Does anyone have info about Dubuquers who went to California during the Gold Rush? The family story is that an immigrant ancestor -- Leonard BERG (b. 1823, Bensheim, Hesse-Darmstadt) -- traveled from Dubuque to California in 1850. I have no documentation for this trip to California. The story continues that after 18 months he returned to Dubuque and operated both a bakery and saloon ("Lager Beer Saloon", 731 Clay St.). He was a baker by trade. Daniel J. Kortenkamp Stevens Point, WI 54481 http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dk/danielpg.htm