Alley - There aren't very many birth records from those days - maybe a baptismal or christening record whcih would be at the church. Does the person know if it exists? Maybe they need to find out where the transcription came from and trace the original from there? Bev ========Original Message======== Subj: [VASHENAN] How does one get original church records? Date: 7/31/2003 2:47:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: <A HREF="mailto:alley@tampabay.rr.com">alley@tampabay.rr.com</A> Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com">VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com">VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) How would a person get a copy of the original record of birth, in particular, the birth of Abraham Imschweller to Johannes and Catharina Imschweller on March 29, 1801 for the Lutheran Zion-Pine Church of Stoney Creek? The person does not want the transcribed record but instead, wants the un-transcribed record copied for DAR admission. Alley ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html