Most of the half timbered homes have no outward markings that would allow one to determine the original owner of the structure. Many that can be identified with much effort often just contain initials with a date but there are those that have the owner’s names engraved usually in a section of the timber. I’ve photographed these structures as I came across them. If anyone is interested I’ll look through this file. I’ll need the ancestral names to do a check along with a village. Again as before this is not a research project. Below is the list of villages but odds are that what you are looking to find will not be there. It’s just a matter of luck. Aschbach; Betschdorf; Cleebourg; Croetwiller; Eberbach-Seltz; Ebersheim; Eschbach; Forstheim; Geitershof; Hoffen; Hunspach; Huttenheim; Ingolsheim; Kaidenbourg; Kuhlendorf; Memmelshoffen; Morschwiller; Mothern; Niederlauterbach, Oberlauterbach; Preuschdorf; Riedseltz, Scheibenhard; Schleithal; Schoenenbourg; Seebach/Oberseebach; Seltz; Siegen; Soufflenheim; Steinseltz; Surbourg; Uhlwiller; Weyersheim & Wintzenbach. If you are going to a country where such dating was practiced check the homes and barns carefully. Many times it’ll be on a part of a structure you can’t readily see, a barn that is in the rear of the property, a date that has been painted over but is still visible or it can be on the stone arch of the cellar (usually just initials and perhaps just a date or both). Be observant but don’t let the dogs that charge up to an enclosed fenced yard deter you from looking. In my case I’ve identified 2 of the 4 known surviving structures of ancestral homes. One has just part of the name with a year while the other contains both the name of husband and wife and a year. The latter is found on a barn which was constructed at the back and to the right of the home. A difficult read from the sidewalk. Please direct any requests to me and not to the list. Charlie Homosassa, FL [email protected]