I "googled" one of my ancestor names the other night and the Emslanders list came up. I have checked this list some time ago but not recently. I found lots of information on my ancestors - incredible actually. Also, ABELN is there. Someone has been posting this surname and I may also have more of a connection than I thought. www.emslanders.com Question: Are there sites like this for other areas of Germany?? I still have several other surnames that I am researching and could use some clues to figure out the connections. Researching: LEMBECK; MOHRMANN; FUECHTEMANN; ELLERBACH; RALF; BLOMS and others Thank you Peggy N.