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From: "Maria Minear" <>
Subject: Re: [ALS-LOR] Village Records
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:40:37 -0700
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I lucked out and found a man who lives in my grandfathers home time of
Niederschaeffolsheim, Alsace. He was transcribing old records, so he sent
me what he found on my KRAUTH line.
He wrote that he had to learn some of the old script to be able to
transcribe some of it.
And the last 100 years was not available. :(

Maria


> Thanks to those of you who provided guidance as to how far back we might
be able to trace our ancestors. Robert Behra, in particular, noted that he
was able to go into the l500s but not because of church records but because
of village records that included ancestral names. My question is based on
Robert's source of evidence--village records. Two questions arise:
>
> 1. What types of old village records might I search once getting beyond
the absence of church type records?
>
> 2. Has anyone found a list of various church records and how far back
are those records dated? If there is no such record, is there a source for
addresses of churches found in each of the villages? Are the church leaders
generally willing to do searches for family genealogists if we make a
financial contribution?
>
> I look forward to your suggestions.
>
> Ken



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