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| ==Finding the Records== | | ==Finding the Records== |
| ===Look for online records.=== | | ===Look for online records.=== |
| '''Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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| ====FamilySearch==== | | ====FamilySearch==== |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2790180 Texas, Church Records, 1852-1994] - index and images, very incomplete | | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2790180 Texas, Church Records, 1852-1994] - index & images, very incomplete |
| *'''1840-1981''' {{RecordSearch|1681015|Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981}} at FamilySearch - [[Texas Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index only. | | *'''1840-1981''' {{RecordSearch|1681015|Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981}} at FamilySearch - [[Texas Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index only. |
| *'''1837-1973''' {{RecordSearch|1681052|Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973}} at FamilySearch - [[Texas Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index only. | | *'''1837-1973''' {{RecordSearch|1681052|Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973}} at FamilySearch - [[Texas Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index only. |
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| ====Dutch Reformed==== | | ====Dutch Reformed==== |
| *'''1856-1970''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60524/ U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Vital Records, 1856-1970], index and images, incomplete.($) | | *'''1856-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60524/ U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Vital Records, 1856-1970], index & images, incomplete.($) |
| *'''1856-1970''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60767/ U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Membership Records, 1856-1970], index and images, incomplete.($) | | *'''1856-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60767/ U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Membership Records, 1856-1970], index & images, incomplete.($) |
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| ====Episcopal==== | | ====Episcopal==== |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1156203 Episcopal Diocese of Arizona church records : jurisdiction of New Mexico and Arizona, 1889-1971] | | *{{FSC|1156203|item|disp=Episcopal Diocese of Arizona church records : jurisdiction of New Mexico and Arizona, 1889-1971}} |
| ====Lutheran==== | | ====Lutheran==== |
| *'''1781-1969''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60722/ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969], index and images, incomplete.($) | | *'''1781-1969''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60722/ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969], index & images, incomplete.($) |
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| ====Methodist==== | | ====Methodist==== |
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| ====Presbyterian==== | | ====Presbyterian==== |
| *'''1701-1970''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61048/ U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970], index and images, incomplete.($) | | *'''1701-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61048/ U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970], index & images, incomplete.($) |
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| ====Other Collections==== | | ====Roman Catholic==== |
| *[https://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/free-texas-online-church-records '''The Ancestor Hunt: Free Texas Online Church Records'''] | | *'''1700-1996''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61845&_gl=1*ud4cbs*_ga*NzY4NTI3NzcyLjE2NTE1MjY4NTk.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2NDU1NDYxMy44MS4xLjE2NjQ1NTUyMDguMC4wLjA. Texas, U.S., Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Sacramental Records, 1700-1996] at Ancestry - index & images ($) |
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| ===Look for digital copies of church records in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | | ===Look for digital copies of church records in the FamilySearch Catalog. === |
| [[File:Family History Library.jpg|right|thumb|<center>'''Family History Library'''<br>'''Salt Lake City, Utah'''</center>]] | | [[File:Family History Library.jpg|right|thumb|<center>'''FamilySearch Library'''<br>'''Salt Lake City, Utah'''</center>]] |
| *The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] (FHL) has a substantial collection of original church records and transcripts on microfilm for churches in the United States. | | *The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] (FS Library) has a substantial collection of original church records and transcripts on microfilm for churches in the United States. |
