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<br>A family Bible is a designation given to a Bible which has family information recorded on pages within the book. This has been a tradition among many families and is a good source of information about immediate family members and relatives, including names of parents, children, their spouses as well as their dates of birth, marriage and death. This is a valuable resource because, if the information is recorded as the event occurs, the information is regarded as being reliable. Also, for some families, Bible records may have the only recorded vital statistics information. Generally, family Bibles are passed down to succeeding generations, but those that are no longer in possession of the family may be at a historical or genealogical society. | <br>A family Bible is a designation given to a Bible which has family information recorded on pages within the book. This has been a tradition among many families and is a good source of information about immediate family members and relatives, including names of parents, children, their spouses as well as their dates of birth, marriage and death. This is a valuable resource because, if the information is recorded as the event occurs, the information is regarded as being reliable. Also, for some families, Bible records may have the only recorded vital statistics information. Generally, family Bibles are passed down to succeeding generations, but those that are no longer in possession of the family may be at a historical or genealogical society. | ||
Start with the free [http://www.learnwebskills.com/patriot/biblerecords.htm '''Index to Early Bible Records (pre-1830; 17,000 entries)''']. | Start with the free [http://www.learnwebskills.com/patriot/biblerecords.htm '''Index to Early Bible Records (pre-1830; 17,000 entries)''']. | ||
*The [http://www.library.ohio.gov/ State Library of Ohio] has a collection of Bible records transcribed by the [http://www.ohiodar.org/ Ohio Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)]. Many of these are included in the Genealogical Collection, described in the [[Ohio | *The [http://www.library.ohio.gov/ State Library of Ohio] has a collection of Bible records transcribed by the [http://www.ohiodar.org/ Ohio Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)]. Many of these are included in the Genealogical Collection, described in the [[Ohio Compiled Genealogies|Ohio Genealogy]] page of this wiki. Some transcripts of DAR Bible records are in: | ||
*Many periodicals publish family data from Bible records. These are referenced in the [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|Periodical Source Index (PERSI)]], described in the [[Ohio Periodicals|Ohio Periodicals]] page of this wiki. | *Many periodicals publish family data from Bible records. These are referenced in the [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|Periodical Source Index (PERSI)]], described in the [[Ohio Periodicals|Ohio Periodicals]] page of this wiki. | ||