Good morning/day, for some years now www.genealogy.com has quietly muddled along. Most of our creators live in germany and don't see what their work has created. I just wanted to say that more and more commentary says words to the core of 'the one site which must be used to do German genealogical work'. Quite a compliment to the people who created it. I'm sure most of you know of Cyndi Howells and her list of almost 30,000 genealogy on-line resources. She's now an author and has been quoted in many www, PC and other media as an authority on the subject. She says in a current article in "Heritage Quest' : 'This site, dedicated to German genealogical research, has been around for some time and is frequently updated. It resides on three different servers, including one in Arizona ... and others in kerpen and Giessen, Germany. This site is a <bold>treasure trove</bold> of information to aid in all areas of German research. The regional research section has an "Index of States, Provinces and Regions" that guides the visitor to pages with with specific information for German states and former territories as well as Austria and Switzerland. The regional pages contain everything from information on societies, libraries and bibliographies, to maps, links to other sites and similar research tools. Among its many <bold>gems </bold>of data, the site features a set of documents with tips for beginners, a FAQ page with information regarding the German newsgroup - soc.genealogy.german, a page for "Emigration from Germany to america" and a list of genealogical events. This website is <bold><italic>The </italic></bold>starting place for german research online. I've seen other listings for German genealogical web resources where we are right at the front above all others. Just thought yo9u'd like to see one such comment here on this list. Fred ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>GFSPatR@aol.com </color>Date sent: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Sun, 6 Sep 1998 08:11:01 EDT </color>To: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>webmaster@genealogy.net </color>Subject: <color><param>0000,0000,8000</param>Best of the Internet for Genealogists Award - Hamburg Microfilms </color>Dear webmaster, Congratulations! -- Your site has won the Best of the Internet for Genealogists Award this week in my Daily Genealogy Column published on America Online in the Genealogy Forum. My records note that this is the second time your site has been awarded this honor! German Genealogy Home Page (first listing) http://www.genealogy.com/gene/index.html Germany - Hamburg Passenger Lists Microfilms (today's listing!) http://www.genealogy.com/gene/www/emig/ham_pass.html I'll be adding your website to the BOI Award site today, where you will find it referenced on: http://members.aol.com/dearmyrtle/page4.html You may display the award graphic on your web site, with a link to DearMYRTLE's home page, which is http://members.aol.com/dearmyrtle <<picture with link to the award page> (Hyperlinked Text) DearMYRTLE's Place <<http://members.aol.com/dearmyrtle> If you need assistance in posting this award on your site, please let me know, and I will be glad to assist you! Thank-you for your contribution to genealogy research! DearMYRTLE, Daily Genealogy Columnist Golden Gates Genealogy Forum America Online Keyword: DearMYRTLE 6023 26th Street West #352 Bradenton, FL 34207 FAX - 941-727-5454 <nofill> 26 Warren St. Beverly, NJ 08010 or 4788 Corian Court at 4555 Southern Breeze Drive, Naples, FL 34114 or 6281 Hwy 20, Foster, OR 97345 fred@compu.com, fred@k2nesoft.com, FredRump@home.com http://www.k2nesoft.com/~fred