As a follow-up to Ed Swan's wonderful note, I'd like to share this story. A few years ago I interviewed a man from Pittsylvania County. He talked about the 1930s when the area was first wired for electricity. He asked me, a modern city-dweller, what was the first appliance the country people bought when they got electricity? A radio, I said. No. A refrigerator? No. The correct answer--a butter churn. Henry Wiencek To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html