Hello, this is board is discussion of Baltic German Genealogy. This means German people from the provinces of Estonia, Livonia, Courland and the island of Osel. Here are some links of interest: An email list http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/DEU-BALTISCHE.html Baltic German Association http://www.deutschbalten.de/ http://www.ccbalticum.com/ Baltic German Nobility Association http://www.baltische-ritterschaften.de/ Some Links to families Brevern http://www.brevern.de/ Hahn http://www.vonhahn.com/ Knorring http://w1.854.telia.com/%7Eu85406845/knorr/ Loewis http://www.vloewis.de/ Recke http://www.vonderrecke.de/ Rennenkampf http://www.rennenkampff.de/index1.html Samson-Himmelstjerna http://www.samson-himmelstjerna.de/ Schilling http://www.schilling-association.org/verband/indexframes/ Sivers http://www.sivers-familienverband.de/ Stryk http://www.vonStryk.de/Familienseite.htm Tiesenhausen http://www.tiesenhausen.de/ Vietinghoff http://www.familienverband-vietinghoff.de/ Wrede http://www.cutley.demon.co.uk/