I live as far away as you, but I have been there twice and can help some. Burkittsville is easily found since State Route 17 goes right through the center. Burkittsville Union Cemetery is easily seen from the road as you go through town. Pleasant View Church is about 2 miles north of town and is easily seen because it is not hidden. Just wander around and you will surely stumble onto it. I spent several hours in the cemetery on each of two different occasions without anyone noticing my presence. This property came into the hands of the Church in 1878 and will not have any old burials or any original records from the 18th Century. The original worship site was another half mile to the north on a side road, at Arnoldstown. There are a few old burials there, but there has been some encroachment by road construction. The Slifer Family Cemetery is a different matter. Do not try to find the old Ahalt Distillery Road, which is now impassable. Go south out of town about a mile and a half and look for a big dairy farm set back from the highway on your left. They were polite about allowing visitors and helpful about finding it, although they are not maintaining it. It is in the woods just past their farthest corn field. The Gaver Family Cemetery is probably a lost cause because it was in the way of the Union attack on the Confederate position on South Mountain in 1862. It is west of town at the foot of the mountain just as the road turns to start its climb. I have heard that the owner is not friendly. I have not tried to find it. The historic German Reform Church building built in 1829 is now the home of the South Mountain Heritage Society and the Society Museum (3 East Main St.). The Museum includes a library/archive room and exhibits and is open the 1st Sunday of the month, Noon until 3:30 (April - November). The big brick Church nearby is Lutheran and is still an active congregation. At 01:00 PM 6/26/08 -0500, Liz Walker <lizgwalker@cox.net> wrote: >I'm making my first time trip to Washington, D.C. next month and >would like to drive up to the Pleasant View Church in Burkittsville, >Maryland where some of my ancestors worshipped and are buried. Does >anyone on the list live near there or has anyone visited there? I'd >like to know if it is difficult to find, or get to from D.C. If I >visit on a Saturday would there be anyone there or do I need to let >them know I'm coming? Also, does anyone know if they have any early >records (birth, marriage, death) there, or is the book, "A Pleasant >View" the best source for the early church information. I have >written the church in past but didn't receive a response. I've also >done a Mapquest on the trip but I know that is no match for first >hand experience. > >Any thoughts, suggestions, advise, would be appreciated. You can >respond off list if you like. > >Thanks, Liz Walker > > ------------------------ >Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) >For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message