Hi Annemarie, Robert Healy was drafted for military service on 5 June 1917. On his paperwork, he indicated that he was born on 19 May 1894 in Great Britain and that he was single. At that time, he was already living and working in Westchester County. (As an aside, in the early 1920s, the Briarcliff Lodge was a luxury resort hotel for guests like Roosevelt and Babe Ruth, so he had a pretty cool job!) My hypothesis is that his wife Mary/Maria probably also worked for the hotel, which was how they met. There are approximately 50 immigration records for passengers named Maria/Mary from Finland who were born around 1893 and arrived in New York between 1914 and 1916, so you might have to order Dorothy M. Healy's birth certificate in order to get the mother's maiden name. On the 1930 U.S. Federal Census (taken 11 April 1930), her age is given as 4 11/12, meaning she was likely born in May 1925. Hope this helps! Marlene On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Annemarie Kalishoek <kalishoek@eircom.net>wrote: > > Hello > I was wondering can someone help as I can not find anything, I live in > Ireland and find it very hard to find records in New York. > I am looking for information about this family > Robert Healy born 19 May 1896/95 and his wife Mary born in Finland about > 1893 > Both arrived in New York in 1915. > The couple must have met and married in New York, marriage might have taken > place in 1919 > They had a daughter Dorothy M (Mary probably) born 1925/1926 in New York > Robert was a porter/chauffeur at Briarscliff Lodge in Westchester and the > family lived > at Hyatt Avenue in Harrison, Westchester in 1930. > > Robert was born in Mallow county Cork Ireland, parents Robert and Nora > Healy. > I would love to find out what happened to the daughter Dorothy M Healy, or > find her mothers > maiden name > > Thanks in advance > > Annemarie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Your Robert Healy passed in Maine in 1965 Name: Robert Healy SSN: 104-16-1832 Last Residence: Maine Born: 19 May 1895 Died: Aug 1965 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951

Lilly, Thank you for attempting to help. No Luck with your suggestion, but again thank you. Larry -----Original Message----- From: nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lilly Martin Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 10:42 AM To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] Graduation Picture Hello, I hope someone helps you. In the meantime, I wanted to share something which could help you and others. There is a website called e-yearbooks.com It is a pay to view website, but you can search it. I found from a google.com search a graduation photo 1954. This was a school in California. I couldn't see the actual photo up close, they want you to pay to see it, but I was able to confirm the name and his classmates, etc. Best regards, Lilly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Chandler" <lchand3835@cox.net> To: "Afrigeneas list, to post to" <afrigeneas@lists.msstate.edu>; <NYKINGS-L@rootsweb.com>; <NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com>; "Chandler list to post to" <CHANDLER-L@rootsweb.com>; <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 9:51 PM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Graduation Picture > > > I am an Aro-American, I Graduated from P.S. 25 located in Brooklyn, N.Y. > in > June of 1949. > > P.S. 25 is now called Eubie Blake. > > My teachers name was C.J. Bennett. > > > > I am willing to pay reasonable costs to obtain an original or good copy of > the Graduation Picture for that class. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > I am Lawrence Chandler > > Lchand3835@cox.net > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello - I seem to remember there was someone, who I believed posted on this list, that they lived in or near Albany (actually Menands) and was available to get certs from Albany (Menands) on a walk-in basis. Normally the wait time for a NY State genealogy record is up to 5 months and I thought they mentioned that ordering a cert through a walk-in basis saved time. If you read this and know who that person is, can you point me in their direction! Thanks, Gail Jorgensen

Hello, I hope someone helps you. In the meantime, I wanted to share something which could help you and others. There is a website called e-yearbooks.com It is a pay to view website, but you can search it. I found from a google.com search a graduation photo 1954. This was a school in California. I couldn't see the actual photo up close, they want you to pay to see it, but I was able to confirm the name and his classmates, etc. Best regards, Lilly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Chandler" <lchand3835@cox.net> To: "Afrigeneas list, to post to" <afrigeneas@lists.msstate.edu>; <NYKINGS-L@rootsweb.com>; <NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com>; "Chandler list to post to" <CHANDLER-L@rootsweb.com>; <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 9:51 PM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Graduation Picture > > > I am an Aro-American, I Graduated from P.S. 25 located in Brooklyn, N.Y. > in > June of 1949. > > P.S. 25 is now called Eubie Blake. > > My teachers name was C.J. Bennett. > > > > I am willing to pay reasonable costs to obtain an original or good copy of > the Graduation Picture for that class. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > I am Lawrence Chandler > > Lchand3835@cox.net > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am an Aro-American, I Graduated from P.S. 25 located in Brooklyn, N.Y. in June of 1949. P.S. 25 is now called Eubie Blake. My teachers name was C.J. Bennett. I am willing to pay reasonable costs to obtain an original or good copy of the Graduation Picture for that class. Thanks in advance, I am Lawrence Chandler Lchand3835@cox.net

