ok, so it gets worse and worse---------it seems that when my great-grandparents went west to get treatment for my great uncle harold who had polio- they rented out the family farm in cleveland to a group of kkk members who used it for-------rituals and such-my aunt and uncle and mother started talking about it tonight when i asked about the house and it's history as a stop on the underground railroad- yes- that is what the stellar family used it for in 1852 when they built the house- but not what it was used for in 1918 when it was rented out.........i knew that a kkk robe had been found when they cleared out my grandparents things- they claim it was my great uncle albert's robe- he was a one-eyed n'er-do-well who worked for the trash collection group in cleveland and who never bathed or cleaned his house- most of our nicer furniture comes from his house (near to the airport), because he moved to a nursing home about the time that ecw and i got married.......they were my greatgrandparent stephan's round dining table, chairs, armoire and bed.........the other inflammatory incident of the night came when my aunt and uncle were telling stories of the old minstrel shows, and pondering why they don't do these anymore- 'they made so much for charity and they were so much fun......"