Dear Gene: The parish, civil, and notarial records for Vermes and Montsevelier have been microfilmed and can obtained through your local LDS FHC. Vermes: http://www.familysearch.org/fhlc/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetai ls&subject=161051 Montsevelier: http://www.familysearch.org/fhlc/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetai ls&subject=161019 You will notice that Vermes are listed for both cantons JU and BE. Canton JU was part of the canton of BE (Bern) until 1978. Vermes and Montsevelier are located in the canton of JU (Jura). Click on the link below and then on JU and then search the list for your villages. http://swiss.genealogy.net/ldsloc-m.htm Mr. Froidevaux is telling you that the original records are in the offices of "HISTORICAL INHERITANCE" (Office du patrimoine historique) in the city of Porrentruy in the canton of JU. best wishes, Dave Schmutz -----Original Message----- From: SKARBO@aol.com [mailto:SKARBO@aol.com] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 11:03 AM To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SWITZ] No Subject Help! anyone on this!, Received a letter from Ph. Froidevaux, assistant archivist, in his letter dated 11/26, 1999, he recommends that get the addresses of 2 church sites in Switzerland. #1. "the parish of VERMES (Elay), / #2. "the parish of Montsevelier (for La Scheulte), microfilms are located in the offices of: "HISTORICAL INHERITANCE in PORRENTRUY." (Seehof). reply to: > Gene KOHLER > SKARBO@aol.com ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== Swiss Resource Site http://swiss.genealogy.net