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*The [[FamilySearch Catalog Title Search|Family History Library]] has microfilm copies of the Quaker records from Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio and from the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. | *The [[FamilySearch Catalog Title Search|Family History Library]] has microfilm copies of the Quaker records from Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio and from the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. | ||
===PERSI=== | ===Consult the PERSI index for records published in journals.=== | ||
PERSI is the '''Periodical Source Index''' and is available at [https://search.findmypast.com/search/periodical-source-index '''FindMyPast.com:PERSI.'''], ($). It can be searched for free at any [[Family History Centers|Family History Center.]] PERSI is an index to family and local history periodicals from 1847 to the present. Many of these periodicals publish church records. If you locate an index entry for a church, you will then need to find the periodical. Use the [http://worldcat.org./ '''WorldCat.org search engine'''] to find a library near you that carries the periodical. Library reference desks can be contacted to request a copy of articles, or you may need to hire a [[Hiring a Professional Researcher|'''researcher.''']] | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search/periodical-source-index?keywordsplace=massachusetts&keywords=church%20records '''PERSI results for filters "Massachusetts" and "Church Records"'''] ($) Reset the search for the name of the church or denomination and the town in Massachusetts to narrow the search. | |||
===Correspond with genealogical or historical societies.=== | ===Correspond with genealogical or historical societies.=== | ||