You have to look for the Zivilstandsregister, most likely to find in the church archives in Darmstadt for the Protestants and in Limburg for the Catholics. Regards Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: <Litlkeg@aol.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:24 AM Subject: [HESSE] Duchy of Nassau > Available records show a possible ancestor came from "Duchy of Nassau" to USA > in about 1870-1875. > > I understand most of the former Duchy of Nassau is within Hesse now. > > Were birth/death records collected from the smaller towns and villages and > kept in the larger cities in the 1850's ? > > If so, what would be some of the main cities or towns in Hesse where birth > records might be located for the smaller towns and villages of the former Duchy > of Nassau ? > > Dave F > > > ==== 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! > >