I have had no luck doing a search that uses the umlaut. For example, I am searching for Gromm with an umlaut over the o. Has anyone had results using letters from old German script, or how would you recommend doing such a search--especially with FHC records? Karen

To search with umlaut, try ae for ä oe for ö ue for ü Bob Doerr in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Meng" <kmeng@charter.net> To: <GERMANS-STLOUIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 1:45 AM Subject: [Germans-STL] Doing a search using umlaut > > I have had no luck doing a search that uses the umlaut. For example, I > am searching for Gromm with an umlaut over the o. Has anyone had > results using letters from old German script, or how would you recommend > doing such a search--especially with FHC records? > > Karen > > > > ==== GERMANS-STLOUIS Mailing List ==== > GERMAN-SURNAMES-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in German surnames, given names, etc. To subscribe click on mailto:GERMAN-SURNAMES-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe (Mail Mode) or mailto:GERMAN-SURNAMES-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe (Digest Mode) > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >