Yesterday was one of those days when I was unable to find the time to begin researching a story for today, and my schedule today does not allow for any time either, so I am once again re-publishing an old story. This one goes way back to 2017 in the early days of this blog. The end of January and beginning of February was the time that the steamboats coming up from New Orleans to St. Louis were arriving. It must have been a time when many of the immigrants were very apprehensive about their future. So, I hope you enjoy this short article that was posted on January 24th, today’s date.