Oh c'mon - that's very true, but you start the same way as everywhere else in Europe - you scour everything in the United States. There is a very, very long list of possiblities. Read through these message boards, go to Cyndislist.com, familysearch.org, if you haven't already. Contact genealogical societies where you live or anywhere else in the country - and public libraries and university libraries. Tell us who when what you have so far - perhaps somebody can point you in the right direction. Every one of us knows a little something - maybe a lot of something. Maureen ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.