Hello, All, Below is a website of the WPA Federal Writers' Project. During the Great Depression, writers, like everyone else, were often jobless. The WPA project paid some of these writers to go around the country, writing about different subjects the WPA specified. This website has stories, folklore, etc. told by "old-timers" to these writers who then committed the tales to paper. The stories are told by people living in many states across the U.S., unfortunately, Pennsylvania is not one of them. In genealogy, the history of other people, not even related to us, can give us a perspective of the type of lives our ancestors lived during those same time periods. You may even find a story related by your ancestor among these tales. The website: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html I don't usually post any messages about books, etc. for sale, but I did copy and paste the CD listed on this message as it deals directly with four German books on one CD. Might be a good buy for those of you who would want more than one of these books. GERMAN GENEALOGY RESEARCH GUIDE (CD #7199; $29.99) is a Family Archive CD which combines four outstanding books designed specifically for Americans who are researching their German ancestry. All four books were published originally by Genealogical Publishing Co. http://www.genealogybookshop.com/ They are: o IN SEARCH OF YOUR GERMAN ROOTS, by Angus Baxter o ADDRESS BOOK FOR GERMANIC GENEALOGY, by Ernest Thode o GERMAN-ENGLISH GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY, by Ernest Thode o GERMAN-AMERICAN NAMES, by George F. Jones. I haven't researched any of these books. I do have another book written by Angus Baxter. "In Search of Your Canadian Roots." He is recommended by professional genealogists. His books are simply "How-to" books for researching your genealogy. Good hunting! Faith Hutchings Your List Hostess faith@verdenet.com