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=== Introduction ===
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*[[Determining the Church Your Ancestor Attended in Canada|'''Determining the Church Your Ancestor Attended in Canada''']]
*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?|'''What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?''']]
*[[Canada Church Records#Searching for Church Records by Denomination|'''Searching for Church Records by Denomination''' ]]
*[[Canada Church Records#Searching for Church Records by Canadian Province|'''Searching for Church Records by Canadian Province''']]
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=== Denominations ===
The major denominations of Newfoundland include the '''Anglican Church, the Catholic Church, and the United Church of Canada''' (the '''Methodists, Presbyterians, and Congregationalists''' united in 1925 to form the '''United Church of Canada''').
The major denominations of Newfoundland include the '''Anglican Church, the Catholic Church, and the United Church of Canada''' (the '''Methodists, Presbyterians, and Congregationalists''' united in 1925 to form the '''United Church of Canada''').
==Information Found in the Records==
To effectively use church records, become familiar with their content. Click on these links to learn about a specific record type:
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*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Marriages|Marriages]]
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*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Funerals or Burials|Funerals or Burials]]
*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Membership Lists|Membership Lists]]
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*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Minutes or Historical Narrative|Minutes or Historical Narrative]]
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==Finding the Records==
===Look for online records.===
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*[http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/index.shtml Parish Records for Newfoundland and Labrador... Listed by District] Baptisms, Marriages, Burials.
*[http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1330 Ecclesiastical history of Newfoundland]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27949 A History of the Churches in Newfoundland] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30099 History of the Church in eastern Canada and Newfoundland] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1939435|Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1945}} Images.
*{{RecordSearch|1793777|Newfoundland, Vital Statistics, 1753-1893}} Index and Images.
*[https://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=61509&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0005737308&o_lid=0005737308&o_sch=Affiliate+External Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899], index and images, ($)
===Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. ===
[[File:Family History Library.jpg|right|thumb|<center>'''Family History Library'''<br>'''Salt Lake City, Utah'''</center>]]
*The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] (FHL) has microfilmed and/or digitized records for churches in the Canada.
*Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the province or a 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?''']
*Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://familysearch.org/locations/ '''Family History Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. 
*To find records:
:::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=310&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Canada%2C%20Newfoundland%22 '''records of Canada, Newfoundland'''].
:::b. Click on '''Places within Canada, Newfoundland''' and a list of towns will appear.
:::c. Click on your town or the town where the church was, if different.
:::d. Click on the '''"Church records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
:::e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]].  The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records.
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====Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador====
====Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador====
The P.A.N.L. has parish registers, as follows: <br>
The P.A.N.L. has parish registers, as follows: <br>

Revision as of 17:54, 5 August 2020

Newfoundland & Labrador Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Newfoundland & Labrador Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Denominations[edit | edit source]

The major denominations of Newfoundland include the Anglican Church, the Catholic Church, and the United Church of Canada (the Methodists, Presbyterians, and Congregationalists united in 1925 to form the United Church of Canada).

Information Found in the Records[edit | edit source]

To effectively use church records, become familiar with their content. Click on these links to learn about a specific record type:

Finding the Records[edit | edit source]

Look for online records.[edit | edit source]

Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Caution sign.png

Online databases are incomplete. This can lead to two common errors:

  1. Near matches: Researchers might mistakenly accept an entry very similar to their ancestor, thinking it is the only one available. Only use information that matches your ancestor in date, place, relationships, and other details.
  2. Stopping research: Researchers might assume the database proves church records do not exist. Actually the record is still out there, just not in this incomplete collection of records. Keep searching!

Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog.[edit | edit source]

Family History Library
Salt Lake City, Utah
  • The Family History Library (FHL) has microfilmed and/or digitized records for churches in the Canada.
  • Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the province or a town.
  • If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?
  • Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a Family History Center near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations.
  • To find records:
a. Click on the records of Canada, Newfoundland.
b. Click on Places within Canada, Newfoundland and a list of towns will appear.
c. Click on your town or the town where the church was, if different.
d. Click on the "Church records" topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. FHL icons.png. The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records.

Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador[edit | edit source]

The P.A.N.L. has parish registers, as follows:
Anglican 1752–1983
Catholic 1793–1981
United Church of Christ 1765–1981

NGB[edit | edit source]

NGB Parish Records for Newfoundland and Labrador Listed by District.

Maritime History Group, St. John’s[edit | edit source]

holds copies of some English and Irish parish registers.

Anglican Church of Canada[edit | edit source]

Diocese of Central Newfoundland Archives
Synod Office
34 Fraser Road
Gander, NL A1V 2E8
Canada
Phone: 709-256-2372
Fax: 709-256-2396

Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Archives
Synod Office
19 King’s Bridge Rd.
St. Johns, NL A1C 3K4
Canada
Phone: 709-576-6697
Fax: 709-576-7122
E-mail: archives@anglicanenl.net

Anglican Diocese of Western Newfoundland Archives
John Edgar
25 Main Street
Corner Brook, NL A2H 1C2
Canada
Phone: 709-639-8712
Fax: 709-639-1636
E-mail: jedgar@nf.sympatico.ca

Predominant records are from 1976 to 1990, but there are also records from 1842 to 1990. The Diocese of Western Newfoundland was created in 1976 during the process of restructuring. The former Diocese of Newfoundland (established 1839) was divided into three smaller dioceses. All records generated since this split are located at the Diocesan Archives of Western Newfoundland.
Sacramental records of several parishes of Western Newfoundland (since 1842) will be available also through this Archive, by means of microfilmed records. Provision is made also for collection and microfilming of other parish records of the diocese. Correspondence, minutes, reports, principles, constitutions, journals, yearbooks, administrative records, handbooks, newsletters, orders of service, press releases, notices, questionnaires, plans, assessments, feasibility studies, property records are all housed here.

Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's Archives
Archdiocesan Archives
Pastoral Center
200 Military Road
St. John’s, NL A1C 2E8
Canada

Tel: (709) 726-3660
Fax: (709) 726-8021
Email: egushue@rcsj.org

Salvation Army Records[edit | edit source]

East Division Headquarters
Salvation Army
21 Adams Avenue
St. John's, NF A1C 4Z1
CANADA
Telephone: 709-579-2022 Fax: 709-754-8336

Baptist[edit | edit source]

Atlantic Baptist Archives
Acadia University
Esther Clark Wright Archives
Vaughan Memorial Library Special Collections
Acadia University
P.O. Box 4
Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6
Canada
E-mail: archives@acadiau.ca
Reference Desk: (902) 585-1011

The Atlantic Baptist Archives at Acadia University preserves the records of nearly 800 Baptist Churches in Atlantic Canada. These archival finding aids are inventories of some, but not all, church records in the Archives. New finding aids will continue to be added as they are created.

If you do not see your church listed, please email us: archives@acadiau.ca

United Church of Canada[edit | edit source]

Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council Archives[edit | edit source]

Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council
21 Wright St.
Sackville New Brunswick E4L 4P8
Canada
Phone: 1-800-268-3781 ext. 6159
Email: swallace@united-church.ca

The Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council/Regional Council 15 Archives is mandated to collect, preserve, and provide access to the records of the Maritime, Gaspé, and Bermuda regions of the The United Church of Canada. We also have pre-1925 records of the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational congregations in the Maritimes and Gaspé which joined The United Church of Canada in 1925.

References[edit | edit source]

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