I'm just getting started in Germany and have found the marriage for my 4Great Grandparents. It list my grandfather as a recent citizen. What is the significance of this? Is there a certain age they become citizens? Or do they become citizens when marrying? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ginni Morey from Campbell CA Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society Web Master: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cascchgs/ Personal Home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~reinwald mailto: GLMorey@earthlink.net

No, Ginni. It just means that he has recently moved to the town and is living there now. Think you confused "Citizen of Germany" with "Citizen of Sandlofs". Heinz