Phyllis, For those information you check the online LDS Family History Library catalog at FamilySearch. There may be an ortssippenbuch (family book) that they do not have one listed, but this church record microfilm can be rented at your local LDS Family History Center. =========================== Kirchenbuch, 1760-1798 Katholische Kirche Ripsdorf (Kr. Schleiden) (Main Author) Parish register transcripts of baptisms, marriages and deaths for Ripsdorf, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany. =========================== From the end date (just prior to the Napoleon invasion) the civil data after 1798 are probably listed with nearby villages or the "county seat". Use ShtetlSeeker to identify the nearby villages. Someone on the list may know where the civil records are. At 12:01 AM 9/26/2006, you wrote: >From: "Phyllis Grasser" <b.b@cyberback.com> >Subject: [TRIER-ROOTS] Information for Ripsdorf >To: <TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > >Hi Folks: >Can anyone tell me if there is a family book or church book for >Ripsdorf? > >Thanks, >Phyllis