I'm sorry, I mis-typed and wasn't specific. I meant the FHL - Family History Library, and that is actually a part of FamilySearch.org. The word lists and other research helps are here: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp?Page=./research/Titlef/Titlef.asp&ActiveTab=Title If that convoluted URL doesn't work for you, go to http://www.familysearch.org to the Research Helps tab > Articles > F > scroll down to France. Lots of valuable help there, free. Some of it can be purchased for around a dollar at your local FHC (Family History Center) also. For awhile they also sold a CD with all these help files on it for around $5 -- you might ask if this is still available. Valorie On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 6:26 AM, Marilyn Potthast <omaandopa06@att.net> wrote: > FHC site does not exist. I do not know how to get on what you are talking > about. Please explain. > > -----Original Message----- > From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Valorie Zimmerman > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 4:29 AM > To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller > > Be sure to look up the French research helps on theFHC website, and > print out the word list. It is a huge help. > > Valorie > > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Marilyn Potthast <omaandopa06@att.net> > wrote: >> Thanks for the input. Am going through two reels at the LDS right now. >> Very confusing since I do not know French. Am still glad to find his >> siblings and hope I can put together more pieces of the family. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Etienne > Herrbach >> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:56 AM >> To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [A-L] Bischwiller >> >> Hello Marilyn, >> >> you're right, your gr-grandfather did most probably speak Alsatian >> dialect and understand German. Alsatian was (and still is, but less >> and less) the daily language for Alsatians. His birth record was in >> French because Alsace was in France in 1854. -- Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=507013560 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/valoriez MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/valoriez Genealogy Blog: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/ All my pages: http://valorie.zimmerman.googlepages.com