I'd suggest finding an on-line phone book for that area of Germany and do a search there. Also you could maybe find a RECH genealogy list and ask there about living relatives in the area. By the way, I've had good luck just browsing in the local cemeteries while in Germany - there's generally someone there watering flowers or whatever and you could ask about your family in the village. If it's a small village, the local folks are pretty knowledgeable about who's who! Good luck and have a wonderful trip! Joanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Hogue" <ronhogue@earthlink.net> To: <TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 8:03 PM Subject: Rech Family > We are planning a trip to the Trier, Germany area in early May, 2006. We > have old records of family members, but do not have records of currently > living descendents and their location so that we might be able to visit > them > on this trip. We would be appreciative for any help on how to locate > descendents of any of the following people: > Johann Rech D: 1945 Esslingen near Trier > Johann Rech 1896 - 1969 Esslingen > near Trier > Ottilia Rech Lidtges Esslingen > near Trier > Elfriede Rech Welter Ernsen near > Bitburg/Eifel > Margaret Rech Meyer 1900- Idesheim > near Trier > Elizabeth Rech Haas 1905- Eisenach > near Trier > Anny Rech Rahm 1907- Cologne > Theresa Rech(Schuster) Neises 1909- > Katarina Rech Bisdorf 1910- Eisenach > near Trier > Nicklaus Rech M: Gertrude > Lenz; moved to Spokane, WA, US > Angela Rech Neuman Abt 1860- > Lisbet Rech Schneider Abt 1860- Eisenach > near Trier > Elizabeth Rech Muller Abt 1860- Speicher / > Eifel > Johann Muller > Hans Muller > Leonard Rech Abt 1860- Weiskirchen > M: Theresa Rudolf > Margaret Rech Gauf > Heinrich Rech > Elsie Rech Hutmacher > Alex Rech > Rudolf Rech > Barbara Rech Emmerich Abt 1865- Bierfield > near Trier > Peter Emmerich > Anna Emmerich Dehn Kyllburg > Mathias Emmerich > Esslingen near Stutgart > Katherine Emmerich Masselter Bitburg > Jakob Emmerich Hermaskeil > near Trier > Katherine Rech 29 May 1860-21 Jul 1935 Esslingen > Bez Trier; M: John Rader 1887 MN, US > > Katherine Rech is GRANDMOTHER OF MY WIFE Flora through her son Edmund > Rader. > We have located most of these villages on Google-Earth, but specific > driving > information would also be helpful. We will plan to drive to as many > locations as possible in our one week stay in the area. If anyone can > provide information or contacts that might be helpful in filling in the > recent members of this branch of the Rech family, we would be most > grateful. > > > Ron and Flora Hogue > ronhogue@earthlink.net > > >