Many Many Thanks Elizabeth, Been too long since we have seen your very informative posts on the list. Hope you will not stay away too long. D -----Original Message----- From: nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of knowltonew@earthlink.net Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 10:36 AM To: NewYorkCity listserve Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] New York Genealogical & Biographical location update The message below about ME church records has one very out of date piece of information. The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society sold its building on E 58th St some years ago. All of their records are now at the New York Public Library, and the staff there has done a bang-up job cataloging them. You still need to contact the NY Public Library ahead of time or check their catalog on line to make sure the records are stored on site and do not need to be brought from another location for your use. The most commonly used records are generally in a library, but space considerations often lead to storage of little-used items off site. >The NY Public Library http://www.nypl.org/ Click on: Research Libraries-Humanity and Social Sciences Library-Archives& Manuscripts< The NYG&BS still exists, has offices in Manhattan, and offers many activities on line, but their holdings are at the NY Public Library now. http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/ Elizabeth W. Knowlton >I find one note that says the records are at the New York Public Library, but their inventory says that the Chelsea St church records are at Broadway Temple. The NY Genealogical and Biographical Society has some Chelsea records, but it appears their marriage records cover the years 1845-47, 1858-64, and 1864-74. . . . . The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is located at 122-126 East 58th Street, between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Our building is in the middle of the block (south side), opposite the 58th Street Branch of the New York Public Library. Telephone: 212-755-8532 Fax: 212-754-4218 http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/ Our mailing address is: 122 East 58th Street, New York, NY 10022-1939 USA Elizabeth W. Knowlton ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The message below about ME church records has one very out of date piece of information. The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society sold its building on E 58th St some years ago. All of their records are now at the New York Public Library, and the staff there has done a bang-up job cataloging them. You still need to contact the NY Public Library ahead of time or check their catalog on line to make sure the records are stored on site and do not need to be brought from another location for your use. The most commonly used records are generally in a library, but space considerations often lead to storage of little-used items off site. >The NY Public Library http://www.nypl.org/ Click on: Research Libraries-Humanity and Social Sciences Library-Archives& Manuscripts< The NYG&BS still exists, has offices in Manhattan, and offers many activities on line, but their holdings are at the NY Public Library now. http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/ Elizabeth W. Knowlton >I find one note that says the records are at the New York Public Library, but their inventory says that the Chelsea St church records are at Broadway Temple. The NY Genealogical and Biographical Society has some Chelsea records, but it appears their marriage records cover the years 1845-47, 1858-64, and 1864-74. . . . . The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is located at 122-126 East 58th Street, between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Our building is in the middle of the block (south side), opposite the 58th Street Branch of the New York Public Library. Telephone: 212-755-8532 Fax: 212-754-4218 http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/ Our mailing address is: 122 East 58th Street, New York, NY 10022-1939 USA Elizabeth W. Knowlton

For those that might have missed hearing about this, Brooklyn’s “Bonds of Guardianship, Vol. 1 through 4” that record the details of guardianships 1830-1852, were located in a Philadelphia used book store. They were returned to Brooklyn by professional genealogist Sandra Hewlett. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle has more information at http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=4&id=43886 I do not belong to the Brooklyn mailing list. If anyone here does belong, please feel free to forward it to them.

