Hello ECRs, I too am very interested in the Records of the Dutch Reformed Churches in Newark. It is this very church that started the creation of the Virtual Newark Web Site. Many of my ancestors passed through this church. The records, needless to say, remain elusive to me. I've tried the archives in New Brunswick with no luck and also the Lutheran archives in Philadelphia, also with no luck. The particular problem with the most "popular" RDC on this list is its changing form. The First Reformed Dutch Church on Mulberry Street had many names besides the aforementioned one, First German Reformed Church, German Evangelical Protestant Church, and finally a Lutheran Church. These changes were all done under the guidance of the Revs. Lehlbach and Schambach. As you may or may not know, the church building is no longer in existence. An interesting side note is that there is printed evidence of a burial ground adjacent to the church. The whereabouts of the internments are unknown today. For further information on this church go to: <http://www.castle.net/~glenng/newark/church/refdutch/newarkchDR.htm> For those of you who made it this far in my message I'd like to give you an update on the new Virtual Newark web site. Everything except the photos and church information has now been entered into the new site. When I am done with the photos and church information I will put the site on line. This should take another week or two. After that I will continue to add much more information to the site including ward information listed street by street. Good Luck, Glenn G. Geisheimer, Iselin, New Jersey: glenng@castle.net NJEssex Mailing List Administrator Essex County, NJ Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/ Virtual Newark, NJ: http://www.castle.net/~glenng/newark/newark.htm Essex County Query Forum: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Essex