I have found two books that have greatly added to my study of the society and history of Germany that fellow researchers might find interesting: Flesh and Spirit: Private Life in Early Modern Germany by Steven Ozment (I bought mine greatly discounted at half.com) Life in Germany: Selected Portions of Three Works on German Life in 1842, 1844, and 1901 The Rural and Domestic Life of Germany by William Howitt 1842 German Experiences: Addressed to The English; both Stayers at Home, and Goers Abroad by William Howitt 1844 German Life in Town and Country by William Harbutt Dawson 1901 sold by Masthof Bookstore www.masthof.com cost $10 I have no financial interest in either work, just want to share two sources that may help us to understand our ancestors. Shirley Diehl Bartlett