In the last couple days, several people have posted messages saying they are trying to trace German ancestors in Baltimore, but with little information provided, including the names they are looking for. A couple suggestions to hopefully get much more help from the list: 1. Your message is probably going to several hundred people. Change the subject line to what you are looking for, and address it to the list, not just to individuals. 2. Put specific names, time periods, what you already know, and what you've searched for unsuccessfully. We may not find your ancestors, but many on the list are familiar with what records are available and have access to some of them. You'll be more likely to get help if you follow the above. For Janet, have you searched the 1840 Census for him? You apparently know ship and arrival date? Have you searched the 1837 Baltimore City Directory at: http://aomol.net/html/officials.html It's probably a long shot, but worth a look. It's also possible he didn't stay in Baltimore at all? For Pat, places where you might find the town of origin: passenger arrival lists (including "Germans to America" and the original microfilmed lists), emigration records from ports of debarkation. All of these are becoming more available at Ancestry and other sites. Naturalization petitions, marriage records, death certificates, newspaper death notices, the more detailed obituaries in German language newspapers in Baltimore and other large cities. In a great stroke of luck, 2 of my German ancestors listed their two German towns of birth in the 1880 Census. Unfortunately, most of those records don't usually list the town, but you never know when they will. So you need to search for all of these documents you can find. And of course check any books on the subject, as Debbie in NC suggested. If you have specific information you are looking for, post it to the list. John -----Original Message----- From: JLLYNJAM@aol.com [mailto:JLLYNJAM@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 7:27 PM To: BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BALTGEN-L] Re: BALTGEN-D Digest V06 #116 Debbie in NC: I am also wondering where my German ancestors lived in Baltimore after arriving there from Bremen in 1836. By 1841 he had settled in St. Clair Co., IL. I have lost him, tho from 1836-1841. Perhaps he waited in Baltimore until he could be naturalized. But where would he have lived? Also, I am interested in the books you mentioned. Janet McLain Jllynjam@aol.com ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== Please make sure the options in your E mail program disables quoting the message in HTML when posting to any Roots-L mailing list.