Hi Audrey, There are many helpful people on this list, some of whom may have already helped with your translations. I couldn't have worked my way through the records I found without all the help I've received from the community here. I also enjoy trying to read the records myself before asking for help. You may feel less intimidated by the records after learning a few tidbits here and there. Toward that end, I am sharing a link to the free French online "courses" offered by the Family History Library: < https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22France%22 > Bonne chasse, Laura On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Audrey Shields Hancock < AudreyHancock1939@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I have five French records (birth, deaths, marriages) that are scans > associated with my Lehman(n) family in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin (Alsace), > France. However, I am sad to say that I don't know French, and would be > delighted to learn if there is anyone on this site willing to help with > translation. I can supply a little information that might go with each > scan. There are three of us trying to make our Lehman(n) family > connections, but information is lost to us because of our inability to > translate all the particulars. > > Please contact me personally, if you think you might be able to help. > > Audrey (Lehmann-Shields) Hancock > AudreyHancock1939@sbcglobal.net >

Thank you, Laura, Appreciate the link. I will go to the site and see if I can make anymore headway...perhaps. My cousins and I have tried to work ourselves through this and have a little, but are missing some of the finer details. Again, thank you for your insight. Audrey -----Original Message----- From: Laura Aanenson [mailto:where2look4ancestors@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 2:50 PM To: AudreyHancock1939@sbcglobal.net; alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [A-L] Lost in Translation: Help Needed with French records Hi Audrey, There are many helpful people on this list, some of whom may have already helped with your translations. I couldn't have worked my way through the records I found without all the help I've received from the community here. I also enjoy trying to read the records myself before asking for help. You may feel less intimidated by the records after learning a few tidbits here and there. Toward that end, I am sharing a link to the free French online "courses" offered by the Family History Library: <https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22France %22> Bonne chasse, Laura On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Audrey Shields Hancock <AudreyHancock1939@sbcglobal.net> wrote: I have five French records (birth, deaths, marriages) that are scans associated with my Lehman(n) family in Schirrhein, Bas-Rhin (Alsace), France. However, I am sad to say that I don't know French, and would be delighted to learn if there is anyone on this site willing to help with translation. I can supply a little information that might go with each scan. There are three of us trying to make our Lehman(n) family connections, but information is lost to us because of our inability to translate all the particulars. Please contact me personally, if you think you might be able to help. Audrey (Lehmann-Shields) Hancock AudreyHancock1939@sbcglobal.net