Hello, I have transcribed the following hand written letter, post marked 11 July, 2000 from the Sisters of Saint Francis at Oldenburg, Indiana. http://oldenburgfranciscans.org Sisters of Saint Francis Archives Box 100 Oldenburg, Indiana 47036 Dear Mr. Stein Your email of July 9 has reached us and I am responding to your request. We have discovered the names of three of our sisters with the last name STEIN. Here is some information about them. Sr. Ferdinanda (Mary) b. 05-02-1869 parents: Seastion STEEIN and Catherine EFFINGER. born in Germany death date 04-30-1953. Sr. Ferdinana was born in North Vernon, Indiana. Sr. Willibalda (Rose) b.d. 11-20-1885 in Batesville, Indiana. Parents: Joseph STEIN and Anna GRANTY born in Germany death 01-20-1940 Sr. Cosmos (Mathilda) b.d. 09-12-1871 born in Frankfurt Germany. Parents: Anton STEIN and Anna Foster born in Frankfort Germany. death date 01-28-1946. I hope this helps you in your genealogy research. If you would like more information please inquire by land mail. Any Monetary offering you can give is appreciated for our office. Sincerely Sister Marie Schroeder for Sr. Wilhelmina Burkemper Archivist Warm Regards, Dennis W. Stein dstein@chesapeake.net Visit The Genealogy Home of Dennis and Lisa Stein at: http://www.chesapeake.net/~dstein/Index.htm Visit The Genealogical Standards recommended by, The National Genealogical Society at: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comstandards.htm