The books start in 1850. THere is talk about starting earlier at some point. However, it would be easy to search the passenger ship lists (if available for that year) as there would not be too many. Gene At 12:32 PM 10/12/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Hello, >I am searching for the small sailing ship that went from Bremen to Baltimore, >Maryland. >JUILUS WILHELM TIMPE born Jan. 1786 in Itzehoe,Schelswig-Holstein, Germany >His wifeANNA DOROTHEA ELEANORE ADELHADE THOMAS and son JOHN HENRY MARTIN >TIMPE 10 years old at the time they left port 6 Sept.1831. ArrivedDec. 1831. >I know your CD records start in 1850 but the books start before that date? >Ruth289@aol.com > > >==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >The Frequently_Asked_Questions web-site can be found at: >http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm Eugene Wengert Emeritus Professor, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison President, The Wood Doctor's Rx, LLC 2872 Charleston Drive Madison, WI 53711-6503 608-271-4441 Preferred e-mail: WoodDoc@UWAlumni.com www.WoodWeb.com