Hi Don, What is accepted as proof of direct lineage? Judy On Nov 24, 2008, at 10:01 AM, Don Watson wrote: > Yep. You'll need WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT you already know, their > FAITH, and > what you need to know if you are going to the local church. It would > be a > good idea to check for a central archive before making your trip. > For civil > government you need all of the above except their faith, and you'll > need > proof of direct lineage. > > :-) > Don > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J. Eggers" <msgene@mac.com> > > > Hello, > I will be visiting Speyer in 2 weeks. Can someone tell me if they > would have any genealogy documents-vital records, civil records J. Eggers Msgene@mac.com