My computer has been resurrected with no data loss except email from last week. I have done a little updating of the webpage and the historical serial posts I have made to the list are now there at <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Penna Dutch/histext.html">Historical Excerpts & Extracts</A> or http://members.aol.com/PennaDutch/histext.html All new listmembers are requested to visit the PDL webpage at <A HREF="http:/ /members.aol.com/PennaDutch/pennadutch.html">Penna-Dutch-L Home Page</A> or http://members.aol.com/PennaDutch/pennadutch.html This webpage contains or links to lots of useful info including things pertinent to this list. Info about making posts, common list abbreviations, references, existing family histories, etc. etc. rod