Virginia Gross: "It has been suggested, at the German desk in Salt Lake City, that I contact the Archives in Kassel." You can email in English, address below; Herr Bansmann will reply in German. You need to send them the information you have about your grandmother. He will research her parents and ancestry. He will do 2 hours of work at a time for about $50-$75, then tell you the number of photocopies he has found and the cost for the photocopies, etc. For payment I suggest you get a check in German Euros for the amount from International Currency Express Inc. to save the check cashing fee. You can pay with a credit card: www.foreignmoney.com 310.278.6628 You will receive the photocopies with a the information hand copied (not translated); caution, Herr Bansmann does not copy out all the information. Contact: Herr Ralf Bansmann Landeskirchliches Archiv Kassel, Lessingstr. 15A, 34119 Kassel, Deutschland Tel.: 0561/78876-0 Fax: 0561/78876-11 E-Mail: ekkw.archiv@t-online.de -- Dr. Ned H. Benson St. John's Presbyterian Church 1070 West Plumb Lane Reno, Nevada 89509 http://www.stjohnschurch.org