also....Last time my computer crashed and I fixed it I downloaded Microsoft explorer from AltaVista,,,on the tool bar it has a button for translating webpages...I have been using it all morning it is great... Between 1539-1898 there were 7 Landis's in the Germany area.... Moors (dept.40) has 2, Maine-et-Loire (dept.49) had 1, Bas Rhin (dept 67) had 4 most listed were females I found this info from the following website which is in French http://www.genealogy.tm.fr/acte.htm ***************************************** Sweet Potato's Genealogy Page! http://homepages.go.com/~stacie_lea/index.htm Monthly Landis Newsletter (in conjunction with Landis-l@rootsweb.com ) : to subscribe to the newsletter reply with a blank email landisnewsletter-subscribe@topica.com to unsubscribe reply with a blank email landisnewsletter-unsubscribe@topica.com ***************************************************