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''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Botswana, go to the [[Botswana Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Botswana, go to the [[Botswana Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ||
==Online Resources and Websites== | ==Online Resources and Websites== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M64H-2P8%3A13850201%3Fcc%3D1392488 South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (Stellenbosch Archive), 1690-2011], index | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M64H-2P8%3A13850201%3Fcc%3D1392488 South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (Stellenbosch Archive), 1690-2011], index & images, includes Botswana | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M6GJ-V38%3A207829201%3Fcc%3D1918294 South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988], images, includes Botswana<br><br> | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M6GJ-V38%3A207829201%3Fcc%3D1918294 South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988], images, includes Botswana<br><br> | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=botswana British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Botswana], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=botswana British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Botswana], index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa], index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index & images ($) | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
An estimated 77% of the country's citizens identify as Christians. '''Anglicans, Methodists''', and the '''United Congregational Church of Southern Africa''' make up the majority of Christians. There are also congregations of '''Lutherans, Baptists, Roman Catholics, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), the Dutch Reformed Church, Mennonites, Seventh-day Adventists''' and '''Jehovah's Witnesses''' in the country. <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Botswana", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana, accessed 21 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Botswana", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Botswana, accessed 21 March 2020. </ref><br> | An estimated 77% of the country's citizens identify as Christians. '''Anglicans, Methodists''', and the '''United Congregational Church of Southern Africa''' make up the majority of Christians. There are also congregations of '''Lutherans, Baptists, Roman Catholics, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), the Dutch Reformed Church, Mennonites, Seventh-day Adventists''' and '''Jehovah's Witnesses''' in the country. <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Botswana", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana, accessed 21 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Botswana", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Botswana, accessed 21 March 2020. </ref><br> | ||
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=='''Anglican (Episcopal) Church Records'''== | =='''Anglican (Episcopal) Church Records'''== | ||
===Online Records=== | ===Online Records=== | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=botswana British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Botswana], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=botswana British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Botswana], index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa], index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index & images ($) | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
*[https://www.diobot.org/digital_faith/parishes?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=&origin=Gaborone%2C+Botswana '''Find a Church Directory'''] | *[https://www.diobot.org/digital_faith/parishes?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=&origin=Gaborone%2C+Botswana '''Find a Church Directory'''] | ||
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=='''Dutch Reformed Church Records'''== | =='''Dutch Reformed Church Records'''== | ||
===Online Records=== | ===Online Records=== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M64H-2P8%3A13850201%3Fcc%3D1392488 South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (Stellenbosch Archive), 1690-2011], index | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M64H-2P8%3A13850201%3Fcc%3D1392488 South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (Stellenbosch Archive), 1690-2011], index & images, includes Botswana | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M6GJ-V38%3A207829201%3Fcc%3D1918294 South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988], images, includes Botswana<br><br> | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M6GJ-V38%3A207829201%3Fcc%3D1918294 South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988], images, includes Botswana<br><br> | ||
===Writing for Records=== | ===Writing for Records=== | ||
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