In case any listers didn't get this, here is a link to an article in Family Tree Magazine about the upcoming GENTECH conference in St. Louis, with some excellent links both for genealogical research and general interest in St. Louis. http://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/feb04/stlouis.html Best to all, Cori ----- Original Message ----- From: <LTBoehmke@aol.com> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 10:31 AM Subject: [StL-Metro] Confidential marriage > Hello, Ellen, > > Could you or perhaps someone familiar with marriage laws and records help us > understand "confidential" marriages where NO record is made? > > I have one set of grandparents for whom I cannot seem to find a marriage > record after trying various churches, both Protestant and Catholic. They would > have been married about 1848. Checking in Oberfranken, Bavaria, from which they > came, is hampered by the fact that I don't know her village. They were not > married in his village. LaVerne > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, email MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L-request@rootsweb.com; in the subject line, put only the word UNSUBSCRIBE with nothing in the message body. You can contact Michelle or Laura at MO-STLOUIS-METRO-admin@rootsweb.com. >