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From: "Ken Everard" <>
Subject: Re: [ALS-LOR] Village Records
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:56:58 -0500
References: <006201c41399$c1d74090$3201a8c0@DELL4550> <011801c413b5$a8388060$ec3e0543@gatewayg6300>


Maria: May I borrow your rabbit's foot for a few days? Just kidding, of
course. A few listers at least have hit the jackpot. We all do eventually,
thanks to the wonderful people on this list including the web master.
Cheers to all.

Ken


> 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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