DParker~ You may want to check out a very fun book that was recently self-published: Nine Nine Eight: The Glory Days of Buffalo Shopping By Michael F. Rizzo Published 2007 Lulu.com <http://books.google.com/books?q=inpublisher:%22Lulu.com%22> History / General <http://books.google.com/books?q=+subject:%22History+/+General%22> 172 pages ISBN 1430313862 It's a delightful resource (and I don't even know the author!). BTW, I believe that local social history is an integral part of exploring our family's heritage. Topical focus is how I judge whether a posting is justified on a Rootsweb mailing list. Two weeks of arbitrary comments on yummy Beef-on-Weck gets old....fast. On the other hand, I appreciated the postings of recipes for sponge candy and long-distance Beef-on-Weck. Just throwing my two cents. Kate Johnson Denver, Colorado