Otto, On the same IGI record where you found the marriage was a link to the LDS microfilm number of the microfilms of the church books in Landau where those data were obtained. The marriage record typically gives the father of the bride and groom and the village they were from. According to the Family History Library catalog, the Landau microfilmed church records for that church start in 1564. I'm not sure where you go in Germany to get LDS (Mormon) microfilms, but in the US we go to our local LDS Family History Center (everyone is welcome, whether you believe the LDS faith or not). I know there are LDS chapels in Germany where the microfilms may be rented, because I was a guest at one last summer in Schwenningen (V-S). Otherwise, you may be required to visit the Pfalz church archive in Speyer or even to the church itself. ( According to the German Genealogy webpage http://www.genealogy.net/gene/reg/RHE-PFA/rhein-p.html the archive has a webpage at http://www.evpfalz.de.) >Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 20:51:55 +0100 >From: o.felschen@t-online.de (o.felschen) >To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PFALZ] Velschen in Landau/Pfalz > >Hi all, >I`m new to this list and I´m searching for Elisabetha VELSCHEN who, according to >FamilySearch, in 1642 married Philips Jacob GENSSLINGER in Landau / Pfalz >evangelical. Has anybody come across her or across the name Velschen? >Up to now I thought that about 1720-1730 in Salzbergen (now Niedersachsen) the >name changed from Velt to Veltschen and Velschen (and later Felschen). >Does anybody know how to get more genealogical information on Landau? >Thanks, Otto > -- Please use this address until further notice mailto:fhheld@netzero.net ____________NetZero Free Internet Access and Email_________ Download Now http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html Request a CDROM 1-800-333-3633 ___________________________________________________________