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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/ | '''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/FamilySearch_Library FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
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====FamilySearch CD-Rom==== | ====FamilySearch CD-Rom==== | ||
*'''1680-1800''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/731849 Birth index; southeastern Pennsylvania, 1680-1800] This collection must be used at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library | *'''1680-1800''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/731849 Birth index; southeastern Pennsylvania, 1680-1800] This collection must be used at the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library]. | ||
====Findmypast Indexes==== | ====Findmypast Indexes==== | ||
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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: | [[File:FamilySearch 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 | *The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-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?'''] | ||
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Gettysburg, PA 17325-1795<br> | Gettysburg, PA 17325-1795<br> | ||
Phone: (717) 339-1313<br> | Phone: (717) 339-1313<br> | ||
*Also housed in the Gettysburg Seminary's archives are the records of the first large confederation of American Lutheran synods, namely the General Synod. This archives also has significant personal papers collected by the Lutheran Historical Society. The A. R. Wentz Library records are not available to the general public, but the | *Also housed in the Gettysburg Seminary's archives are the records of the first large confederation of American Lutheran synods, namely the General Synod. This archives also has significant personal papers collected by the Lutheran Historical Society. The A. R. Wentz Library records are not available to the general public, but the FamilySearch Library has filmed many of their church records. | ||
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