David S. Shields has an article on the history of ham in the U.S. in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The article is in the most recent edition of the always interesting e-Journal "Common-Place" (www.common- place.org) Though Shields doesn't stricly focus on Virginia, I thought his article might be of interest to students of Virginia, the home of so much wonderful ham. http://www.common-place.org/vol-08/no-01/shields/ ------------------------------- Matthew Mace Barbee Department of Ethnic Studies Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio, 43403 [log in to unmask] 419-372-7118