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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
During the 1800s, two major denominations—[[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|'''Catholics''']] and [[Lutheran Church in the United States|'''Lutherans''']]—were widely represented in [[Wisconsin Genealogy|Wisconsin]]. This was largely because of the tremendous number of German, Polish, and Scandinavian immigrants who settled in the state. Methodists and Baptists were also represented but in much smaller numbers.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | During the 1800s, two major denominations—[[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|'''Catholics''']] and [[Lutheran Church in the United States|'''Lutherans''']]—were widely represented in [[Wisconsin Genealogy|Wisconsin]]. This was largely because of the tremendous number of German, Polish, and Scandinavian immigrants who settled in the state. Methodists and Baptists were also represented but in much smaller numbers.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | ||
==Inventories== | ==Inventories== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/104901-redirection Inventory of the church archives of Wisconsin : Assemblies of God] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/104901-redirection Inventory of the church archives of Wisconsin : Assemblies of God] | ||