| *Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | | *Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. |
| *If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | | *If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] |
| *Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ '''Family History Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. | | *Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. |
| *To find records: | | *To find records: |
| :::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=359&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Texas%22 '''records of United States, Texas''']. | | :::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=26&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Texas%22 '''records of United States, Texas''']. |
| :::b. Click on '''Places within United States, Texas''' and a list of counties will appear. | | :::b. Click on '''Places within United States, Texas''' and a list of counties will appear. |
| :::c. Click on your county if it appears. | | :::c. Click on your county if it appears. |
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| *Fitzmorris, Mary Angela. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015014711637&view=1up&seq=5 '''''Four Decades of Catholicism in Texas 1820-1860.'''] ''Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1926. | | *Fitzmorris, Mary Angela. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015014711637&view=1up&seq=5 '''''Four Decades of Catholicism in Texas 1820-1860.'''] ''Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1926. |
| For a history of the Methodist Church, see: | | For a history of the Methodist Church, see: |
| *[http://www.archive.org/details/MN5075ucmf_0 '''''History of Early Methodism in Texas, 1817-1866.'''''] Phelan, Macum. Nashville, Tenn.: Cokesbury Press, 1924. | | *[https://www.archive.org/details/MN5075ucmf_0 '''''History of Early Methodism in Texas, 1817-1866.'''''] Phelan, Macum. Nashville, Tenn.: Cokesbury Press, 1924. |
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| Mailing address: P.O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927<br> | | Mailing address: P.O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927<br> |
| Phone: (512) 463-5455<br> | | Phone: (512) 463-5455<br> |
| E-mail: info@tsl.texas.gov<br>
| | Email: info@tsl.texas.gov<br> |
| *[https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/genfirst.html '''Genealogy Resources'''] | | *[https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/genfirst.html '''Genealogy Resources'''] |
| *[https://tsla.sirsi.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=CMu6tnVwIx/TSLAC/X/60/1180/X '''Library Catalog'''] | | *[https://tsla.sirsi.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=CMu6tnVwIx/TSLAC/X/60/1180/X '''Library Catalog'''] |
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| ====Baptist==== | | ====Baptist==== |
| | *'''1750-1899''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62267/ U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records, 1750-1899] at Ancestry - index & images ($) |
| [http://www.swbts.edu/libraries '''Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary''']<br>A. Webb Roberts Library <br>2001 West Seminary Drive <br>Fort Worth, TX 76122 <br>Phone: (817) 923-1921 (x3330) <br>Fax: (817) 921-8754 | | [http://www.swbts.edu/libraries '''Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary''']<br>A. Webb Roberts Library <br>2001 West Seminary Drive <br>Fort Worth, TX 76122 <br>Phone: (817) 923-1921 (x3330) <br>Fax: (817) 921-8754 |
| *[https://libraries.swbts.edu/node/2063 '''Search the Catalog'''] | | *[https://libraries.swbts.edu/node/2063 '''Search the Catalog'''] |
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| Telephone:205-726-2196<br> | | Telephone:205-726-2196<br> |
| E-mail: referenc@samford.edu<br>
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| *[https://library3.samford.edu/search~S27/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=church+records&searchscope=27&m=&SORT=D '''Catalog of church records in Samford University libraries'''] | | *[https://library3.samford.edu/search~S27/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=church+records&searchscope=27&m=&SORT=D '''Catalog of church records in Samford University libraries'''] |
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| E-mail: archives@swtsynod.org<br>
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| *Archives hold records for '''closed churches.''' '''For open churches write directly to [[Lutheran Church in the United States#Correspond with or visit the actual churches.|the local church.''']] | | *Archives hold records for '''closed churches.''' '''For open churches write directly to [[Lutheran Church in the United States#Correspond with or visit the actual churches.|the local church.''']] |
