Hi Lorin. Glad I could help. I know there is a copy of the book (1988 edition) in the Daughters of the American Revolution Library, but books are for use in the library only. They will, however, make copies. Their web address is: www.dar.org and go to the library section for instructions. I'm sure that there are libraries in Frederick Co. that do inter library loan. Perhaps someone familiar with Frederick Co. libraries can provide that information. As for the Moravian Archives, you can go there; however, it is not a "hands on" facility. When I went, I knew exactly what volume and page I wanted. The old material is all in German and they DO NOT make copies. If you want something translated, they do have someone to do it-sometimes. The book mentions that one of my early ancestors had written a hymn and wanted to find out more. Since I knew exactly which page it was on and the translator was there, I got my wish. He was able to give me a quick literal translation. A songwriter grannie wasn't! I was the only person there and it was close to closing, so we had to hurry a bit, but I had so much fun with the translator. He was a darling little old gnome of a man with an off-beat sense of humor like mine, so we spent some of the time smarting off. The curator was also there, but he obviously was not as easily amused as the two of us were. My husband and I went in search of the Graceham Church. It was wonderful. The minister gave us a guided tour and explained Moravian customs, etc. He also let me make copies of the translated records that were done by Henry Young in 1942. Over the years people have added additional information as margin notes, some funny and some not. We then went a bit further down the road to the cemetery where we located and photographed tombstones-an interesting experience in and of itself. I'm sorry for going on, but genealogists are the only ones who can appreciate other genealogists ramblings. And Jan, if I've violated any rules, I'm sorry. Nancy Capps > [Original Message] > From: Lorin Snyder <vent414@hotmail.com> > To: <nlcapps@earthlink.net> > Date: 7/26/2002 1:05:01 PM > Subject: RE: [MDFred] SCHNEIDER/ CATOCTIN MTN. > > Hi Nancy, > > Thanks very much for the help. I've been informed that my Snyders are, in > fact, included in the Graceham book. Do you know of a library that has it > through which I might get it via interlibrary loan? > > Are patrons to the Moravian archives allowed to access the original records? > > Thanks again, > > Lorin > > > >From: "Nancy Capps" <nlcapps@earthlink.net> > >Reply-To: nlcapps@earthlink.net > >To: MD-FRED-GEN-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: RE: [MDFred] SCHNEIDER/ CATOCTIN MTN. > >Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:5:15 -0500 > > > > > >Hi Lorin, > > > >Welcome to the group. There were a couple of Moravian Churches in > >Frederick County and they kept wonderful records. If your people lived in > >the northern part of the county. they probably attended Graceham Moravian > >Church which is still going strong. In this case, you absolutely need > >"Moravian Families of Graceham Maryland........". It was translated from > >the original German records by Henry Young and is like going to a family > >reunion because of the detail. Since all my Frederick County ancestors > >went to Graceham, that's what I know about. The original German records > >are at the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, PA. Good Luck! > > > >Nancy Capps > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx --- Nancy Capps --- nlcapps@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.