Rita, something like Work Progress Association or Authority..... was something they created during WWII i think to give people jobs, and much of it was history / genealogy support-related. probably much more than that, but that's all i have insight to. apparently they did much good work; and watch out, some of them could not read older english. My Rufus W. Stewart for the civil war was mis-read as Rufus M. Stewart. dick stewart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita" <grannyharg@bellsouth.net> To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 4:38 PM Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] "Gulf Coast Colonials" by Winston De Ville > In the foreword of Winston De Ville's book 'Gulf Coast Colonials - A > Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana' it > states: > > "...utilizing copies of WPA records of baptisms, marriages, and funerals for > most of the earliest Louisiana families,..." > > I must be having a 'senior' moment ;-) Can anyone tell me what 'WPA' stands > for??? > > Any help appreciated! > Thanks, > Rita > > > > > ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian-caj un > This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >