On Mon, November 10, 2008 3:27 pm, Nutmeg421@aol.com wrote: > Brian, How do you contact the clerk in Bischwiller? My family information > comes from primary sources for the most part. We were a very close family You write to the Maire. Go to the town's website and the Maire's address is on the top of the page. It's a graphic otherwise I would have pasted in here. Rather than type it and goof it up, here is the homepage. http://www.ville-bischwiller.fr/index.php Be prepared for a very brief response if your ancestor is not from Bischwiller. While I got a very quick response it was also very brief. Be sure to include sufficient information. If at all possible write in French. There are a number of templates available on line. (I also wrote in both, when I have written) Good luck hunting. Best wishes, Brian