I was Abel to trace my family with the help of DS members to Saarland in 1585 Thanks and Have a Great Day ! Frank A. Jakob Cell: 252-305-1184 Email: capehatreal@yahoo.com > On Apr 26, 2014, at 3:17 PM, Anne Dreer <dreera@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > John, > There was also an area called Deutsch-Lothringen which is now the Saarland, Germany. I found that out on one of my trips there. Information passed down from the first of my ancestors said they came from Lothringen. The towns they came from are in the Saarland. The local priest gave me this information. > > Anne > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message