In a message dated 5/26/00 10:02:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Halltall@aol.com writes: << The term does refer to any Germanic-speaking peoples who live in that state, which includes the Amish and Mennonite, and also the Moravians, the Lutherans, the Presbyterians, Dunkards, German Catholics, Swiss, Alsatian, German-speaking Quakers. Jan Hall >> Hi Jan, t Thank you for your reply. I will research further. MJ