In a message dated 11/21/00 11:09:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << [email protected] >> Yes there are Newspaper Obituaries as well as those sent through the mail to friends and aquaintances, having a black border around the envelope. I saved quite a few of them and they came in handy for genealogy purposes. The following URL lists many German Newspapers, perhaps you can pick the one near your research region and check with their archives for obituaries. http://www.bdzv.de/online/zeitung.htm Regards Ingrid IGF