>Part of the reason to go back to the original document is that I've found >several discrepancies between the published versions out on the net and >the original documents. Many letters like "S" and "L", "B" and "P" are >difficult to distinguish in the "old" writing and anyone who transcribes >them must be extremely careful to bring across only what's on the page. And, to be at all reliable, the transcriber MUST be familiar with the families of the area. My Glantz is always published as GlaUtz because the transcriber never bothered to check the names against those who appear in other records of the area. Nedra Nedra Dickman Brill, Certified Genealogist brillnd@pacifier.com Historian, Henckel Family National Association Coordinator Pendleton County, WV, wvpendle-l@rootsweb.com CG is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board.