An interesting NYTimes article on a remnant of Siebenburger Sachsen still living in today's Romania: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/world/europe/06romania.html?_r=1&ref=world Rosina
I am preparing a scientific study about the ancestors of Hertha MULLER from Nitzkzdorf [winner of the Nobel prize for literature this year] and I need quickly some help with a lock-up in Darowa Familienbuch about Magdalena SCHEID B. 19.01.1806, Darova, do Peter SCHEID & Magdalena BITLINGER M1. 22.04.1823, Darova, Georg Josef GION M2. 15.11.1848, Nitzkzdorf, Matthias FRISCH D. 14.09.1889, Nitzkzdorf I am interested in the B / M / D dates for Peter SCHEID & Magdalena BITLINGER. Thank You for the help, S o r i n http://www.genealogy.ro/contributions.htm