I have had GREAT success with the following addresses: 1 – Archives – in Kassel Landeskichliches Archive Lessingstrassa 15 A 34119 Kassel Germany http://www.ekkw.de/archiv/ 2 - Standesamt- (This is similar to our Civil records, court house) Postfach 1560 37269 Eschwege Germany ....................................................................Virginia Gross