Hi, Yes, these villages do exist. You did not mention, if your ancestors were Catholic or Protestant. At the Family History Library we have films and there are some volumes having to do with Catholic marriages in the Hunsruck. The films can be ordered at your nearest Family History Center. I am not sure, if they have filmed these Catholic Marriage books or not. They have made quite a few of their books available on microfilm. Another good tool for locating information on people from the Pfalz and Rhein-Hessen areas is "Pf�lzische-Rheinische Familienkunde". This periodical's staff has many great articles to aid people in their searches. I find the various lists that they publish helpful in my searches. Some examples of these features are, "Foreigners in the Reformed Church Books of Edenkoben/Pfalz or lists of Soldiers, who served in this area. Ernst Thode's book, "German Genealogical Dictionary" is helpful in translating the words in the title of and article or list. The FHL has the index to the first volumes on microfilm. Check the www.familyserch.org site for the numbers. The later volumes have their own indexes in most cases. When you check the various entries for your surname, you just might find that "hard to find ancestor". Good luck to one and all in this challenging work. Karla Nurnberg __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail � Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/