Judy and List: Even today the cows are ear-marked with metal/plastic tags with identification on them !.......guess things dont really change after 300 years....... Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Ross <judy.ross3@sympatico.ca> To: <VTWINDSO-L@rootsweb.com> > Greetings. I've been browsing the comments re earmarks with interest. > Like most of you, I've come across the reference to these in pretty well > all of the town records that I've requested in the New England area from > our local FHC. I found one such record very interesting in that diagrams > of the earmarks along with the respective owners' names were included: > > Norwich, VT, Town Records, V. 1-3, 1761-1895 > FHC #0028587 > > Needless to say, I photocopied a couple of pages for my records! > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >