Ult. stands for "Ultimo" -- of the previous month. Inst. stands for "Instant" -- of the current month. Both terms are relative to the publication date. For example, if a newspaper publishes a death notice in September, and says the death occurred "on 10th ult" then the death was on August 10. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Meeks" <lmmeeks1@earthlink.net> To: <MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 4:46 PM Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Definitions needed - Ult. / Inst. > Hi Listers, > > Can anyone tell me what the abbreviations Ult. and Inst. stand for? I've > come accross them while reading birth, death and marriage notices from > early Ellsworth Herald newspapers (Jean's Maine Genealogy Page at > http://www.mnopltd.com/jean). > > Thanx for your help. > > Laura Meeks > Quartz Hill, CA > lmmeeks1@earthlink.net > > P.S. > Does anyone know where Stephen Dill's site has been moved to? The URL that > I had bookmarked (http://members.home.net/ctyankee/) is no longer valid. > >