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Some records have been digitized and posted online, where they are easily searched. These are listed at the top of this page and on the [[Alabama Online Genealogy Records|'''Alabama Online Genealogy Records page''']]. | Some records have been digitized and posted online, where they are easily searched. These are listed at the top of this page and on the [[Alabama Online Genealogy Records|'''Alabama Online Genealogy Records page''']]. | ||
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#'''Stopping research''': Researchers might <span style="color:Red">'''assume the database proves church records do not exist'''</span>. Actually the record is still out there, just not in this <span style="color:Red">'''incomplete'''</span> collection of records. Keep searching! | #'''Stopping research''': Researchers might <span style="color:Red">'''assume the database proves church records do not exist'''</span>. Actually the record is still out there, just not in this <span style="color:Red">'''incomplete'''</span> collection of records. Keep searching! | ||
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*'''1807-1947''' | *'''1807-1947''' {{FSC|1248908|item|disp=Alabama miscellaneous church records, 1807-1947}} at FamilySearch; images | ||
*'''1831-1994''' | *'''1831-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2790182|Alabama, Church Records, 1831-1994}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Alabama, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1881-1930''' | *'''1881-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1661470|Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930}} at FamilySearch; index [[Alabama Births and Christenings, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records|Coverage Table]] — [[Alabama Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1816-1957''' | *'''1816-1957''' {{RecordSearch|1674672|Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957}} at FamilySearch; index - [[Alabama Marriages, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records|Coverage Table]]— [[Alabama Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
====Anglican/Episcopal Collections==== | ====Anglican/Episcopal Collections==== | ||
*[http://bpldb.bplonline.org/db/episcopal Alabama Episcopal Church Records] | *'''1830s-1970s''' [http://bpldb.bplonline.org/db/episcopal Alabama Episcopal Church Records] at the Birmingham Public Library - index | ||
*'''1832-1972''' | *'''1832-1972''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70662/ Web: Alabama, Episcopal Church Registers Index, 1832-1972] at Ancestry - index ($) | ||
*'''1837-1970''' | *'''1837-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61748/ Alabama, Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, Church Records, 1837-1970] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
====Lutheran==== | ====Lutheran==== | ||
*'''1781-1969''' | *'''1781-1969''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60722/ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969] at Ancestry - index & images, incomplete.($) | ||
*'''1800-1947''' | *'''1800-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61584/ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947] at Ancestry - index & images, incomplete.($) | ||
====Methodist Collections==== | ====Methodist Collections==== | ||
*'''1830-1920''' | *'''1830-1920''' {{FSC|1246931|item|disp=Methodist Episcopal Church, 1832-1920, Alabama}} at FamilySearch; images | ||
*'''1836-1928''' | *'''1836-1928''' {{FSC|1246933|item|disp=Circuit Methodist Episcopal churches in Alabama, 1836-1928}} at FamilySearch; images | ||
*'''1836-1919''' | *'''1836-1919''' {{FSC|1246932|item|disp=Circuit Methodist Episcopal churches, 1836-1919, Alabama}} at FamilySearch; images | ||
*'''1830-1934''' | *'''1830-1934''' {{FSC|1246949|item|disp=Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1830-1934, Alabama}} at FamilySearch; images | ||
====Presbyterian==== | ====Presbyterian==== | ||
*'''1701-1970''' | *'''1701-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61048/ U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970] at Ancestry - index & images, incomplete ($) | ||
===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>''' | [[File:Family History Library.jpg|right|thumb|<center>'''FamilySearch Library'''<br>'''Salt Lake City, Utah'''</center>]] | ||
*The [ | *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://familysearch.org/ | *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= | :::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=33&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Alabama%22 '''records of United States, Alabama''']. | ||
