Dear Listers: I just received word that Burkes has just added the first draft of their Free A-Z guide at http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/common/sitepages/reindex.asp This is a *free* resource which will be expanded over time, but aims to help people find information, definitions and links on a host of terms related to British history, society and tradition. I have taken a peek and found it to be useful and informative. Check with your local library to see if they have subscribed to the Burkes site. This may afford you another way to view more in depth information that requires a password. If your library has not signed up for this subscription, and if you feel it would be useful to the genealogists and historians in your neck of the woods, you might ask them to look into it. The advantage to their getting the online suhscription for their patrons is that it does not take up any shelf space. In my county, shelf space is an issue. Happy Trails, Lauren List Admin