Hi Folks, I would love to see more participation on this list. I am presently researching the following names in La Salle County and would like to share with others whatever information I have. Collins, Sarah Collins Rhoads John Collins Rhoads, All lines Reddick, William and Eliza Collins Reddick Wolf - Anna Wolf Rhoads Strawn - Robert and Elizabeth Rhoads Strawn Green, Jesse and Hannah Rhoads Green Sedgwick - Mary Ann Sedgwick Rhoads Coffin, All lines Fogle, John and Mary B. Rhoads Mary Collins Stevens Bowen Billings, Corp. and Rebecca Rhoads Billings Megaffin, Joseph and Sarah M. Rhoads Megaffin Nicolay, Edward and Emma M. Rhoads Nicolay I also have a number of books regarding steamboats if anyone would like a lookup for either an employee name or a steamboat which plied any of the rivers closeby. It has description as per size of boat, what happened to it, where it was built and who owned it. Sharon Los Angeles