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Claude Geyer was outstanding in furthering my husband’s Alsatian family connections. We live in Wilmington, North Carolina in the United States, so I researched further and found Claude Geyer Généalogie highly regarded in reviews on the internet. Our research had identified a possible cousin from DNA data and we wanted to reach out to meet. We communicated over email with Claude Geyer and he helped devise the best plan. He reviewed lineage and reached out to the cousin and was able to meet and set-up our meeting when we arrived in Alsace. We also wanted land ownership and guardianship record analysis. We had the completed research report in our hands before the scheduled outing. The 45-page report covered cadastral maps, marriage contracts and the full history of what occurred after both parents died a few years apart leaving young children to be cared for. There really are no words for how wonderful our ‘field day’ was with Claude. He picked us up at hotel at 9:00am. We started out with two church visits; the first, Église des Saints-Innocents, found us in the bell tower with bells ringing at 10:00 am the day the Pope visited France. The other, St. Michael’s, had us reading the church registry entries of our ancestors and visiting the cemetery. From there we met with our newly connected family, had a classic Alsatian lunch (Baeckeoffe) with all and toured the vineyard. We summed up the day viewing the beautiful vineyards of Alsace from various vistas.