Kathey Bigelow wrote concerning Germans to America: > My ancestor had the OOO designation for his village of > origin and I know that Obermoellrich has not been one > of the villages mentioned in my research of this > ancestor. Has anyone else noticed this > discrepancy/contradiction? This is one of the known flaws of the Germans to America series, that 000 (zero zero zero) and O00 (oh zero zero) look alike in the font used for the book (and are easily confused in almost any font). 000 means no origin listed, O00 means Obermoellrich. Worse yet, GtA can list 000 even when the original passenger arrival list clearly gives a place (or at least state) of origin. Always go to the original list! And if the departure was from Hamburg, always go to the Hamburg list as well! -- =Jim Eggert EggertJ@crosswinds.net