Dear Subscribers, A new person to genealogy, named Tonnie, and I have exchanged notes for the past few days on the Rowan Co. NC list. I have given her some links to help her understand the history and genealogy of some of her colonial Virginia folks of German descent--those of Germanna Colonies in Northern Virginia beginning in 1714. I referred her to this website, which I have just now reviewed myself: _http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/index.html_ (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/index.html) Although the thrust is mainly toward early German immigrants to colonial and later northern Virginia, there are some links which pertain to any American who has early German ancestry [and even us later immigrant descendants, say, from Baden about the time of the Civil War]. The red flashing arrows on the main web page will direct you to some historical facts which you should have in mind as you search your German ancestors in other colonies or states. Some genealogical lecturers state that as many as one-third of us Americans have some German ancestry!!! Please direct this info to others who you think may be interested. Here is an address for your bookmark area. the explanation about the Palatinate area is of particular interest: _http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/index.html_ (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/index.html) E.W.Wallace **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)