Newberry Library in Chicago

I'm really excited that tomorrow I'm going to the Newberry Library in Chicago! I'll be researching church records for my husband's DANKER and DABELSTEIN line. They both attended 1st St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, which no longer exists. The church records are on microfilm, but are only available in 3 locations - Salt Lake City, St. Louis and the Newberry.

Hoping to fill in several blanks for birthdates in my group sheets. Some of those records are from before the Chicago fire in 1871 so I'm hoping to find those dates in the church records or at the cemetery a few blocks away.

My biggest challenge will be that the records are in German so my strategy is to look for the correct names, make a copy and figure out the details later. Hoping and praying for nice handwriting!!!