Hi, Carol-Anne, Try this book (I got a look at it through my local library's Interlibrary Loan program): _The German Churches of Metropolitan New York: A Research Guide_ by Richard Haberstroh, C. G., published by the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, NY, 2000. You will find it very interesting, as it describes the settlement areas and provides guidance for figuring out which church your ancestors might have attended given their addresses and the time period. Also, there is a database you can search at Ancestry.com (if you are not a private subscriber, you might be able to access it at your local library or Mormon LDS Family History Center): "New York City, Lutheran Church Records, 1834-1854." Against all odds, I found my gggrandparents listed there, including their birthyears and birthplaces in Germany, and marriage date in NYC. Amazing! Good luck, Michelle Stone in Georgia, USA mefisher@bellsouth.net CAENH@aol.com wrote: > If a person was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelische Kirke in Hesse > Darmstadt, what denomination would he likely become a member of in the US? I am > trying to locate a marriage in New York City in 1853 for this person and don't > know whether to check Lutheran churches or not. I have pretty much ruled out > Baptist and Methodist churches. I am looking at Reformed churches. Some > thirty years later in another part of New York State he joined the Congregational > Church. Any suggestions greatly appreciated, as there are too many churches > in NYC to consider. Anyone familiar with NYC churches in the 1850s who might > have suggestions for churches on the Lower East Side, I'd love to hear from > you. Thanks. > > Carol-Anne Eldridge, Ed D > caenh@aol.com > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Don't overlook the Hesse mailing list taglines at the > bottom of each list E-Mail you receive. Valuable infor- > mation is presented there! > >