At 11:10 AM 02/11/2003 -0500, Michael Cooper wrote: >Soe Longe As There Comes Noe Women by W Gordon Handcock >A History of Newfoundland From The English Colonial and Foreign Records by >Judge DW Prowse (originally printed 1895). Recommend both very highly but if I had to chose one over the other I would buy Handcock's book. I find it a bit easier to read plus Handcock delves into the emigrant patterns much more and he provides the sources of his material. Debbie Jeans, CG(C) Certified Genealogist (Canada) St.John's, Newfoundland