Kluas, I have been waiting for you to post. It's been a long time since I have seen you on the DML. I like your waterhose idea and will go that route later this summer. I would like to ask for your help on a project of mine. My Grand father Albert William Schafer was born in Germany and came to America between 1900 & 1920. He came from a town called Wirth Germany. i was told it is near Breman. I would like to find out if I still have relatives in that area but don't know how to go about it. Since you are from Germay i wonder if you have any ideas or suggestions on how to search for my missing relatives. My mother is 83 and would like to know more about her father. She was under 10 years old when her mom & Dad divorced and she went with her mom. So she knows very little about the Schafer sided of our family. I thought it would be a nice birthday present to give her if I can figure this all out. Thanks. Bill