This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/1861.2617.2702.1.3.1 Message Board Post: Moe, 1. I have *not* found a parish census record for any given year in the St. Johann records. However, there is a civil map from the 1700s which includes an index of all land owners. Sorry, I don't have the CDs handy, so I can't check on exactly what year the map was drawn. 2. These records contain witnesses for nearly all baptisms, marriages and burials. The level of detail, such as including parents names, places people are from ... depends on the priest. Some priests write more than others. These records are mostly in Latin with a lot of German (probably Low German) words. So far, I've found the quality of writing to be quite good; I've been able to translate everything except for the cause of death, when given. 3. I don't recall if that particular Fuesting marriage record contained the parent's name. I don't think it did ... otherwise I would have found a way to connect this person to someone else in the records. Note, however, I just looked at the Fuesting records to help another researcher. I am not researching this name. 4. St. Johann, Alfhausen records: These records contain actual scans, JPEG files, of all of the available baptism, marriage and burial records from about 1679 to 1903. Herr Smid indexed all of these names into MS Word and Word Perfect files. His compilation also includes the above described map and a listing of the emigrants. These documents / files can be purchased on CDs or a DVD. It is an amazing collection. You can find a description of the CD / DVD contents and costs at Herr Smid's website: www.sjsmid.nl His contact info is: s.j.smid@hccnet.nl Siegfried Smid, Dorpsstraat 9, 9462 PJ, Gasselte, Netherlands Hope this answers your questions. Write again if you need more info. ***** I would like to obtain a copy of the 800 year Celebration for the church. How can I get this? Willing to pay photo copy charges ... or purchase the book from St. Johann's if you know of contact info and availability. Thanks Becky