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''[[United States|United States]] > [[Iowa|Iowa]] > Iowa Church Records'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Iowa|Iowa]] > Iowa Church Records'' | ||
'''Church Records and Archives''' | |||
Church records have been kept in [[Iowa]] since the 1830s. Information from church records varies greatly, depending upon the denomination and the record keeper. Records may contain such information about members of the congregation as age, dates of baptism, christening, or birth, marriage information, wife’s maiden name, and death dates. Records may include names of other relatives who were witnesses at church events or members of the congregation. The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group. Knowing this may help you find the foreign town from which your ancestors immigrated. | Church records have been kept in [[Iowa]] since the 1830s. Information from church records varies greatly, depending upon the denomination and the record keeper. Records may contain such information about members of the congregation as age, dates of baptism, christening, or birth, marriage information, wife’s maiden name, and death dates. Records may include names of other relatives who were witnesses at church events or members of the congregation. The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group. Knowing this may help you find the foreign town from which your ancestors immigrated. | ||
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[http://www.pictonpress.com/store/show/3436 German Immigrants in NE Iowa Protestant Church Records] | [http://www.pictonpress.com/store/show/3436 German Immigrants in NE Iowa Protestant Church Records] | ||
== Iowa Published Church Records == | == Iowa Published Church Records == | ||
Periodicals have published records of many Iowa churches. These are referenced in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) described in the "[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]" page. Many denominations have collected and stored their records in central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located: | Periodicals have published records of many Iowa churches. These are referenced in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) described in the "[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]" page. Many denominations have collected and stored their records in central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located: | ||
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North American Baptist Conference<br>1 South 210 Summit Avenue<br>Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181<br>Telephone: 630-495-2000<br>Fax: 630-495-0333 <br>Internet: [http://www.nabconference.org/ North American Baptist Conference] | North American Baptist Conference<br>1 South 210 Summit Avenue<br>Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181<br>Telephone: 630-495-2000<br>Fax: 630-495-0333 <br>Internet: [http://www.nabconference.org/ North American Baptist Conference] | ||
=== Episcopal Church === | === Episcopal Church === | ||
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iamusca2/index.html Trinity Episcopal Church], Muscatine IA, has Parish Baptism Records online. | [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iamusca2/index.html Trinity Episcopal Church], Muscatine IA, has Parish Baptism Records online. | ||
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The Wartburg Theological Seminary has Lutheran records from Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and upper Michigan. Many of the records in this repository can be borrowed for a small fee. For a list of some of the records, see: | The Wartburg Theological Seminary has Lutheran records from Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and upper Michigan. Many of the records in this repository can be borrowed for a small fee. For a list of some of the records, see: | ||
*''ALC Congregations on Microfilm.'' <ref>ALC Archives. ''ALC Congregations on Microfilm.'' Dubuque, Iowa: The Archives, [197-?]. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=269930&disp=ALC+congregations+on+microfilm%20%20&columns=*,0,0 fiche 6330690–93].) </ref>The list is alphabetical by state and then by city. Fiche 6330690 has records from Iowa. | *''ALC Congregations on Microfilm.'' <ref>ALC Archives. ''ALC Congregations on Microfilm.'' Dubuque, Iowa: The Archives, [197-?]. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=269930&amp;disp=ALC+congregations+on+microfilm%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 fiche 6330690–93].) </ref>The list is alphabetical by state and then by city. Fiche 6330690 has records from Iowa. | ||
*''American Lutheran Church Shelf List Index to Their Church Records'' <ref>''American Lutheran Church Shelf List Index to Their Church Records'' ''Microfilmed as of 1987''. N. p., 1988. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=437527&disp=American+Lutheran+Church+shelf+list+inde%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 973 K2aL]) </ref> | *''American Lutheran Church Shelf List Index to Their Church Records'' <ref>''American Lutheran Church Shelf List Index to Their Church Records'' ''Microfilmed as of 1987''. N. p., 1988. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=437527&amp;disp=American+Lutheran+Church+shelf+list+inde%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 book 973 K2aL]) </ref> | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iamusca2/index.html St. Peter's Lutheran Church], Montpelier Twp, has Baptism and Death records online. | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iamusca2/index.html St. Peter's Lutheran Church], Montpelier Twp, has Baptism and Death records online. | ||
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You can find two of the library’s collections in: | You can find two of the library’s collections in: | ||
