Hi Mark, There is information to be found on the GENUKI UK and Ireland Genealogy site re: date stones. Look at the Guernsey site. They have an ongoing datestone project that might give you more information on the history of the stones. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: <Markedixon@aol.com> To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:22 AM Subject: [PADutch] Datestones a German custom? > Hi, Listers > > I'm a writer doing a magazine piece on the custom of using datestones in > residential construction. There's not much written on the subject, but one > source told me he thought it was something the Germans brought to the U.S. > > Somehow, this rings true. I DO know that, here in southeastern Pennsylvania > -- a major destination for German immigrants -- there are lots of old stone > houses with late 18th and early 19th century datestones. > > Anyone have any info re: this? > > Mark E. Dixon > Wayne, PA > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > New lists and web sites that are about the PA DUTCH > are gladly advertised here. > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >