Welcome to Donauschwaben research... Which can be quite challenging. A good resource is Banatbooks.com Rita >From Colorado, Jabuka, and Bistritz. Sent from my Windows Phone ________________________________ From: Chris and Gina Koeppl via<mailto:donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com> Sent: ‎9/‎17/‎2014 4:22 PM To: dvhh-l<mailto:donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com> Subject: [DVHH] familienbuch Hello. I am “new” and really appreciate this group list. Would someone be able to direct me to a source or information that discusses familienbuch in general. From reading your comments, I believe these are compilations of information about the individuals who reside in villages, towns or cities, but I don’t understand much else. Who created these books? Why do some villages have them and others do not? Is there a way to know if a certain village has such a “book” ? Any general lesson on familienbuch would be greatly appreciated. - Gina ------------------------------- 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