Hello, All, I am following up on a family story that Gustav Christian Holtz (born 1877 in Germany) founded the ice drivers' union in Chicago. On the 1920 census of Cook County, Illinois, his occupation is "business agt for labor local". On the 1910 census of Cook County, Illinois, his occupation is ice driver, wagon. I googled the ice drivers' union, but nothing came up. I am sure this union no longer exists, but how does one go about researching historical unions? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Heather

Hi, I grew up messing around an ice plant on SW 63rd St near Lowe Ave in Chicago. I learned my first bad word, which was also a surprising pseudo acronym, one day sitting on the dock roof over-looking the ice trucks backing in for their load. What caught my eye in this message is that the "historical union" can also be an "hysterical marriage", so true for many marriages in this day and age... Hope I haven't inconvenienced you with this memory... Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Heather To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 9:37 PM Subject: [IL-CHICAGO] Researching Unions in Chicago Hello, All, I am following up on a family story that Gustav Christian Holtz (born 1877 in Germany) founded the ice drivers' union in Chicago. On the 1920 census of Cook County, Illinois, his occupation is "business agt for labor local". On the 1910 census of Cook County, Illinois, his occupation is ice driver, wagon. I googled the ice drivers' union, but nothing came up. I am sure this union no longer exists, but how does one go about researching historical unions? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Heather