This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WMB.2ACE/4696.1 Message Board Post: Try the Mercantile Library. They are part of the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Their phone number is: Telephone: 314.516.7240 or 314.516.7247 Their web site is: http://www.umsl.edu/mercantile/mmore/mgeninfo.html They have a good collection of river boat, steam boat, crew and captain info. Call them and ask if they will do a lookup for you if you are out of town. Diane Shaw