This brings up an important question for my museum. We are doing an exhibit on wedding traditions. We have, I believe, a brown dress as well. She was of English descent, however, and not German. I was just wondering if any of you know of any wonderful secondary resources (material culture, anthropology, etc.) that deal with weddings, wedding traditions, brides, etc.? We have looked at a few resources, but could use a few more good books of an academic nature. Thanks. Liz Nohra Assistant Director Mahoning Valley Historical Society Youngstown, OH 330-743-2589 _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).