A man is described in a parish register as being a fischer. I have been assuming he fished (as in, caught fish to fry for dinner) and sold 'em to make a living. However ... I've spent two days both on-line and in the brick library (which needs better maps!) trying to find a river in his vicinity and came up -- er, dry. (Wish I could find that tourist map of Germany I had.) Is there something *else* the word fischer might have meant in the 18th century? Cheryl singhals@erols.com

Cheryl, My German/English dictionary certainly says it is a fisherman!!! Try this site for maps of Germany. They've got some good maps of Germany, both old and new!!! <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe.html> Richard F Strait <rfstrait@juno.com>