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[[Image:Old Swedes Wilmington Delaware.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] | [[Image:Old Swedes Wilmington Delaware.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] | ||
Many religious groups have kept records of [[Delaware|Delaware]] families. Before 1900 the largest denominations were the [[ | Many religious groups have kept records of [[Delaware|Delaware]] families. Before 1900 the largest denominations were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Episcopal Church in the United States|Episcopal]], [[Methodist_Church_in_the_United_States|Methodist]], [[Presbyterian_Church_in_the_United_States|Presbyterian]], and [[Society_of_Friends_(Quakers)_in_the_United_States|Quakers (Society of Friends)]].{{cn}} | ||
A transcription of the registers and minutes of nearly 100 church records from the 1680s to the 1930s was made by the Delaware Historical Records Survey. These are at the Delaware Public Archives and are on microfilm at the Family History Library. | A transcription of the registers and minutes of nearly 100 church records from the 1680s to the 1930s was made by the Delaware Historical Records Survey. These are at the [[Delaware_Public_Archives|Delaware Public Archives]] and are on microfilm at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]. | ||
An old list of church addresses and ministers is: ''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Delaware''. Dover, Delaware: Historical Records Survey, 1942. A copy of the directory can be found on microfilm in the {{FHL|150578|item}}. To find the nearest library that has this book, use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/directory-of-churches-and-religious-organizations-in-delaware/oclc/3102631&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | An old list of church addresses and ministers is: | ||
*''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Delaware''. Dover, Delaware: Historical Records Survey, 1942. A copy of the directory can be found on microfilm in the {{FHL|150578|item}}. To find the nearest library that has this book, use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/directory-of-churches-and-religious-organizations-in-delaware/oclc/3102631&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | |||
There is an index to many baptisms, 1759-1890, on microfilm under: Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware Marriages, Baptisms, Births, and Death, 1689-1913, ''located in the {{FHL|294868|item}}. {{Adoption DEGenWeb}} The following publications contain information concerning church members and groups: | There is an index to many baptisms, 1759-1890, on microfilm under: Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware Marriages, Baptisms, Births, and Death, 1689-1913, ''located in the {{FHL|294868|item}}. {{Adoption DEGenWeb}} The following publications contain information concerning church members and groups: | ||
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[http://www.cdow.org/archives.html Diocese of Wilmington Archives]<br>P.O. Box 2030<br>Greenville, DE 19899<br>Telephone: (302) 655-0597 | [http://www.cdow.org/archives.html Diocese of Wilmington Archives]<br>P.O. Box 2030<br>Greenville, DE 19899<br>Telephone: (302) 655-0597 | ||
The Diocese of Wilmington consists of the Delaware counties of [[Kent County, Delaware|Kent]], [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle]] and [[Sussex County, Delaware|Sussex]]. The diocese also covers the following counties in Maryland: [[Caroline County, Maryland|Caroline]], [[Cecil County, Maryland|Cecil]], [[Dorchester County, Maryland|Dorchester]], [[Kent County, Maryland|Kent]], [[Queen Anne's County, Maryland|Queen Anne]], [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset]], [[Talbot County, Maryland|Talbot]], [[Wicomico County, Maryland|Wicomico]] and [[Worcester County, Maryland|Worcester]].<ref>[http://www.cdeducation.org/oym/connections/dioceseusmap.htm Map of the Roman Catholic Dioceses in the United States of America], Office of Catholic Schools Diocese of Columbus, accessed 3 Nov 2010.</ref> | The Diocese of Wilmington consists of the [[Delaware|Delaware]] counties of [[Kent County, Delaware|Kent]], [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle]] and [[Sussex County, Delaware|Sussex]]. The diocese also covers the following counties in [[Maryland|Maryland]]: [[Caroline County, Maryland|Caroline]], [[Cecil County, Maryland|Cecil]], [[Dorchester County, Maryland|Dorchester]], [[Kent County, Maryland|Kent]], [[Queen Anne's County, Maryland|Queen Anne]], [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset]], [[Talbot County, Maryland|Talbot]], [[Wicomico County, Maryland|Wicomico]] and [[Worcester County, Maryland|Worcester]].<ref>[http://www.cdeducation.org/oym/connections/dioceseusmap.htm Map of the Roman Catholic Dioceses in the United States of America], Office of Catholic Schools Diocese of Columbus, accessed 3 Nov 2010.</ref> | ||
=== Society of Friends (Quaker) === | === Society of Friends (Quaker) === | ||
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=== Websites<br> === | === Websites<br> === | ||
*[http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/churchrecords.shtml Awesome Genealogy] has a few transcribed church records for Delaware. | *[http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/churchrecords.shtml Awesome Genealogy] has a few transcribed church records for [[Delaware|Delaware]]. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||