Shirley, If your referring to the microfilms that are the transcriptions done by Cramer, I have used one. It was typewritten, and more of a transcription than an extraction. It was great to see how someone else had interpreted the various surnames and locations that I could not make out from the writing in the original records. However, I did note there were some records missing here and there. The usual problem with a transcription - someone loses their place, misses a line, etc. Way, way back about 10-14 years ago - before this mail list was part of rootsweb, I think - there was a group of people on the list who were trying to at least index the surnames that appeared in the various Cramer films. With that, a researcher could at least narrow down a village where a surname appeared. You might try checking the archives of the list. So, back to your question - do they provide a short cut? I don't think so other than that several different parishes might appear on one microfilm. And, typing can be easier to read than handwriting. (Bear in mind, sometimes his keys weren't cleaned often enough and so even the typing is difficult to read.) Jennifer Clark From: <sjhulett@juno.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 3:48 PM To: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> Subject: [BW] Usefulness/reliability of Max Cramer extractions > Hi > The Family History library Catalog includes church record extractions by > Max Cramer. Would appreciate advice from any who have used these sources. > Do they reliably point the way to actual church entries? --ie would they > provide a short cut to ordering numerous records that may or may not > include my ancestors. Advice please. Researching JOST/YOST family of > Urach, Wurttemberg & BRÄUNDEL, BRAEUNDEL family of Uppergruppenbach > (Branches of the Braeundel family also settled in Russia) > Shirley HAAS Hulett > San Diego ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023)