Anne ... Check out an online inflation calculator at http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ According to this site, $300 in 1890 would equate to $5768.55 by today's standards. Steve --- Anne Haines <annerhai@adelphia.net> wrote: > Yes, how much would $300, or even $150, translate to > today? People would be > squealing in outrage. > > Anne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Endure101@aol.com> > To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:56 AM > Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] re: Virginia marriage > information > > > > They paid bonds in Louisiana too. I guess it was > custom of the day. I > saw > > three hundred and to me that was expensive for my > parents who were born in > the > > late 1800's. I am a little too lazy to find the > records and see the exact > > price but people had to sign stating they would go > the bond. > > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > > List owner > > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

>According to this site, $300 in 1890 would equate to >$5768.55 by today's standards. > >Steve That depends, Steve. My father attended a community college in 1956 for $2 a credit hour. The inflation calculator says "What cost $2.00 in 1956 would cost $12.92 in 2002." If only! Phyllis