The subject of finding ME church records has come up on the NY lists several times now. I had a conversation on this subject with their archives several years ago. In the interests of helping other people do this, below is the exchange I had with them. As you can see, these emails are from 2006 so it's possible there are changes since then. Loreen Wells ----Original Message----- From: Bette Sohm [mailto:archives@nyac.com] Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:52 PM To: 'myronwls@peoplepc.com <mailto:myronwls@peoplepc.com>' Subject: RE: 30th St. ME Church, NYC Dear Ms. Wells, I am not sure what message you saw on the NYC Genealogy list, as I only received what you see below. However, let me see if I can help you. The 30th Street church, aka Chelsea Methodist Episcopal, was started in 1843 on 24th Street. In 1846 they purchased a lot on the north side of 30th Street, midway between 8th& 9th Ave. The appointments are as follows: 1848-49 E.O. Haven 1850-51 J.B. Beach 1852-53 C. Isham 1854-55 D. Buck If you think that the 30th Street church is the place, and that the pastor or the date information may be wrong, you may want to look in the following places: I find one note that says the records are at the New York Public Library, but their inventory says that the Chelsea St church records are at Broadway Temple. The NY Genealogical and Biographical Society has some Chelsea records, but it appears their marriage records cover the years 1845-47, 1858-64, and 1864-74. If you would like to check these two places for yourself: The NY Public Library http://www.nypl.org/ Click on: Research Libraries-Humanity and Social Sciences Library-Archives& Manuscripts. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is located at 122-126 East 58th Street, between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. Our building is in the middle of the block (south side), opposite the 58th Street Branch of the New York Public Library. Telephone: 212-755-8532 Fax: 212-754-4218 http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/ Our mailing address is: 122 East 58th Street, New York, NY 10022-1939 USA The church that Chelsea merged into is still in existence: Broadway Temple Broadway New York NY 10033-3704 212 928 1200 Rev. Magaly N. Beltre As for the Rev. David Buck, our records say this of his appointments near that time period. 1847-48 Monroe 1849-50 Napanoch 1851-52 Wurtsboro 1853 Charlotteville 1854-55 Thirtieth St, NY 1856-57 Newburgh, Second Church I am not sure how or why Rev. Buck would have been doing a wedding out of the 30th Street Church. In case you think the place information you have may be tied to Rev. Buck and not to their wedding, then you may want to check the Napanoch church. The Napanoch church may be found here: St. Mark's UMC 68 Clinton Street Napanoch, NY Mailing address: 35 Church St Napanoch, NY 12458 845 647 5343 Rev. Eileen M. Daunt I do not show him as having been appointed in NYC before 1854. I hope this has been of some help. If I can be of further assistance. you may email me at:archives@nyac.com <mailto:archives@nyac.com> God's peace, Bette Bette Johnson Sohm Your donations help the past live! Please make your checks to: New York Annual Conference of the UMC. Put "Archives and History" in the Memo. Send checks to: Commission on Archives and History NY Annual Conference of the UMC 20 Soundview Avenue White Plains, NY 10606 -----Original Message----- From:myronwls@peoplepc.com <mailto:myronwls@peoplepc.com> [mailto:myronwls@peoplepc.com] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 3:23 PM To:archives@nyac.com <mailto:archives@nyac.com> Subject: 30th St. ME Church, NYC I saw the following message on the NYC genealogy mailing list and wonder if you can answer a question for me. Can you identify a church for me? My ggrandparents were supposedly married by Rev. David Buck of the "30th St. ME Church", NYC. That marriage took place in June 1850. Do you know what church this was or what it might be now? I have asked this question before on the NYC list, but with no result. Just wondering. Loreen Wells ____________________________________________________________________________________ Y

Kim Have you googled your man Vincent - there are many hits - 16 MANZO (including Vincent) listed in Long Island Cemetery Chris in Hahndorf South Australia _____ From: nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kim Hawkins Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2011 9:46 AM To: NYC list Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Thanks Thank you to everyone who helped me find my great great grandfather Vincenzo Marchese on the ships list. Turns out...I dont think its my Vincenzo. I did find another ship list with the help of this group and that might be him. My grandmother didnt talk about her family much, I think there was alot of heartache and tragedy in this family and she didnt like to talk about it. I have Vencenzo Marchese b. abt. 1870 in Italy (probably Stigliano) his wife is Mary b. abt. 1873 in Italy. Children are: Ann Joseph Philip b. abt. 1905 in Italy Margaret b. abt. 1893 in Stigliano, Italy (my great grandmother) Rose b. abt. 1917 in New York My great grandmother Margaret married Peter Manzo b. Nov. 26, 1891 in Stigliano, Italy. Died January 1964. Margaret died Oct. 20, 1938 (I think) Im waiting on the death cert to come in the mail. I found this family on the 1930 New York census but cant find much else. My grandmother had a sister and 2 brothers. One brother was murdered in the Bronx in 1953. His name was James Vincent Manzo b. Dec. 23, 1921. I found out my great grandmother died when my grandma was 15. This is pretty much all I know about this family. Thanks again to all who helped Kim ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1321 / Virus Database: 1509/3660 - Release Date: 05/25/11

