For a couple of years, I worked closely with Philip Barbour, editor of The Complete Works of Captain John Smith and The Jamestown Voyages, and author of Smith and Pochontas biographies. He was quite a linguist and a dogged researcher, and he always insisted that "Powhatan" should be pronounced PO hat an (long O and emphasis on 1st syllable, ignoring the W). With that drilled into my head, I have always thought that Powhite should be pronounced PO WHITE--with implications left to others! Fred Fausz St. Louis To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html