Marlena Schwark Have you tried www.online.ofb.de. This site have a lot of records of area records in some German towns. You will need to know the town, or you can scan all the towns for your name. Also have you tried familysearch.com. Go to the record search pilot. This might help you locate the area which your family is in. Was you name ever spelled Schwenk? My name (Swank) was started out as Schwenk in Germany. Richard Swank in So., California