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''[[United States | ''[[United States]][[Image:Church of All Saints Keokuk Iowa .jpg|thumb|right|Church of AllSaints, Keokuk, Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa|Iow]][[Iowa|a]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa Church Records|Church R]][[Iowa Church Records|ecords]]'' [[United States|United States]] | ||
<br>'''Church Records and Archives''' | |||
'''Church Records and Archives''' | |||
Church records have been kept in [[Iowa]] since the 1830s. Information from church records varies greatly, depending upon the denomination and the record keeper. Records may contain such information about members of the congregation as age, dates of baptism, christening, or birth, marriage information, wife’s maiden name, and death dates. Records may include names of other relatives who were witnesses at church events or members of the congregation. The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group. Knowing this may help you find the foreign town from which your ancestors immigrated. | Church records have been kept in [[Iowa]] since the 1830s. Information from church records varies greatly, depending upon the denomination and the record keeper. Records may contain such information about members of the congregation as age, dates of baptism, christening, or birth, marriage information, wife’s maiden name, and death dates. Records may include names of other relatives who were witnesses at church events or members of the congregation. The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group. Knowing this may help you find the foreign town from which your ancestors immigrated. | ||