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 The URL that I had bookmarked (http://members.home.net/ctyankee/) is no longer valid.