I am not promoting a product, I am mearly pointing out that it is available to those who might want it. http://www.genealogical.com/content/products_cd.html&zenid=5087586f8d073106fa0 822ce7e1edd7a Buying an Index CD can be cheaper overall than travel to the nearest NARA regional archive several times to view them there (I have to drive to Denver and back -- 140 miles RT - $30 in terms of mileage costs). Fot the location of NARA regional offices by state see: http://www.archives.gov/locations/states.html The nearest ones for MN appear to be east of Cedar Rapids and in Chicago . The LDS should have the indexes. Be sure to check there before checking anywhere else. Use websites like the one above to find the title words with which to search he LDS catalog. Don't forget LDS accesses Ancestry.com and all their databases -- free for patrons. But you can be restricted to using a computer for only one hour if other people are waiting so you may have to go back several times to get everything y ou need. You can also order the microfilms of the ships lists and census from the LDS. Karen