Ralph, Take a notebook & pencil for the Bistumarchiv. It's on Jesuittenstrasse. From the Porta Nigra, walk down Simmeonstrasse to the Hauptmarkt. The street splits. Bear left. Jesuittenstrasse is on the left. You must sign in and put your belongings in a locker. No photocopies. Not every book in the Archiv is available on microfilm. At the Bistumarchiv, you will be handling the actual churchbooks. The people behind the counter are quite fluent in American English. Spend a couple of hours there, then go off & be a tourist. If you will be in Bitburg, check the family books at Haus Beda. You can make photocopies, there. If you trace any of your Marx to Priest, let me know. Kathy Dear list members, This is my first request but have enjoyed reading all the info sliding by my computer screen. I am heading to Trier and would like to know if there is any value in trying to look up information in any archive. I have looked at the Mormon library films for birth records. The villages I am interested in are Menningen, Eisenach and Edingen. All are located just to the north of Trier. The surnames I am interested in are Schoeben, Marx, and Dimmer. Thanks, RalphGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com