Hi there, I am also a descendant of a blacksmith. My ancestor was a blacksmith in Baden, Germany till the mid 1850's when he and his older brother immigrated to America. His son built a blacksmith shop in the 1880's in Kalona, IA where the only part of it still standing is the bricked up furnace area. His own son worked in the blacksmith shop in the 1910's and that's all that I know regarding their descendants' occupations. I am proud to see what's left of the shop - I took a picture of the bricked up area as I haven't been back to visit since almost 15 years ago. It might have been dug up for a parking lot. It's sad to think of that, but that's progress. Deborah - Wisconsin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/