Barbara, Berks used to be much bigger and included Schuylkill County prior to 1811 I was at both courthouses a year ago and some kind people at Berks helped me find leads to my colonial family who started in the Schuylkill area... It takes volunteers to get computerization done. It is intenstive work. Kathy in Las Vegas ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.