Subject: Church Microfilm in Salt Lake City Utah This sounds great. I will be in Frankfort on May 10th to visit the Churches of: Bellheim, Germersheim and Evangelische Landeskirche der Plalz. I have copies of, baptism, marriage and death. Would be great to get a better copy. I do want pictures of these Churches. I have learned a great deal since I have joined this Web Site. It is great and 10+ people have written and told me the same story, that I will not find the graves of 270 yrs ago. Records say they are in the Church - Cemetery and that is good enough. American Airlines is doing my vacation and they do not know if there are buses to Offenbach, which is just across the River from Frankfort, Muhlhofen, Ingenheim, Isheim, Germersheim where they were married. The brides family: David Preisch/Breisch were from Offenbach. Does anyone know about the book entitled "1200 Jahre in Offenbach 784-1984 A History of Offenbach about 1" thick in English? My son is US Air Force retired, my g'daughter was born in Stuttgart 1972. - He advises me to rent a car - I do not want to unless I am unable to get around any other way. My GERMAN Families: Hans Wilhelm Harloss + Anna Margaretha Huppert John Wilhelm Volger 1706 _ Anna Catharina Georg Harless - first Harless in Wlterod b. 1639 + Anna Otlelia Radel d. 1701 Johann Wilhelm 1660; Anna 1662; Chrestianus Harlos 1662 Lutheran Parish, Welterod, Germany The Direct Line: Ferdinand Harless 1680 Muhlhofen, Rheiland Pfalz d. Apr 6, 1740 Billingheim + Anna Volger 1685 m. Muhlhofen Pfalz, d. 1752 Billingheim John Philip Harless b. 1716 Muhlofen d. 1772 Montgomery Co, VA USA + Anna Margaretha Preisch b. 9-21-1713 Offenbach Landau Rheiland (these are my gggg grandparents) David Preisch b. 1686 Offenbach Landau d. 7-11-1735 Offenbach + Agnes Hoffman b. 8-25-1686 Offenbach m. 6-27-1713 Offenbach died after 1726 in Germany Hernicus Hoffman b. 1660 Offenbach Landau d. 9-23-1727 Offenbach + Anna Elizabetha 1665 m 2-23-1704/5 d all in Offenbach. ======================== Another question: My great grandmother, Rachel Harless Allison read from a Dutch Bible every day of her life. Her father John purchased the Bible from the Invetory of his Fathers will (Henry Harless Sr d 1815 Madison Co Alabama USA) Henry was the son of John Phillip Harless and Anna Margaretha Preisch (Listed above as the Immigrant Ancestors) I cannot understand why she did not read a German Bible.??? Perhaps a family from that area came to Offenbach & married into the family. Would that be "Black Dutch" German + Dutch??? Hate to ask so many questions, but someone out there knows the answers and tells me. I do appreciate it very much. Just knowing the rules of paying for the grave space saved me time. I have had 3 cousins to look for the graves and did not them. The above info saved me a weeks work and I can plan something else while I am there. Regards, Georgia Hornbuckle Dallas, TX 20 Apr 00