At 10:07 AM 11/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Melanie:
>
>The question about drinking age laws is a good one -- I'd like to know the
>answer myself!
>
>I read your posting to the Alcohol and Temperance History Group, and it
>made me wonder if you have tried resources other than the internet. Very
>often, with history questions, the internet is not the best place to find
>the answer -- especially since you don't always know if the information you
>find is trustworthy. For a question like yours, I recommend using good old
>fashioned books -- maybe you could try a university in your area, or any
>big research library.
>
>I know, it's a pain, but that's what extra credit is all about, right? And
>if you find the answer, I hope you'll let me know, or maybe even send a
>message to the whole listserv.
>
>-- Jessy Randall
>
>
>At 06:36 PM 11/13/98 EST, you wrote:
>>I take AP US History at my school and one day in class, while discussing the
>>Temperance Movement of the 1800's, a question about drinking laws came up.
>>The question asked was, in what year was the first law establishing a
minimum
>>age for drinking alcohol enacted?  Also, what was the original minimum age
>for
>>drinking alcohol set at?  My teacher didn't know the answer and offered to
>>give extra participation points to anyone who could find the answer.  I
>>searched all over the internet and could not find the answer.  I would
>greatly
>>appreciate it if you could help me find the answer to these questions.
>Thanks
>>for your help.
>>
>>Melanie
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>>
>>
>Jessy Randall
>Library Company of Philadelphia
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Austin Kerr is participating in a conference, and will return to his desk
on Wednesday, November 18, 1998.