The messages below concern research in Germanic Europe. The first post is a question from Lizette Koehler <starsoul@mindspring.com> The second, a reply from Laszlo Josa <lesjosa@worldnet.att.net>. They came through the HUNGARY-L list with Laszlo's reply. The information contained herein could prove useful to your research. cc: Lizette Koehler cc: Laszlo Josa Leslie Kohler -------------------- From: "Lizette Koehler" <starsoul@mindspring.com> I am trying to research my g-grandparents who came from Hungary in 1905/1906. It appears they came from torontalalmus. I can find little documentation on this town which I believe to be NE of Belgrade. The reason I guess it is torontalalmus is on my g-grandfather's death certificate it states almus, or almush. Torontal almus was the name my grandfather had me memorize when I was a child. Hence the concept my grandfather and his family came from tornontal almus. Do you know of any specific books or web sites that might have some history on this town? Sincerly yours, Lizette Koehler -------------------- From: "Laszlo Josa" <lesjosa@worldnet.att.net> Torontál is a county in Hungary before the Treaty of Trianon. Here is a website for a 1910 map of Torontál. On this map you will find you will find the town of Torontálalmás. It is southeast of the intersection of the latitude line 45 degree and longitude line 20 degree 30'. The town is just north of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. This area is known as Banat. Here are a couple of websites that might help you. This first one is for the town of Apfeldorf which is the German name for Torontálalmás. http://www2.genealogy.net/gene/reg/ESE/banat_a.htm#apfeldorf here you will find that Mormons have microfilmed church records for this town. It gives you the film number that you can order from the Latter Day Saints (LDS) family history center for a small fee of $3.25. This second site is for explanation of Banat. http://www2.genealogy.net/gene/reg/ESE/dsinfo.htm this next one is also a good site http://www.banaters.com/ Hope this helps, Laszlo Josa