Hi Kim, For sure it says HIS wife -- all the other entries have the some word, in some places spelled more clearly. It looks to me as if her name might be Sra (short for Senora) Barbera Nunzia, and his place of origin I think starts with Mont, perhaps Montneri? Mary in Greece You wrote: Is there anyone with access to ancestry who would be willing to lookup and try to read the immigration record for Vincenzo Marchese? I cant read it well. Arrival date is May 12, 1909. Born about 1870 in Italy. Port of departure is Naples, Italy and the name of the ship is "Madonna". It says his birth place is Minlneri, Italy. I cant find that town and I think its a typo...Is there anyone who can read the name of the town on the actual record? His daughter and son-in-law immigrated from Stigliano, Italy. Im guessing he would be from that general area. Also under the section of name and address of closest relative from where he came, it looks like it says "son, wife" or "his wife" and I cant read the rest. His 1930 census record says he immigrated in 1909 and his wife and son came in 1913. Thanks in advance. Kim

Thank you to everyone who helped me find my great great grandfather Vincenzo Marchese on the ships list. Turns out...I dont think its my Vincenzo. I did find another ship list with the help of this group and that might be him. My grandmother didnt talk about her family much, I think there was alot of heartache and tragedy in this family and she didnt like to talk about it. I have Vencenzo Marchese b. abt. 1870 in Italy (probably Stigliano) his wife is Mary b. abt. 1873 in Italy. Children are: Ann Joseph Philip b. abt. 1905 in Italy Margaret b. abt. 1893 in Stigliano, Italy (my great grandmother) Rose b. abt. 1917 in New York My great grandmother Margaret married Peter Manzo b. Nov. 26, 1891 in Stigliano, Italy. Died January 1964. Margaret died Oct. 20, 1938 (I think) Im waiting on the death cert to come in the mail. I found this family on the 1930 New York census but cant find much else. My grandmother had a sister and 2 brothers. One brother was murdered in the Bronx in 1953. His name was James Vincent Manzo b. Dec. 23, 1921. I found out my great grandmother died when my grandma was 15. This is pretty much all I know about this family. Thanks again to all who helped Kim

Kim: I think you have the wrong passenger list.  There is another listing for a Vincenzo Marchese who arrived on Oct. 24, 1907 along with a brother or cousin named Nicola.  His wife's name is given as Maria and the town of origin is Stigliano.  Italians as the in history often made several trips to America before settling down here. Audry Rini Double Entry Bookkeeping, LLC 137 Iroquois Avenue Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-878-0990 Fax 802-316-3890 Audry Rini Double Entry Bookkeeping, LLC 137 Iroquois Avenue Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-878-0990 Fax 802-316-3890

Hi Kim and Everyone, The microfilm manifests for ships arriving in New York from 1820 to the 1940s are digitized and online at the Internet Archive. I've created finding guides to help you find the reel you want. The guides are at http://Guides.DonsList.net Once there, click on the link for the New York manifests - 1897-1909 . A list of reels with links will appear in the upper right frame. Scroll down to the one covering this date; the reels are in date order so the one for May 9, 1909 is pretty far down. Click on the link and the correct page on the Internet Archive will open in a new tab or window. To the left you will see a link which allows you to use the Internet Archives's online viewer. Click on that. There are just a few manifest on this reel. The first one, which is likely the one you want, is for the Montevideo, which visited Genoa, Napes, Barcelona, and Cadiz. I didn't go through the manifest; it's quite a few pages but perhaps once in the book, you can satisfy yourself that this is the correct ship and speed finding the correct page by comparing the page you have. I hope this is helpful. The guides also cover manifests for ships arriving in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Seattle, and St. Albans, VT. Don Don Krieger - Pittsburgh, PA http://www.DonsList.Net - Always fast. Always free. -----Original Message----- From: nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kim Hawkins Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 6:07 PM To: NYC list Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] need help reading an immigration record Is there anyone with access to ancestry who would be willing to lookup and try to read the immigration record for Vincenzo Marchese? I cant read it well. Arrival date is May 12, 1909. Born about 1870 in Italy. Port of departure is Naples, Italy and the name of the ship is "Madonna". It says his birth place is Minlneri, Italy. I cant find that town and I think its a typo...Is there anyone who can read the name of the town on the actual record? His daughter and son-in-law immigrated from Stigliano, Italy. Im guessing he would be from that general area. Also under the section of name and address of closest relative from where he came, it looks like it says "son, wife" or "his wife" and I cant read the rest. His 1930 census record says he immigrated in 1909 and his wife and son came in 1913. Thanks in advance. Kim ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Is there anyone with access to ancestry who would be willing to lookup and try to read the immigration record for Vincenzo Marchese? I cant read it well. Arrival date is May 12, 1909. Born about 1870 in Italy. Port of departure is Naples, Italy and the name of the ship is "Madonna". It says his birth place is Minlneri, Italy. I cant find that town and I think its a typo...Is there anyone who can read the name of the town on the actual record? His daughter and son-in-law immigrated from Stigliano, Italy. Im guessing he would be from that general area. Also under the section of name and address of closest relative from where he came, it looks like it says "son, wife" or "his wife" and I cant read the rest. His 1930 census record says he immigrated in 1909 and his wife and son came in 1913. Thanks in advance. Kim

