In a message dated 12/2/2008 11:23:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, rhaus@hughes.net writes: List, I have been researching my Batschka ancestry, in particular the HAUS line, and have finally had a possible break through in the quest to discover the German origin for this line of the family. I have information that now places an ancestor, Andreas HAUS, b abt 1740, as having been born in Goldscheuer. Andreas HAUS appears on the Stader list and also in the Harjung & Reimann and Schuy-Tuffner Hodschag OSBs. My initial research for Goldscheuer information indicates that some of the early church records (Catholic) for this district were destroyed in a fire and research prior to the 1820's would be impossible. Have you looked at this LDS microfilm? Kent Title Kirchenbuch, 1743-1816 Authors Katholische Kirche Marlen (A. Offenburg) (Main Author) Notes Mikrofilm aufgenommen von Manuskripten im Erzbischöflichen Archiv Freiburg. Parish register of baptisms, marriages, deaths and family registers for Marlen, Baden, Germany. Includes Goldscheuer and Kittersburg. Subjects Germany, Baden, Marlen - Church records Germany, Baden, Kittersburg - Church records Germany, Baden, Goldscheuer - Church records Format Manuscript (On Film) Language German Publication Salt Lake City, Utah : Gefilmt durch The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977 Physical 1 Mikrofilmrolle ; 35 mm Film Notes Note - Location [Film] Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1743 Familienbuch ab 1758 Heiraten 1758-1816 Familienbuch ab 1758 - FHL INTL Film [ 1056241 ] **************Finally, one site has it all: your friends, your email, your favorite sites. Try the NEW AOL.com. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000006)