Thank you Steve. I do not know about the GUTKNECHTs. Duppigheim is more than 30 km apart from Bischwiller. Moreover, this surname exists in the south of Alsace. Good luck! Etienne > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:57:07 -0500 > From: "Steve Haag" <Bonesearcher@att.net> > > Etienne, > > I too am related to the Guthnecks but they are from Duppigheim. I'm > sure it > is the same family. Do believe the name was unique. I have all the > Catholic > Church records for Duppigheim but not for Bischwiller. Do you have > these two > groups of Guthneck's tied together. > > Thank you, > Steve haag > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Etienne Herrbach" <etienne.herrbach@wanadoo.fr> > Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 5:42 AM >> Hello Listers, >> >> as many of you are aware of, let me remind that the new President of >> USA has Alsatian roots, in Bischwiller, Bas Rhin, precisely: >> >> http://cjoint.com/data/lhtTgjvwwt.htm >> >> http://www.wargs.com/political/obama.html >> >> Congratulations >> >> Etienne Herrbach >> Alsace