Try searching Google Scholar, JSTOR, Sage Publications, etc. If a study has been conducted, it would not likely appear in genealogical literature, but more likely in a dissertation or a historical journal. Michael Hait, CG(sm) michael.hait@hotmail.com http://www.haitfamilyresearch.com "Planting the Seeds" Blog: http://michaelhait.wordpress.com CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. -----Original Message----- From: Michele Lewis Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 3:18 PM To: TGF Mailing List Subject: [TGF] an article for this? I am looking for an article or a book that has information about trends in the 1800s where if the mother died leaving an infant, and the father was also young, that the grandparents (or someone else) usually raised the child, not the now single father. I have several examples of this in my file but I am writing up something where I won't be able to just put examples from my file, I need some sort of scholarly study or observations. Has anyone seen something like this? I have tried doing a general Google search, and searches on Google Book, InternetArchives and Family History Books (FamilySearch). Trying to word the searches has been interesting. Michele The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message