I've been looking for silent stars buried in Illinois  or other states in the Midwest near me. And I found one! Jacqueline Logan is buried in Decatur, Illinois, in Greenwood Cemetery. Decatur is about three hours southeast from me, so it's going to take some planning if I want to get the photo myself, which I do. I certainly shouldn't complain, since most of the stars I'm seeking are buried in Los Angeles. Some are in New York. I haven't come across any yet who are in the Chicago area.

While in Florida a few weeks ago for a family vacation as well as some research, I discovered a silent star buried in Waldo, Florida. Unfortunately, our route did not take us near Waldo or Laurel Grove Cemetery, where she is buried. I'm 0 for 2 now!

While researching for my current book project, another thing I have found is that a number of silent film stars have rather plain lawn stones, and a number of others don't have gravestones at all. Some don't even seem to have graves.