> Von: Paul Rands [mailto:paulrands@hotmail.com] > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. August 2005 11:56 > > Re: http://www.ghgrb.ch/researchCorner/billeter_b.html > > I'm looking at the table in the above URL and find there are > 15 pages about the Bartlome surname in Munchenbuchsee. > > Can anyone tell me: > What kind of information might be in the 15 pages? On http://swiss.genealogy.net/billet-e.htm you'll find a few sample pages, plus general comments on the Billeter collection. > How I get access to the data in the pages? You either order photocopies from GHGRB or visit your nearest Family History Centre - after ordering the film: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp ?display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=193135&disp=undefined&first=1&last=999 (must all be in a single line!) > What this site is? http://www.ghgrb.ch/ ? The regional genealogical society of Basel and surroundings. Best regards - Wolf > Thanks, > Paul Rands

Thanks everyone. I learned so much from your posts on this question. I've found the films I'm interested in. I was in the FHC in my area until well after midnight (they locked me and another guy in and left us to search away). I have the Münchenbuchsee parish book microfilm on permanent loan but had not really started to milk it. I came home and stayed up until 4:30 a.m. and found the Billeter information on the web and sent the question to you all. It looks like Billeter's data is not completely reliable, especially from generation to generation. Since I have the film and plan to make my own judgements, his work will be of great interest to me. The existence of his work explains a lot of my questions. I noticed LDS ordinance work for some of these old names dating back to the 1910's and 1920's. I wondered how they could have gotten those records and thought maybe they had gone to Bern way back then. Now I know. I'm going to post my experience how I jumped from southwest Germany into Switzerland when I lost the trail of my wife's ancestors in 1690. It may help/encourage others to make the leap. It will probably be more relevent on the German-L@rootsweb.com list. I haven't been there in years so it's probably splintered by now. Regards, Paul Rands