In a message dated 2/12/2003 9:48:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I am new to this list. I am researching my maternal gr gr gr grandmother > Elizabeth Willrich. She was born on 21 Feb 1820 according to later > documents but no village name was indicated. She had two brothers Michel > and Peter Willrich. Is there any particular village anyone is researching > that has come across the surname of Willrich? Hello: Do you know the date or year of birth of the brothers? As a start, you could try looking at the LDS site to see if you can find a town listing all three births. Unfortunately, the three names you mention are quite common, so there might be more than one town with these names, but at least it would be a starting point. I assume you have researched all the available American sources, including church, cemetery and obituary records, to see if perhaps the name of the home town is mentioned. Did the brothers also emigrate to America? Also, have you checked the Rootsweb mailing/surname lists to see if anyone else is researching your family? Finding the name of the home town is frequently a difficult search, but I hope you will have some success. Paul C. Miller