> Hi, > My 2nd great aunt, Catharine Hargens Dahl came as a bride to > Stephenson county in 1865. She died in the early 1870's leaving a > husband and three small children. They were living near Freeport. Can > anyone tell me what Lutheran churches were there at that time and how I > might find where to write for their records? Try First Lutheran Church, 303 S. Galena St, FREEPORT IL 61032-5126; phone (815) 232-4911. It is the larger and, I think, older Lutheran congregation in the city of Freeport. Anyone else have suggestions? Cordially, Karl E. Moyer Lancaster PA