The online telephone directory for Germany, and the International Genealogical Index, will show you where those surnames are found today. Sometimes the response is overwhelming because the surname is common. Take a look at the zip code zone map to get your bearings, then note the zip codes for the responses in the telephone directory. Match the zip code clusters you accumulate with the information in the IGI. I'd also join the surname mailing list for Steffens. All found a the website, below. ;~) Don http://go.to/Hessen ----- Original Message ----- From: Lauren Brockman <mslauren@bellsouth.net> To: <GERMAN-KINGDOMS-L@rootsweb.com> Margaret & John STEFFENS and eldest daughter Annie were born in "Germany".