Hello Baerbel, At one time I came across the actual church records for one of the towns/villages in the Uckermark/Brandenburg on the familysearch site. I seem to recall that these were records from either Templin, Klaushagen, Hardenbeck, or Thomsdorf. What do I need to enter in order to access these records? I'm searching for the correct name of the birth parents of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm KOEHN [b. ca. 1820], son of Christian KOEHN and Dorothea nee "Ambellen" [?] according to US death certificate. CFW Koehn emigrated from Hardenbeck with wife Wilhelmine nee Mueller and 5 of their children, including his m-i-l Marie Mueller nee Suhr on 24 Aug 1861. The family resided in Michigan all their lives. Any help in gaining access to some of these church records would be much appreciated. Many thanks in advance! Ursula from Michigan _________________________________________________________________ Memories are like threads of gold, they never tarnish or grow old