Bushy, You ever heard of the Emigrants Savings Bank...? Don't know what that was, but someone looking for an ancestor was referred to it in this email below - from the Looney mail list. Dennis In a message dated 2/25/00 10:00:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Jack, Just a thought, you might try the Emigrants Savings Bank, to see if he might be listed there. His parents may list him as a benefactor. Leah http://www.genexchange.com/esb/