Hi Lester - this could be interesting!
I have just gotten into meteorites (I just purchased some) - these site may help?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite
ttp://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/simple_template.cfm?code=home_intro &CFID=11828443&CFTOKEN=35590306
A couple of thing I remember -
A lot ate found on farms!
Most meteorite are magnetic
They could / should have blackening and some kind of melt
Good luck and let us know how you go!!!!