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When a church closes or the church records are no longer held at the church, the records of their congregation may go the denomination archives, or their church headquarters. Many larger denominations have centralized records and provide a way for the records to be accessed by genealogists. Some denominations still keep their records private and give no access to church records. It is important to contact the church organization to see what is available. | When a church closes or the church records are no longer held at the church, the records of their congregation may go the denomination archives, or their church headquarters. Many larger denominations have centralized records and provide a way for the records to be accessed by genealogists. Some denominations still keep their records private and give no access to church records. It is important to contact the church organization to see what is available. | ||
For contact information for each denomination, click [[United_States_Church_Records|here]] and choose a church from the list. | For contact information for each denomination, click [[United_States_Church_Records|here]] and choose a church from the list. | ||
==== FamilySearch.org ==== | ==== FamilySearch.org ==== | ||
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=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | |||
[[Ohio Toledo Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1494476 FamilySearch.org.] | ||
A wiki article describing this collection is found at: | |||
*[[Ohio Toledo Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
[[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | ||