Hello! I am new to this list...my maternal great grandfather was born in Milwaukee, before they started keeping records. His name was Charles Reinhard, his father was a William Christian Reinhard (II) and his mother was Anna Marie Weidner. William Christian Reinhard (II) came over in 1841 from the Dukenom(?) of Nassau, Dilingburg Germany. . I have been researching my family tree since last October and by far this line has been the easiest to research, thanks to all of the great records and people in Milwaukee! What an adventure this has been! I am now searching for my great great great grandparents who came to Milwaukee from Germany in 1852. Their names were William Christian Reinhard and Maria Catharina Thomas. They came from Dillingburg also. I enjoyed reading about the letters, my grandmother had kept almost every letter my Dad wrote during WWII and I now have them. I love reading them and seeing him in a whole different light. I also have his grandfather's letters from the Civil War! They are incredible! I just know that I will be able to go even farther back once I know how to get the German records. I am sure I will learn that here! Sandy --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.