Try Hermeskeil, Trier. In a message dated 7/29/2009 3:04:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: On a passport application, in the 1890s, a clerk recorded that an ancestor said he was born in (something like) "HANUSKEIL, TRIER, PRUSSIA". I have searched all over to try to find what town he may have meant, but to no avail. Does anyone have an idea of where it was, or if it has changed and what its modern name is? Thanks so much, Kathy Thought for the Day: "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.--Henry Ford ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Hot Deals at Dell on Popular Laptops perfect for Back to School (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1223106546x1201717234/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F12309%2D81939%2D1629%2D8)