Hi, http://www.rootsweb.com/~deubay/beginner.html Included on the page are links for: Michael Rauck's beginner page, "How to Find Ancestor Records in Bavaria", Wilhelm Kemendics' "GATEWAY to Bavarian Genealogy Research" and "All the Places in Bavaria (as of 1964, but not including Rheinpfalz)" pages, my Bavarian Surnames Index and Bavaria FAQ's websites, "Genealogical Research in Bavaria" by Friedrich R. Wollmershäuser, A translation of a reprint from the "Mitteilungen fur die Archivpfege in Bayern." (Report on the Archives in Bavaria), and direct links to the LDS texts "Determining Place of Origin in Germany", "A Handbook of German Research", and their "Germany Research Outline". Also a links to a map of Germany showing Bavaria and a map showing Bavaria when it owned Rheinpfalz. This information should get anyone just starting well on their way. Additionally, http://www.rootsweb.com/~deubay/town_locators.html Should also be quite helpful. Happy hunting, Joanne