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 Before 1900 the largest religious groups were the Roman Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran churches along with The Society of Friends (Quakers) and other small groups were also early settlers.
-Many denominations have collected and stored their records in central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located:
+==Iowa Published Church Records==
+Periodicals have published records of many Iowa churches. These are referenced in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) described in the "[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]" section of this outline. Many denominations have collected and stored their records in central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located:
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 *''Index to Iowa Quaker Meeting Records'' <ref> Hinshaw, William Wade. ''Index to Iowa Quaker Meeting Records''. 11 vols. N.p., 19--? (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=169094&disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Iowa+Q%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 K28h; films 924025–27; fiche 6051154.]) </ref>
 *''The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.''  <ref> Hinshaw, William Wade. ''The William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records in the Friends Library in Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=357909&disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Quaker%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 002146–213, and 175409–13] and  [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=357909&disp=The+William+Wade+Hinshaw+index+to+Quaker%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Film 002148] </ref> has an index to surnames and indicates in which monthly meetings those surnames are found. These microfilms contain records of many Iowa monthly meetings.
+'''Websites for Quaker Genealogy Helps:'''
+*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html American Friend Obituary Index]
+*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml Friends Historical Library]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~quakers/index.htm The Quaker Corner]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/2064/qresource.htm The Quaker Research Guide]
 ===Family History Library===
 The Family History Library has:
+While the majority of church records remain with the local churches, the [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library]], and [http://www.iowahistory.org/library/index.html Iowa Historical Society Library], have copies of local records from some churches. See ''A Guide to Manuscripts at the Iowa Historical Society'', described in [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa Archives and Libraries]].
+Many of the local church records available at the [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library]] have been microfilmed at various archives and libraries. Whenever possible, these are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH RECORDS. While no listing of Family History Library films by repository is available, the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] identifies when and where each record was microfilmed. Example: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=iowa+churches&prekeyword=iowa+churches Family History Library List of Iowa Churches]
-*Records of churches, including Catholic, Presbyterian and the Society of Friends (see the Family History Library Catalog).
+*Records of churches, including Catholic, Presbyterian and the Society of Friends (see the  [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library Catalog]]).
 *Histories of denominations in Iowa, including Mennonite, Congregational, Quaker, Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, and Methodist-Episcopal.
 A useful list of books and articles about the various religious groups of Iowa is found on pages 116–125 in:
 *''Iowa History Reference Guide''. <ref> Petersen, William J. ''Iowa History Reference Guide''
 Iowa City State Historical Society of Iowa 1952 192p. Gilt-titled blue cloth. </ref>
+==Iowa Church Locators==
-The Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog lists church records under:
+There are different websites that list churches in Iowa. <br>
+*[http://www.flockfinder.com/churches_in_iowa.jsp Flock Finder]
-IOWA - CHURCH RECORDS
+*[http://www.churchangel.com/iowa.htm Iowa Churches]
+*[http://www.usachurches.org/church-in-ia.htm Iowa Church Director]
-IOWA, [COUNTY] - CHURCH RECORDS
-IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH RECORDS <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
 ===References===
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