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| The diocese includes the counties of: [[Dimmit County, Texas Genealogy|Dimmit]], [[Jim Hogg County, Texas Genealogy|Jim Hogg]], [[La Salle County, Texas Genealogy|La Salle]], [[Maverick County, Texas Genealogy|Maverick]], [[Webb County, Texas Genealogy|Webb]], [[Zapata County, Texas Genealogy|Zapata]] and [[Zavala County, Texas Genealogy|Zavala]]<ref name="rome" /> | | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Dimmit County, Texas Genealogy|Dimmit]], [[Jim Hogg County, Texas Genealogy|Jim Hogg]], [[La Salle County, Texas Genealogy|La Salle]], [[Maverick County, Texas Genealogy|Maverick]], [[Webb County, Texas Genealogy|Webb]], [[Zapata County, Texas Genealogy|Zapata]] and [[Zavala County, Texas Genealogy|Zavala]]<ref name="rome" /> |
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| [http://catholiclubbock.org/beta.htm '''Diocese of Lubbock''']<br>4620 Fourth Street<br>Lubbock, TX 79499-8700<br>Phone: (806) 792-3943 | | [https://www.catholiclubbock.org/ '''Diocese of Lubbock''']<br>4620 Fourth Street<br>Lubbock, TX 79499-8700<br>Phone: (806) 792-3943 |
| *Each parish maintains its own sacramental records. You may find the contact information for parishes of this diocese by using the [https://catholiclubbock.org/Parishes.html '''Parish Directory.'''] | | *Each parish maintains its own sacramental records. You may find the contact information for parishes of this diocese by using the [https://catholiclubbock.org/Parishes.html '''Parish Directory.'''] |
| The diocese includes the counties of: [[Bailey County, Texas Genealogy|Bailey]], [[Borden County, Texas Genealogy|Borden]], [[Cochran County, Texas Genealogy|Cochran]], [[Cottle County, Texas Genealogy|Cottle]], [[Crosby County, Texas Genealogy|Crosby]], [[Dawson County, Texas Genealogy|Dawson]], [[Dickens County, Texas Genealogy|Dickens]], [[Fisher County, Texas Genealogy|Fisher]], [[Floyd County, Texas Genealogy|Floyd]], [[Gaines County, Texas Genealogy|Gaines]], [[Garza County, Texas Genealogy|Garza]], [[Hale County, Texas Genealogy|Hale]], [[Haskell County, Texas Genealogy|Haskell]], [[Hockley County, Texas Genealogy|Hockley]], [[Kent County, Texas Genealogy|Kent]], [[King County, Texas Genealogy|King]], [[Lamb County, Texas Genealogy|Lamb]], [[Lubbock County, Texas Genealogy|Lubbock]], [[Lynn County, Texas Genealogy|Lynn]], [[Motley County, Texas Genealogy|Motley]], [[Scurry County, Texas Genealogy|Scurry]], [[Stonewall County, Texas Genealogy|Stonewall]], [[Terry County, Texas Genealogy|Terry]] and [[Yoakum County, Texas Genealogy|Yoakum]]<ref name="rome" /> | | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Bailey County, Texas Genealogy|Bailey]], [[Borden County, Texas Genealogy|Borden]], [[Cochran County, Texas Genealogy|Cochran]], [[Cottle County, Texas Genealogy|Cottle]], [[Crosby County, Texas Genealogy|Crosby]], [[Dawson County, Texas Genealogy|Dawson]], [[Dickens County, Texas Genealogy|Dickens]], [[Fisher County, Texas Genealogy|Fisher]], [[Floyd County, Texas Genealogy|Floyd]], [[Gaines County, Texas Genealogy|Gaines]], [[Garza County, Texas Genealogy|Garza]], [[Hale County, Texas Genealogy|Hale]], [[Haskell County, Texas Genealogy|Haskell]], [[Hockley County, Texas Genealogy|Hockley]], [[Kent County, Texas Genealogy|Kent]], [[King County, Texas Genealogy|King]], [[Lamb County, Texas Genealogy|Lamb]], [[Lubbock County, Texas Genealogy|Lubbock]], [[Lynn County, Texas Genealogy|Lynn]], [[Motley County, Texas Genealogy|Motley]], [[Scurry County, Texas Genealogy|Scurry]], [[Stonewall County, Texas Genealogy|Stonewall]], [[Terry County, Texas Genealogy|Terry]] and [[Yoakum County, Texas Genealogy|Yoakum]]<ref name="rome" /> |
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| ===Correspond with genealogical or historical societies.=== | | ===Correspond with genealogical or historical societies.=== |
| Some church records have been given to historical societies. Also, historical societies may be able to tell you where the records are being held. To find a society near you, consult these lists: | | Some church records have been given to historical societies. Also, historical societies may be able to tell you where the records are being held. To find a society near you, consult these lists: |
| *[http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-TX-NDX.html '''Society Hill List of Texas Societies''']<br>
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| ==Next, go to the Wiki article for your ancestors' denomination. == | | ==Next, go to the Wiki article for your ancestors' denomination. == |
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| {{Adoption TXGenWeb}}
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