Und dann hast Du die Sache auch noch ein wenig aufgelockert! :-) Gruss aus den USA, David Message: 6 Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:31:37 +0200 From: "M. Anna Hanson" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HESSE] How do I find a Town in Hesse for surname FROLIG/FROLICH To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Plus, it's fun! You get to say words like "hell" and "fahrt" and they don't mean what we in the U.S. think they mean. My own house here in Germany is hell, and that's a good thing (it means light or bright). Having another language or two under your belt opens your research options. You're never too old to learn some of the basics! Anna On Apr 14, 2009, at 4:28 AM, [email protected] wrote: > However, if you're going to research your own German roots it would be > beneficial to learn some basic German at least. > > Brian