Susan - I'm not sure if this is the business that your grandfather worked for, but it is a possibility. In 1903, both BURGESS-NORTON and the GENEVA FOUNDRY and MACHINE COMPANY were located in Geneva in the area of Stevens Street, Geneva Foundry was later known as the ANDERSON-HICKEY FOUNDRY (www.andersonhickey.com). The old Geneva Foundry and Machine Company building is now incorporated into the current Burgess-Norton Manufacturing Company. All of this information can be found in a book published for Geneva's Sesqicentennial back in 1985. The book is called GENEVA,ILLINOIS - A History of Its Times and Places. Hope this helps. Jim -Original Message----- From: Susan [mailto:csds@lsol.net] Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 11:50 AM To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILKANE] metal works About 1923 my grandfather lived in Geneva, Illinois. His trade was metal worker, plater, and polisher. I am wondering if anyone has any information regarding a business dealing with plating or polishing in Geneva at that time? or the name of a reference in Geneva that might assist me .. ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb.