Wayne and others who may be interested, I enjoyed reading your three part article and basically understand what your are writing about. I have not found any of my own ancestors as Brethren. Some of those ancestors whose religious affiliation I have been able to document are Reformed Lutheran. But, I am very curious because they and others follow the same migratory path, during the same decades, through Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio as the Brethren. And through family oral history and cultural aspects, i.e., general belief system, cooking, other folkways, the lifestyle is very similar to lifestyle of the Brethren. I have a suspicion that there may have been marriages between documented RL and Brethren individuals. Can you speak to that? One of the problems I have, since I am not steeped in Brethren history, is with placement of churches/congregations, since they are referred to by place names - but no counties or states. Is there a map anywhere of the states with an overlay of Brethren congregations? Thanks to you Wayne, Merle, and others for your dedication and for providing interesting reading and information. Regards, Jan Researching: WEAVER/WEBER - OSWALT - TREASTER - HERSHEY - YOUNG - STOVER and more. **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)