In a message dated 08/12/2000 1:29:20 PM Central Daylight Time, ggwport@bigplanet.com writes: << ship building in Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties in the period 1840-1870 >> Hi Gerald, Check out the biographies in this time period at the Sheboygan GenExhange. Many of them were ship builders, and quite a few from Canada. If you don't find what you're looking for, contact Theresa, the Sheboygan Co Coordinator, and I'm sure she can be of some help to you. Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc