Paul, In old German script a cap " B" looks very much like a cap "L" to us. The only difference is a subtle difference in the tail. Much of the area known a the Pfalz was under the rule of Bavaria and is listed as Bavaria in the records, eventhough it is a totally separated area. This looks like the place you were looking for. However, there does not appear to be much in the way of microfilmed records available for you: 2 microfilms of civil marriage records 1802-1826, 1 microfilm of civil BMD records from 1800-1814, and 1 microfilm of Evangelisch-Reformierte church books from 1711-1758. There may be other records not microfilmed. >Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:57:55 +0100 >From: edierich@t-online.de (Ernst Dierich) >To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <002701c059ea$ee0e2e60$5e859fc1@fsetsat520> >Subject: Re: [PFALZ] LISTERSCHIED", Fz, Bayern >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hello Paul, >there is a BISTERSCHIED formerly belonging to the district Pfalz in Bayern, >now-a- days located in the State Rheinland-Pfalz near Rockenhausen and >around 25 km North of Kaiserslautern. Actual ZIP-Code 67806. >Regards >Ernst Dierich. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul & Ann Kieffaber" <kieffers@gte.net> >To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 12:18 AM >Subject: [PFALZ] LISTERSCHIED", Fz, Bayern > > >> Hello all-- >> I recently found a Bavarian town designation for my emigrant ancestor in a >> Kirchenbuch for an Evangelical church founded by German emigrants in >Audrain >> County, MO. >> >> The town is listed as "LISTERSCHIED", Fz(?)Bayern. I have found no such >> town listed on any map -- present day or prior to reunification. Does >> anyone have any ideas on what Bavarian town the name "LISTERSCHIED" might >be >> indicating? >> >> Thanks for any and all input -- Paul Kieffaber > -- mailto:fhheld@netzero.net _______________________________________________ Why pay for something you could get for free? NetZero provides FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html