Sarah Adams writes: "I cannot find a meaning for firmlinge? The other term is Seelenbuch. From what I can ascertain from my dictionary is that it refers to the book of greatness. Any insights would be appreciated." I think you have a bad transliteration of firmeln which means to confirm or Firmung which means confirmation. Seelenbuch is a book of souls or book of the dead. Rob Hausman ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Robert E. Hausman hausman@bu.edu www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/u/Robert-E-Hausman/index.html HAUSMANN, ROUSSELET, HEERE, LAUBER, LATUS