If your ancestors were from the Lower East Side [of Manhattan] or the "Alphabet City" neighborhood, you might like this article. http://gothamist.com/2016/07/07/east_village_name_history.php?utm_source=Gothamist+Daily&utm_campaign=5a8d8d696d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73240544d8-5a8d8d696d-16452337 Barb [email protected]