Paul. My comments are interspersed below. George On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:55 PM, <HilburgerBentley@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > ____________________________________ >  From: HilburgerBentley@aol.com > To: nyerie@rootsweb.com > Sent: 3/12/2010  5:52:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time > Subj: Re: [NYERIE] Catholic Archives In  Regensburg Germany > > > Hello George, > Thanks for your response , I have been writing in English,  But it appears > ill have to get a German Translation Program , since i need one  anyways for > my next step. I really dont trust the ones off the web for free .  I would > hate if it translated it wrong  and not know it The Google translators are not bad, but you might do better by finding a German teacher at your local high school or college. Do the rough google translation and then let them smooth it out. I work for AT&T . so i  was > thinking with my discount . i went ahead and ordered  international Calling > today and then i could give them a call next  week and hope for the best .. Overseas phone calls are pretty cheap these days. >  I .am  pretty much looking for how  they would accept payment from US > dollar to Euro . My bank advised me  that they would be able to accept a US Bank > Check with the exchange rate added  & Bank Fees . Those bank fees can be quite steep. I have never used a check to pay someone in Europe. If they will accept a credit card it is a far cheaper way. When I'm in Europe I use credit cards everywhere, or get euros from ATM machines, which are also everywhere. Your bank will also do a wire transfer if the archive will accept this. I have done this once to buy a bunch of books from a man in Strassburg, but my bnk fumbled the transaction, and I had to make up a shortfall by sending US bills in the mail! I have a allotted amount > to spend at 25  Euros per 1/2 hour . So was thinking i could write to them > and have them  research no more 3 hours for the folks i need at this time > ..I really  dont know how much information i could get for 3 hours . I have > all the  names & dates & Villages names , The people who work in the archives are very skilled, and know all the tools at their disposal. They are also very good at reading the old handwriting. You will get a lot of information for your 3 hours expenditure. Doing my own research, I got a great deal in about that time. I had heard that some church;s  kept > Family registers ,so it would be really nice if they had a family  register > for my family surname for the area that my folks came from, . This is called a Familiebuch, and they are invaluable. They list the parents, their marriage, and each child as it is baptized. > When you went on your holiday visit to Germany was  pretty easy to find > what you wanted ? I would love to go visit, but i am to  chicken, since i would > have to get all they way to area along the Czech  Boarder, closet major > city is Nurenburg .. But maybe someday Germany is very easy for an American, even if you speak no German. Young people everywhere learn excellent English in > > Thanks again for your help , Paul  Hilburger Atlanta Ga > > > > l Hilburger /  Atlanta Ga. .