In a message dated 10/31/2002 12:01:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] (Alan Rossing) writes: > Hello Listers, I have located the D=E4ttwyler surname in an index of surn= > ames in the 1780 Biel, Canton Bern, church records (LDS Roll 2005637, Item > 2, > Page 307, 1717 to 1798). Under the surname are 11 given names showing a > number (Page?). Can I find the record using the number? > Hello Alan: If the names were listed in the index with a number after them, it probably is the page number where you can find info about that person. Unfortunately the page numbers are not always visible at the top of the microfilmed page, so you might have to do some searching to find the person you are looking for. Also, if the film contains births, marriages, and deaths, I have found that the index does not always immediately precede the respective records, i.e. birth index, then the birth records. Some of the older books also have continuation sheets, which are often found at the end of the film. Paul C. Miller