Got this from another site and thought we might all benefit from it! There's a great resource on the net for those of us who go cross-eyed trying to read the handwriting in family Bibles, on marriage certificates, etc. The website is a "How-to Genealogy Site". There is an article that you might want to print called "Deciphering Old Handwriting" by Sabina J. Murray. The place to look is: http://www.firstct.com/fv/oldhand.html You should actually be able to click on the above and go right there. Mickey in Iowa