Hello, The Jewish Shtetlseeker listed 2 Simmern. http://www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/loctown.htm One was large enough to be named on the map. The other was too small. That one shows only the red star no matter how close you get. Take a look at both and see which one is nearest to where your mother believes her people came from. Save the URL for the Shtetlseeker. It is invaluable. Regards, Mary Ann > thank you to everybody who replyed to my last question about > niederlinxweiler it helped a lot. now a have another question i am helping > my mom trace our family tree on the internet she would like to know where " > simmern" is our relative was supposed to have been a pastor there. also he > got his education at halle university. can you give me any information on > these places. thank you linda scheaffer email ls165441@msxsopc.shell.com --- Mary Ann Allen wallen@pipeline.com The Gathering Place http://sites.netscape.net/murrallen/homepage