Hi Thomas, probably of interest might be the Stadtarchiv Trier http://www.trier.de/dezernat/amt/amt42_3.htm and the Kreisarchiv Trier http://archiverlp.de/db/de/rlp/k-tr/207/20 By the way, I have COON/KOHN from Temmels in my tree, Anna Maria COON, born in Temmels OCT 21 - 1744, daughter of Matthias Johannes COON and Elisabeth née VICTOR. Perhaps there's a connection? Wolfgang Kasel -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Gesendet: Montag, 3. Juni 2002 13:54 An: [email protected] Betreff: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Bistumarchiv directions & others Do you know of other archives in the area of Trier, where one might find old newspapers, city/village administrative records, taxation records, conscription records? I have been researching the catalogs of the archives in Köln, Koblenz, and others, but I haven't had a lot of luck so far. An essential problem is knowing the best keywords for searches online, in German. Thomas Kohn Dayton OH researching the towns of Igel, Wasserliesch, Oberbilligerbrücke, Wasserbillig, Langsur, Tawern, Temmels, Mertert, Grewenich for KOHN, REINERT, DAHM, BLASIUS, GHIWER (also KIEFER), SCHARFBILLIG, KESSLER, PETERS, SIX, GASPER, GILLEN, STREIT, GRADIG, PIROTTE, SCHANDEGG (also SCHADEGG), SCHANDLER, SCHWINDEN, SIMEON, THUMMEL.