This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hdC.2ACI/47.1 Message Board Post: I know this post is several years old but I just found it. My Dad's father came from Germany in the 1890's. He was Albert Meska and was born (we think) in Frankfurt after the family left Posen. His father was Gustav Meska. I'm not sure where the Blech name comes from, but I have heard that mentioned in family history. Delta_Designs@excite.com