Kathy, Thanks for the directions to the Bistumarchiv. Earlier information from another researcher indicated that p'copies were available, but that they were quite expensive, perhaps 5e per page (that's about $4.50). But that was old information, and things may have changed. 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. In a message dated 6/2/02 12:02:51 EST, [email protected] writes: > Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 05:59:39 -0400 > From: "kathy metzen" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Archives in Trier/Bitburg area > > 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