Russ - May I ask what names you are researching? We spent two weeks in Eschelbach, one of several "suburbs" of Sinsheim, back in 2003, and I'd be glad to share experiences. I'm willing to bet my morning cup of coffee that you have Benders in your line, as there are more Benders in Eschelbach and surrounding villages than there are Murphys in Ireland! ~Carol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carol Hornung - Michigan, USA chornung@comcast.net Researching HORNUNG (Lindemann, Hendel, Eichman), BENDER (Herzel, Merkel, Kindler), MANGES (Zuefle, Mertz, Scheuerle, Steffenhagen, Denz, Bommer, Goebel, Heil, Wagoner), and FREDERICKS (Mund, Spaulding) primarily in Germany and Western New York ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 20:12:49 -0400 From: Russell Lipp <rlipp2013@frontier.com> Subject: [BW] Visit to Ancestor Village in Baden To: Baden-Wurtemberg <BADEN-WURTTEMBERG@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <65987083-C40C-42A8-80EA-9F2C778739C2@frontier.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii My wife and I will be going to Germany next April, and, as part of the trip, want to visit the village from which my ancestors emigrated. The village is Sinsheim in Baden. We will be flying into Frankfurt. We have several days to visit the Sinsheim area, before going to Basel to continue the rest of our trip. I am looking for any suggestions on best ways to travel to Sinsheim, as well as best places to stay in that area. I also welcome suggestions on setting up genealogy contacts in that area, so we spend time gathering genealogical information. Appreciate your help. Russ Lipp