*''Iowa Churches: A File at the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa'' <ref>''Iowa Churches: A File at the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=44827&disp=Iowa+churches%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 956387–417].) </ref>This file consists of church histories, anniversary programs, and newspaper clippings. It is arranged by towns or by the name of the church. | *''Iowa Churches: A File at the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa'' <ref>''Iowa Churches: A File at the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=44827&amp;disp=Iowa+churches%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 films 956387–417].) </ref>This file consists of church histories, anniversary programs, and newspaper clippings. It is arranged by towns or by the name of the church. | ||
*''Ministerial Biographies: A File in the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa'' <ref>''Ministerial Biographies: A File in the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=43828&disp=Ministerial+biographies%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 956418–42].) </ref>These films contain biographies, mainly of Methodist ministers. | *''Ministerial Biographies: A File in the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa'' <ref>''Ministerial Biographies: A File in the Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=43828&amp;disp=Ministerial+biographies%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 films 956418–42].) </ref>These films contain biographies, mainly of Methodist ministers. | ||
=== Presbyterian === | === Presbyterian === | ||
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Two collections of the Iowa Society of Friends records are: | Two collections of the Iowa Society of Friends records are: | ||
*''Index to Iowa Quaker Meeting Records'' <ref>Hinshaw, William Wade. ''Index to Iowa Quaker Meeting Records''. 11 vols. N.p., 19--? (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=169094&disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Iowa+Q%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 K28h; films 924025–27; fiche 6051154.]) </ref> | *''Index to Iowa Quaker Meeting Records'' <ref>Hinshaw, William Wade. ''Index to Iowa Quaker Meeting Records''. 11 vols. N.p., 19--? (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=169094&amp;disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Iowa+Q%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 K28h; films 924025–27; fiche 6051154.]) </ref> | ||
*''The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.'' <ref>Hinshaw, William Wade. ''The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=357909&disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Quaker%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 002146–213, and 175409–13] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=357909&disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Quaker%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Film 002148] </ref>has an index to surnames and indicates in which monthly meetings those surnames are found. These microfilms contain records of many Iowa monthly meetings. | *''The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.'' <ref>Hinshaw, William Wade. ''The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=357909&amp;disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Quaker%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 films 002146–213, and 175409–13] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=357909&amp;disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Quaker%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 Film 002148] </ref>has an index to surnames and indicates in which monthly meetings those surnames are found. These microfilms contain records of many Iowa monthly meetings. | ||
'''Websites for Quaker Genealogy Helps:''' | '''Websites for Quaker Genealogy Helps:''' | ||
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*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2064/qresource.htm The Quaker Research Guide] | *[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2064/qresource.htm The Quaker Research Guide] | ||
=== Family History Library === | === Family History Library === | ||
The Family History Library has: While the majority of church records remain with the local churches, the [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library]], and [http://www.iowahistory.org/library/index.html Iowa Historical Society Library], have copies of local records from some churches. See ''A Guide to Manuscripts at the Iowa Historical Society'', described in [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa Archives and Libraries]]. | The Family History Library has: While the majority of church records remain with the local churches, the [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library]], and [http://www.iowahistory.org/library/index.html Iowa Historical Society Library], have copies of local records from some churches. See ''A Guide to Manuscripts at the Iowa Historical Society'', described in [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
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*''Iowa History Reference Guide. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952.''<ref> William John. ''Iowa History Reference Guide. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952.'' (FHL book 977.7 A3p; computer number 241027.) </ref>This bibliography includes sections about American Indians, immigration, land, government, courts, military, schools, churches, businesses, history, and biographies. It is arranged by subject and has an index. | *''Iowa History Reference Guide. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952.''<ref> William John. ''Iowa History Reference Guide. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952.'' (FHL book 977.7 A3p; computer number 241027.) </ref>This bibliography includes sections about American Indians, immigration, land, government, courts, military, schools, churches, businesses, history, and biographies. It is arranged by subject and has an index. | ||
== Iowa Church Locators == | == Iowa Church Locators == | ||
There are different websites that list churches in Iowa. <br> | There are different websites that list churches in Iowa. <br> | ||
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*[http://www.usachurches.org/church-in-ia.htm Iowa Church Director] | *[http://www.usachurches.org/church-in-ia.htm Iowa Church Director] | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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