Our research note for April looks forward to the April 30, 2003 bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase, which opened the way for settlement from coast to coast, and to resources for information on the riverboats which provided early transportation. http://www.parkbooks.com/Html/research.html Looking for early settlers in the Middle West requires an understanding of the migration routes (i.e., the rivers) they used, and the possible entry points. Mary Mary Bakeman Park Genealogical Books, publishers of MN Genealogical Journal e-mail mbakeman@parkbooks.com WWW http://www.parkbooks.com/