In article <20080218.79DF4D0.8957@mojaveg.lsan.mdsg-pacwest.com>, mojaveg@mojaveg.lsan.mdsg-pacwest.com (Everett M. Greene) writes: > Dennis <nobody@nowhere.com> writes: >> (Everett M. Greene) wrote: >> >Chad Hanna <chad@chadhanna.co.uk> writes: >> > >> >>There >> >> are many such questions that perplex those outside the country, e.g. >> >> what exactly is the mid-west? >> > >> >Good luck in getting an exact answer to what is considered >> >to be the mid-western U.S. >> >> Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States. > > Oh, boy! Even more opinions... And still another, from Websters on-line dictionary: Main Entry: Mid�west Listen to the pronunciation of Midwest Pronunciation: \#mid-#west\ Variant(s): or Middle West Function: geographical name region N central United States including area around Great Lakes & in upper Mississippi River valley from Ohio -sometimes considered to include Kentucky on the E to North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, & Kansas on the W I would personally have said it's the area of the Great Plains, drained by the Missouri and Mississippi riveers, and includes the Ohio river basin, as well. As for putting Texas in the Midwest, y'gotta be kiddin'! For those of you who might be interested in a different view, I highly recomment "The Nine Nations of North America", by Joel Garreau, Avon Books, ISBN 978-0380578856. It has absolutely nothing to do with genealogy, but provides an interesting view of the regions/nations of North America - one that goes a long way toward explaining some of the regional quirks, oddities and differences. Southwestern Ol' Bob -- Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas ----- Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason so few engage in it. -- Henry Ford