Although I haven't been active on the list in quite awhile, I do try to keep up with it. I have never lived in DC although my mother was born there. I have visited DC, but not as a researcher. All of my DC research has been through the internet, census microfilm, LDS libraries, etc, and of course this wonderful list. Research time has been very sparse the last couple of years. My DC brickwalls are William and Elizabeth Bailey. In the 1860 census, William, born in PA, was 25 and a bookbinder. Elizabeth (maiden name unknown), born in NY, was 24. Elizabeth was a widow by the 1870 census. One of their children, William E., married Martha Viehmann. Martha's mother was Jane French, who was born in DC in 1829. Jane's husband (Martha's father) was George Viehmann, who was born in Germany. George Viehmann was a tile setter, and supposedly some of his work is in the US Capitol and other DC buildings. Although my journey has been slow, it has been tremendously fascinating. A simple query last fall resulted in much information on the Viehmann family in Germany, but I would still like to take William and Elizabeth Bailey and Jane French back further. Although I never lived in DC, I feel very connected to the city. Bonnie in OKC