Kathy, If you have access to the Quad-city Times Archives at the Dav. Public Library, you would enjoy the article by Julie Jensen. It was in the Sunday, May 23, 1976 edition-pp. 8D-9D. It was entitled "Buffalo: Once It Was Gateway to the West" and was part of the "Pathways to the Present" series. It included wonderful sketches of five of the older Buffalo buildings by Bobbi Mongeau and quotes August P. Richter, the German-American historian. I had hoped there would be a mention of my ancestors, the August Westendorf family & the Brick Factory. Unfortunately these were not included in the article. There were mentions of Fred, Hugo, and Max Hoffbauer. If you wish to write me off-line, I will quote those sections for you. Jo Westendorf Banks researching: Banks, Collins, Lamping, Puck, Rabeling, Sand, Thielvoldt, Voss, Westendorf, Wulf, and Zarnt in Iowa. Collins, Fitzpatrick, McManaman, & Halliburton in MO.