Fascinating....as youngsters we would admire the huge blocks of ice deposited in our ice box, carried on the ice man's back with the aid of large iron tongs. J. Thom In a message dated 2/22/2009 1:48:56 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, clifflamere@nycap.rr.com writes: http://www.genealogy.clifflamere.com/Aid/History/IceHarvesting.htm **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000003)