Although the best sources, I believe, for Germanna Colonies research are the publications of the Germanna Memorial Foundation, the writings of B. C. Holtzclaw [many of which are now online at sites like HeritageQuest], and the exchange of information on this website, I am going to suggest another resource: It is the Immigrant Genealogical Society in Burbank, CA. Try this website for some of their resources. I don't see anything which springs out for Nassau-Siegen, but with so many boundary changes, who knows? _http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/searches/search_index.html_ (http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/searches/search_index.html) It is highly unlikely this organization can help me with my latecomer Wilhelm L. Braun (d. ca 1926) who reported in one census he came from Baden. When and where is a mystery, but he came to join other Germans in San Antonio, TX. (My genealogy is full of common surnames!) This society told me LONG AGO that I had to know the parish from which my ancestor came!!! Fat chance!!! As for Braun's wife's genealogy, I was fortunate enough to find and obtain copies of an *Old War* pension claim for her father, who was divorced from their mother during the Civil War. His widow, second wife, had to produce all kinds of documents in order to file--and receive--a pension after her husband was killed by the Brooklyn [long way from Texas] police. As some genealogist experts say, Hope your ancestor got into trouble. There are bound to be records then!!! E.W.Wallace **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)