I'm glad all you could join! Just a bit of a side note here, if you don't see your first message right away, its being held for my Approval. All first time message are set like that to help prevent spam coming to the list. Once you get past that you're OK. With that said....I am researching Kratz and Kirst families that were in Dubuque from the late 1850’s to mid-1870’s before moving to Minnesota. Thanks in advance! Roland