In the past I have written here about my ongoing search for my German great-grandparents’ roots. I already knew their full names, exact dates of birth and their fathers’ names. ‘Histres’ was a great help finding out some more info about my ggrandmother. Now, having read an article in the latest magazine of the AGFHS, I have obtained a copy of their entry in the parish register of St George’s Lutheran Church which gives me the vital information of their places of birth in the Hohenloe region, just as Histres said. I have gathered from what I’ve read here in the past that I can’t progress without this piece of the jigsaw so I’m really glad to have found it out. My question is (and I’m sure it’s been answered here before but I can’t find it): what should I do next? Should I write to a German archive and if so, how and where, given that I don’t speak any German? Do I need to visit any archives in person? This is not impossible – I’m going to Germany on holiday this summer. By the way, I have been on all the websites mentioned on threads here but, interesting though they are, I have never found anything out relevant to my family. Any ideas? Thanks, Hilg
