Ernie, Winterberg is, to the best of my knowledge, still in Lindau Parish Brütten (Bruetten) has its own parish. Altikon has its own parish. Church records for these locations, and for the time frame of your interest, have been filmed as follows: ===== Altikon (reformed): Baptisms (Taufen), Marriages (Heiraten): FHL INTL Film 996800 Haushaltungsrodel: VAULT INTL Film 2060965, items 1-3 ===== ===== Brütten (Bruetten): Baptisms (Taufen), Marriages (Heiraten), Deaths (Toten): FHL INTL Film 996814 Familienregister, Haushaltungsrodel: VAULT INTL Film 2060971, items 1-3 ===== ===== Lindau Parish (including Winterberg church): Baptisms (Taufen), Marriages (Heiraten), Deaths (Toten) 1734-1841: FHL INTL Film 996458 ===== Familienregister (family register): The great advantage of this register is that it was created from the church registers and includes all the entries in chronological order. You may find three or more generations on the one page, with the earliest member at the top and the most recent at the bottom. In other words, you will find a complete family tree spanning at least three generations, and appropriate entries will be cross-referenced to other entries elsewhere in the register linking up with your family. (from "In search of Your European Roots" by Angus Baxter) Haushaltungsrodel: an early register of the occupants of each household. Not in use any more. A good research tool for pre-1800 records. In some parishes extends back into the early 1400s. Prior to actually ordering the films, be a good idea to check the above information regarding church records filmed by LDS: For this purpose, go to: ===== SSD: LDS LOCATIONS FILMED http://www2.genealogy.net/gene/reg/CH/ldsloc-m.htm ===== Good luck. Pete Mattli Clermont, FL [email protected] ============================================== Subj: Re: [SWITZ] Lindau Parish in Switzerland Date: 8/10/2002 4:28:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) Ernie - I'm sending to you off list a message I received from Wolf concerning Winterburg and Bruetten. The maps also show Altikon, where Haeusli have held citizenship since before 1800 - likely the origin of all Haeuslis. Peggy Foight *************************************************** On Sat, 10 Aug 2002 15:37:51 EDT [email protected] writes: > Please, anyone know what became of the former Lindau Parish that > Winterberg > was in in the 18th century and before. Has it been renamed or swallowed up by > another parish? > A book I have lists my ancestors, Haussli, as having come to U.S. > in > 1738-39 from Lindau Parish. > > Ernie Heltsley >