:::b. Click on '''Places within United States, Alabama''' and a list of counties will appear. | :::b. Click on '''Places within United States, Alabama''' 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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*[https://archives.alabama.gov/findaids/v8813_Denomination.pdf '''Finding Aid for Church and Synagogue Records Collections, 1805-2008'''] Browsable list. This collection contains the records of major denominations within Alabama, including '''Baptist, Catholic, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Jewish, Methodist and Presbyterian'''. | *[https://archives.alabama.gov/findaids/v8813_Denomination.pdf '''Finding Aid for Church and Synagogue Records Collections, 1805-2008'''] Browsable list. This collection contains the records of major denominations within Alabama, including '''Baptist, Catholic, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Jewish, Methodist and Presbyterian'''. | ||
*[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'''] | ||
* | *[https://www.genealogycenter.info/persi/ PERiodical Source Index (PERSI)] at Allen County Public Library; index PERSI is an index to family and local history periodicals from 1847 to the present. Many of these periodicals publish church records. | ||
====Baptist Records==== | ====Baptist Records==== | ||
*[ | *'''1750-1899''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62267/ U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records, 1750-1899] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.sbhla.org/coll.htm '''Church Records on Microfilm: Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archive'''] Includes information on ordering records. | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Baptist_churches_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Alabama '''List of Baptist churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama'''] - to find churches that existed in earlier times. | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Baptist_churches_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Alabama '''List of Baptist churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama'''] - to find churches that existed in earlier times. | ||
====Episcopal/Anglican Records==== | ====Episcopal/Anglican Records==== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/540603-inventory-of-the-church-archives-of-alabama-protestant-episcopal-church?offset=1 '''''Inventory of the Church Archives of Alabama: Protestant Episcopal Church'''].'' Birmingham, Alabama: Alabama Historical Records Survey Project, 1939. This gives the location of each church with a brief history and describes the types and years of records that existed for each congregation in 1939. Information on record location usually gives the name and address of the 1939 rector, though it no longer applies. Generally, the records are stored with the current rector; so if the address given is the church itself, it still applies. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/540603-inventory-of-the-church-archives-of-alabama-protestant-episcopal-church?offset=1 '''''Inventory of the Church Archives of Alabama: Protestant Episcopal Church'''].'' Birmingham, Alabama: Alabama Historical Records Survey Project, 1939. This gives the location of each church with a brief history and describes the types and years of records that existed for each congregation in 1939. Information on record location usually gives the name and address of the 1939 rector, though it no longer applies. Generally, the records are stored with the current rector; so if the address given is the church itself, it still applies. | ||
====Presbyterian Records==== | ====Presbyterian Records==== | ||
*Hall, James H.B. | *Hall, James H.B. ''The History of the Cumberland, Presbyterian Church in Alabama Prior to 1826'' - ''Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society,'' Vol. 4 (1904):365-394. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/transactionsala03socigoog#page/n380/mode/2up Internet Archive]. Identifies "minute books" available for early Presbyteries. The early Presbyteries did not keep records of baptisms, marriages, and burials. | ||
===Correspond with or visit the actual churches.=== | ===Correspond with or visit the actual churches.=== | ||
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Telephone:205-726-2196<br> | Telephone:205-726-2196<br> | ||
Email: referenc@samford.edu<br> | |||
*[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'''] | ||
*[https://algensoc.org/main/researchers.html '''Alabama Genealogical Society AGS RESEARCHERS LIST'''] | *[https://algensoc.org/main/researchers.html '''Alabama Genealogical Society AGS RESEARCHERS LIST'''] | ||
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Phone: 803-461-3234<br> | Phone: 803-461-3234<br> | ||
Email: crumleyarchivist@gmail.com<br> | |||
*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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*[https://altttp.genealogyvillage.com/societies.htm '''Historical & Genealogical Societies of Alabama'''] | *[https://altttp.genealogyvillage.com/societies.htm '''Historical & Genealogical Societies of Alabama'''] | ||
*[https://archives.alabama.gov/Research/societies.pdf '''Alabama County Historical and Genealogical Societies'''] | *[https://archives.alabama.gov/Research/societies.pdf '''Alabama County Historical and Genealogical Societies'''] | ||
==Next, go to the Wiki article for your ancestors' denomination. == | ==Next, go to the Wiki article for your ancestors' denomination. == | ||
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