the earliest parish book is now available at SEAX, and to save your sanity, I give you the secrets of this book. one half is written front to back, and you will never find the middle-to-late (1700's) christenings in that half. the other half of the book is written back to front, with the earliest dates at the last page and the more recent dates in the middle. I'm about ready for a good shot of whiskey after trying to figure this book out, and I can't stand hard liquor. it's mind bending, but only if you go in without warning. consider the possibility that other parish books may be recorded in like strange manner. Cornelia