Hi Janice & Kevin, If you have not, you might want to take a peek at the states of interest on the USGenWeb boards. This link is for the main website: <A HREF="http://www.usgenweb.com/">The USGenWeb Project - Home Page</A> You just might find something (or someone willing to do free lookups) listed that will lead to finding out about poor farms/homes or other areas of research. Be sure to leave a query at the site too. Good luck, Joyce