I can't help you but here are some links you might want to browse. About a third the way down on this page, there are various maillists you might want to join to help you find the answer. http://www.CyndisList.com/ships.htm Lots of links here which might give you a clue: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/indexshp.htm At 09:08 AM 11/24/99 -0600, you wrote: >Henri D'Hooghe of Belgium signed a Letter of Intent to become a citizen >in Rock Island County Court on 1 Nov 1883. I am trying to find the ship >passenger list for his arrival by viewing LDS film starting with Nov >1883 and working backwards. So far I have viewed 4 films for New York >City arrivals back to 9 July 1883. I have observed that there are not >very many ships arriving from Antwerp, and even on those ships there are >not many Belgians. I have seen occasional Belgians on ships from >several other European ports. > >It is said that he arrived at age 18. I have his birth record showing >birth on 25 Jan 1864 in Hansbeke, so if he came sometime in 1882, I have >an excruciating film search ahead. It just seemed more likely to me >that he arrived closer to the date that he filed the Letter of Intent. >I am interested in the arrival date to determine paramters for his >movements. He homesteaded in western Kansas in 1886 and then at time of >proof in 1891 he went to Nebraska. I'm looking for where he was prior >to 1 Nov 1883, as well as where he was between that date and the >Homestead filing. > >I am wondering if there was a U.S. port other than New York that was >more popular for Belgians, and particularly those coming to the Moline >area. Any suggestions? > >Thanks for comments. John Fiala > > >==== ILROCKIS Mailing List ==== >ILGenWeb Project: Dedicated to the FREE distribution of genealogical information on the Internet >http://www.usgenweb.org/il > >