> > > 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? > > > > bransflakes > > As Cynthia (Roots Webmaster) says, it's long been a scholarly topic. > So, try Cultural Anthropology groups or Sociology groups. > > singhals@erols.com i'm late in this reply, but read the other posts...contacted a friend who works in cultural anthropology (oh, yea...he's a computer analyst, too...the guy has to make a living)...anyway, he asked if you had a particular country, region, culture, time period...and apparently it can vary widely between all those and, bad news, documentation varies widely, too. but he will try to help you focus your search if you want.....and i personally would also recommend emailing the state library of florida...the research staff there is top notch.... hope this helps, and if this is just of no use whatsoever, i'm sorry fsuedu@hotmail.com (fsuedu)