This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: versayse Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.ceeurope.germany.schleswig.general/6434.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks everyone for the help! I do know the towns for about half of the relatives, so those are the ones I was going to start with. I had emailed one parish but never heard back, which is why I wondered if I was wasting my time. Perhaps I accidentally said something offensive with my broken German. :) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.