Hi, I just found out that my Johannes Schmeck (b. 1684) was in Odenwald, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. Could anyone help me in researching the family there, or give me instructions on where to look? Richard Swank in So. California reswank@earthlink.net

Per Ancestry.com: 10 JOHANNES Schmeck Birth 1684-1690 in Odenwald, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany <http://places.ancestry.com/index.aspx?tid=16462906&pid=912034434&eid=11597648848> Death 1750 in Hintersteinau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany <http://places.ancestry.com/index.aspx?tid=16462906&pid=912034434&eid=11597648849> You can access Ancestry.com free for 14 days if you want to explore more. And you can also get microfilm data from the Mormon Church records using the website: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0<http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0> But they will be in German script which takes a 'little' work to decipher & understand. Happy searching, David Kemle ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Swank<mailto:reswank@earthlink.net> To: hesse@rootsweb.com<mailto:hesse@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 9:36 AM Subject: [HESSE] Need help in researching Johannes Schmeck in Germany. Hi, I just found out that my Johannes Schmeck (b. 1684) was in Odenwald, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. Could anyone help me in researching the family there, or give me instructions on where to look? Richard Swank in So. California reswank@earthlink.net<mailto:reswank@earthlink.net> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HESSE-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:HESSE-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message