You should now have the record of when their emigration papers were processed and who was involved. Mine says the name of great great grandfather and family and the date of departure. With that you can look for a ship to America on which they may have travelled. This information will allow you to find them arriving in the America at one of the port cities. This is a major piece of data for those who do family history. Does that answer your question? Eric Schaal, Burr Ridge, Illinois -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cindy Phipps Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 8:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HESSE] "Loritz" Darmstadt I hate to be a dunderhead, but after I find my ancestors on this site, what do I do next? Dr. Dietrich, I'm sure you will be the one to answer, so thank you in advance! Cindy Phipps ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thierry Dietrich" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 4:15 AM Subject: Re: [HESSE] "Loritz" Darmstadt Yes, I found it as well in the inventory within the HStA Darmstadt (HStAD): HStAD R 21 B So the original document you are searching is still available there (see the following link). http://www.hadis.hessen.de/scripts/HADIS.DLL/home?SID=F623-25A0FD4-C0A0E&PID =B0E2 @ALL: Here is the direct link to ALL Emigrationrecords from Hessen Darmstadt, so you can all search for your ancestors stemming from the former Grand-Duchy of Hessen (Hessen-Darmstadt) too: http://www.hadis.hessen.de/scripts/HADIS.DLL/home?SID=F623-25A0FD4-C0A0E&PID =2EFA Good luck, Regards, Thierry Dr. Thierry P. Dietrich D-61250 Usingen ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message