By searching (I prefer www.google.com) on the village name and zivilstandsamt, you will most likely find a webpage and associated address, and possibly e-mail address. Canton Bern Zivilstands�mter addresses for all BE villages are found at: http://www.ghgb.ch/deutsch/frameset_zivil.htm which is part of the Genealogical Society of Bern's (GHGB) website. http://www.geocities.com/swissschmutz/chpostal.html links to a list of the villages and associated cantons (and postal codes) to try and locate the villages listed below. Best wishes, Dave -----Original Message----- From: Walter Boppart [email protected] [snip] If the place you wrote to does not have a city hall with Zivilstandsamt, they will most certainly forward your letter to the proper place. [snip] ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] [snip] [snip] Just look in the Swiss phonebook which is what I would have to do. [snip] ============ From: [email protected] I am looking for email address for the Zivilamstadt (sp?) for the following cities: [snip] __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com