I am getting ready to order film to check records for Renchen, Baden. Not knowing German, it is a slow process for me. I did this twice before and thanks to some help, made no mistakes as far as ordering the correct numbers. I need to check records (Catholic) for baptisms, marriages and deaths for the years covering middle 1700's to middle 1800's and then see where I go from there. Would I be better served by ordering the Familienbush first? Then after I see what it contains, order the baptism, marriage and death records? Right now, it looks like I will be needing 5 different films. Appreciate any suggestions. Audrey __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Audrey, My suggestion would be to order the five films which you need, all at one time. Your first choice for searching and reading will be the Familienbuch. I would guarantee if you only ordered the Familienbuch that by the end of the first day of reading it, you would be wishing you had the accompanying films so that you could confirm dates, details, look for sponsors and witnesses and determine if your ancestors could or could not write their names. Remember the Familienbuch is the LEAST perfect of the films. It was prepared in part by research and not exact, day by day entries. Dates and even names in the Familienbuch can be incorrect. Double check your wanted Familienbuch information against the exact Rite details. Most of the years of records in all of these five Registers will be in Latin rather than in German script. That will be easier to read. Officially, the change in language was 1810 but most of the Catholic Churches continued until about 1830 with double entries, one book in Latin and one book in German script for those double entries. And, when you have finished, if you believe that I have made you spend too much money, ordering all five call numbers at once, if the Familienbuch might have a page or part of a page on the family of Ignaz Stecher and his wife, Maria Kleophe Hofer it is possible, but not too probable, that you could recoup part of your mental feeling of being taken financially by dangling that Familienbuch information in front of my nose. djweber [email protected] ---------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Kanavel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:13 PM Subject: [Ortenau] Ordering film from LDS for Renchen, Baden >I am getting ready to order film to check records for > Renchen, Baden. Not knowing German, it is a slow > process for me. I did this twice before and thanks to > some help, made no mistakes as far as ordering the > correct numbers. > > I need to check records (Catholic) for baptisms, > marriages and deaths for the years covering middle > 1700's to middle 1800's and then see where I go from > there. Would I be better served by ordering the > Familienbush first? Then after I see what it > contains, order the baptism, marriage and death > records? > > Right now, it looks like I will be needing 5 different > films. > > Appreciate any suggestions. > > Audrey > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== DEU-BAD-ORTENAU Mailing List ==== > List your surnames at the Ortenau Search web site > < http://ortenau.speedyspace.de/search/ >. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >