bransflakes wrote: > I am looking for a group or list where members can post questions or > share info about marital rites (...what made a marriage given a > particular time and place, laws pertaining to marriage and family > given the region and time period), rites of passage and general > questions/info about customs. I looked at rootsweb. Didn't see a > list dedicated to this. Anyone know of a list/group I should try or > does anyone have a site to recommend? As Cynthia (Roots Webmaster) says, it's long been a scholarly topic. So, try Cultural Anthropology groups or Sociology groups. singhals@erols.com