Yup, folks - the book I am looking for is Humphrey's, alright - and it is on CD196 - both parts of it - and CD196 is at the Austin state library. Thanks much for all your help! Incidentally, Martin and Gertrude Burkhart, who it turns out had far more than four children, aren't in the PA Dutch church compilations because they went to a Catholic mission in Grossenhoppin or somewhere like that. Yours, Dora --- GenieDot@aol.com wrote: > Hi, Dora, > > The Berks County Births list you were given > most likely came from John > Humphrey's book Pennsylvania Births Prior to > 1800: Berks County. If so, then > that info is included on the Birth Index: > Southeastern PA (CD 196), which > contained the first 13 of his books in that > series, plus a 14th book on > Monroe Co. that wasn't enough to put out as a > separate book. > > However, there was an earlier compilation by > two Berks Co. researchers who > put out births in two volumes and marriages in > another two volumes. Those > were also arranged alphabetically, but was not > as comprehensive (so I am > told) as John's books on Berks. Those were > available in paperback but are > likely out of print now. I know they were on > the shelves at the Historical > Society of PA in Philadelphia the last time I > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com