It's an interesting thought, which I haven't seen before as a question. I suggest you go to the U.S. National Archives. They hold an incredible variety of materials, & are pretty good about responding to e-mail inquiries. You can go to http://www.archives.gov/ Clicking on "search" I entered "Customs" & found NARA | Research Room | Guide to Records of the United States Customs Service Information about holdings of and use of the Research Rooms of the United States National Archives and Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/research_room/federal_records_guide/ us_customs_service_rg036.html - 61.7KB - www.archives.gov Phil [email protected] . -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 4:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MINNESOTA] Customs Hi all. I want to thank the wonderful people who answered my query particularly Phil, Terri and Kathy. I checked up on some suggestions and had already exhausted others but every little thing helps. One question remains. Has anyone researched customs records, and are they accessible (oops, two questions). Gratefully, Roseline in Canada. p.s. Is it normal to obssess on one particular document? :-) ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== To view completed census transcriptions online, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/inv/index.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.426 / Virus Database: 239 - Release Date: 12/2/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.426 / Virus Database: 239 - Release Date: 12/2/02