Try going to my second cousin once removed website. Her grandfather was on the river. He was a captian on the boats around the turn of the century. She might have an idea on how to find yours since she has looked herself. Go to the Dubuque Co IA genweb page and look for her attachment. She is FIDDLELINSUE@aol.com I believe. Good luck Marilyn Salem, OR ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.