The term "germanic" comes up at times in various discussions... Linguistically speaking there is a great resource at: http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/germanic.html#gerdialects with anything from Afrikaans to Yiddish ... BUT best of all there are SWABIAN dictionaries as well... < our* ancestors did not speak plattdeutsch!, they spoke swabian. > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2619/swab_voc.html Don't U just love: "net recht bache" ? But there's also very useful information like: "Beutelsbach pr.n.: Bag's Creek. Small vinegrower-village in the Remstal." "Geanga (Giengen an der Brenz) pr.n.: went. A nice little village north of Ulm." "Geradschdedda (Geradstetten) pr.n. Straight-Through-Town. This litte village is placed at the narrowest part of the Rems-valley, between Greenwaters (Groabach) and Hebsack. It is separated into two parts by the polluted river Rems and the famous highway B29 (52.000 cars per day). Geradschdedda has got his name in medieval times, when Lord Gerhard The Straight was murdered nearby." "Waeblenga (Waiblingen) pr.n.: Town in the Remstal, about 15 kilometers from Schtuagerd." "Weinstadt f.: Winecity. Several villages, which have been separate until 1972: Beutelsbach, Endersbach, Großheppach, Gundelsbach, Schnait and Strümpfelbach." Have a look an see what will be of use in tracking ancestors from Swabia. Dank(e)schee, ;j. * They were from close to Schtuagerd PSt For real keeners there is: http://www.schwaebisch-englisch.de/