June, Even better yet, check the LDS FamilySearch website to find the local LDS Family History Center and its hours of operation. The church books are definitely in the LDS Family History Library. ========================= Kirchenbuch, 1568-1939 Katholische Kirche Wintrich (Kr. Bernkastel) (Main Author) Parish register of baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations, family books, etc. ========================= You can also check to see if the records for that village records have been extracted (indexed) or someone else is researching your family, by entering your family details at FamilySearch. For example, these marriages appear to have been extracted. ================================== IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 MARIA MAGDALENA CORNELIUS Spouse: PETRUS LIECHT Marriage: 11 JAN 1718 Roemisch-Katholische, Dusemond-Filzen, Rheinland, Preussen Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. Source Information: Batch No.: M990701 1702 - 1798 Microfilm 0587653 IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 MARIA ANGELA WAGENER Spouse: CHRISTIANUS POELCHER Marriage: 02 JUN 1778 Roemisch-Katholische, Dusemond-Filzen, Rheinland, Preussen Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. Batch No.: M990701 1702 - 1798 0587653 IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 MATHIAS CORNELIUS Spouse: CATHARINA LICHT Marriage: 07 MAY 1765 Roemisch-Katholische, Dusemond-Filzen, Rheinland, Preussen Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. Source Information: Batch No.: M990701 1702 - 1798 0587653 ============================== It appears your family was actually from (Dusemond-) Filzen and not Wintrich. (Note: ShtetlSeeker shows Filzen is 1.5 miles from Wintrich.) At 12:01 AM 11/12/2006, you wrote: >From: June Sommer <jmsommer1@mindspring.com> >Subject: [TRIER-ROOTS] FB Wintrich >To: <trier-roots@rootsweb.com> > >Does anyone have access to the family book >"Wintrich 1, Familienbuch, 1607-1858", by >Richard and Hedwig Wagner. Wintrich, Bergisch >Gladbach. I am trying to locate a copy of the >book in the US or a copy of the following three entries: At 12:01 AM 11/13/2006, you wrote: >From: kql <lenerz@worldnet.att.net> >Subject: Re: [TRIER-ROOTS] FB Wintrich >To: June Sommer <jmsommer1@mindspring.com>, trier-roots@rootsweb.com > >June Sommer wrote: > > Does anyone have access to the family book "Wintrich 1, Familienbuch, > > 1607-1858", by Richard and Hedwig Wagner. Wintrich, Bergisch > > Gladbach. > >Even better, the original church books, from which the Familienbuch was >derived, are on film at the Family History Library. They can be rented >at any Family History Center. Check your nearest Mormon church for a >FHC near you. > >Good luck! >Kathy