I would like to thank all of you, who gave me some insight, new ideas and data regarding this topic! A few routes were identified, which I will have to follow up now. You are really helpful people! Thanks Walter > -----Original Message----- > From: Walter Wintjen [mailto:Walter.Wintjen@gmx.de] > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 4:58 PM > To: (NYC-ROOTS@rootsweb.com) > Subject: marriage certificate > > Hi everybody, > What level of detail may I expect in a marriage certificate from 1909 > Manhattan? > Would it show the bride's parents name and exact birth place (not just > e.g. Germany)? > > Any other idea regarding to find her father's birth place? I do have > his death certificate and it just states as a birth place "Germany". > Greetings from Berlin > Walter

Bronx Borough Assembly District 8. (N) West 236th, Yonkers Avenue, W 237th (E) Spuyten Duyvil Parkway. (S) West 232 D, (W) Spuyten Duyvil Rd, Morris, Henry. born 1862 ( True birth date 11th July 1861. Godshill, Whitwell, Isle-of-Wight. UK. Henrys mother was also a Plumbley till she married John Morris after Henrys birth. Morris, Rose E. born 1865. ( True birth date 25th February 1863, Godshill, Whitwell, Isle-of-Wight. UK. Maiden name of Plumbley 1930 Census shows them living at 237th St or 239th St. Henry is now retired and 68 years old. Rose Ellen, his wife, is also retired and 65 years old. I have searched Familysearch, Italian and German lists and footnote.com. All sent from helpful ones with my thanks to them. Did find Henrys Petition for Naturalisation. Roll 16. Vol. 91B. No. 795. Book 18:18. June 12th.1900. Address given as Westchester. NY. Coachman. Witness was Frank Murrin. Spuyten Duyvil. NY. Gardener. I cannot seem to get any leads as to what years they died and where? Can any body please help me further? Maybe, hopefully, these ones could be in other Morris family researchers. Thank you and kind regards. April. UK

It never shows the bride or grooms parents exacct place of birth Would it show the bride's parents name and exact birth place (not just > e.g. ***************************************************************** Ithink whether it would be specific could depend on the person taking the information. It also could depend on how long the people were in the U.S. I have a marriage certificate from 1866. It lists where he was born and where she came from. Later on many of the certificates just state "Germany." I just located the birth certificate of their first born son. It seems she was born in a bigger place nearby. They must have been living in the smaller village when they immigrated. Bobbi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Wintjen" To: <NYC-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: 17 May, 2011 10:57 AM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] marriage certificate > Hi everybody, > What level of detail may I expect in a marriage certificate from 1909 > Manhattan? > Would it show the bride's parents name and exact birth place (not just > e.g. > Germany)? > > Any other idea regarding to find her father's birth place? I do have his > death certificate and it just states as a birth place "Germany". > Greetings from Berlin

Hi Walter, I think whether it would be specific could depend on the person taking the information. It also could depend on how long the people were in the U.S. I have a marriage certificate from 1866. It lists where he was born and where she came from. Later on many of the certificates just state "Germany." I just located the birth certificate of their first born son. It seems she was born in a bigger place nearby. They must have been living in the smaller village when they immigrated. Bobbi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Wintjen" To: <NYC-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: 17 May, 2011 10:57 AM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] marriage certificate > Hi everybody, > What level of detail may I expect in a marriage certificate from 1909 > Manhattan? > Would it show the bride's parents name and exact birth place (not just > e.g. > Germany)? > > Any other idea regarding to find her father's birth place? I do have his > death certificate and it just states as a birth place "Germany". > Greetings from Berlin > Walter