Ohio Church Records: Difference between revisions

Periodicals have published records of many Ohio churches. These are referenced in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) described in the "[[Ohio Periodicals|Periodicals]]" section of this outline. You may contact the following to learn where their records are located:  

North American Baptist General Conference <br>7308 Madison Street <br>Forest Park, IL 60130 <br>Internet: [http://www.nabarchives.org/ North American Baptist Archives]

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Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland<br>996 Eastlawn Drive<br>Highland Heights, OH 44143-3126<br>Telephone: (440)449-2326<br>E-Mail: [mailto:br1595@aol.com br1595@aol.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.clevelandjgs.org/ Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland]

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) <br>8765 West Higgins Road <br>Chicago, IL 60631-4198<br>Telephone: 773-380-2818 <br>Internet: [http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/History/ELCA-Archives.aspx ELCA Archives]  

*If a church is still active, the church will be able to help locate the records. The records of churches in the United States that have been disbanded are located at the ELCA Archives in Chicago. The archives has records of many congregations, and those on microfilm may be borrowed for a small fee. A partial list of church records in its collection is listed in: ''ALC Archives''<ref>''ALC Archives''. ALC Congregations on Microfilm. Dubuque, Iowa: The Archives, [197?]. (Family History Library fiche 6330690-93.) </ref>These are arranged by the state and city in which the congregation resides. Fiche 6330692 includes Ohio. The ALC (American Lutheran Church) Archives are now part of the ELCA Archives.  

Methodist Historical Commission <br>L.A. Beeghly Library<br>Ohio Wesleyan University<br>43 Rowland Avenue<br>Delaware, OH 43015<br>Main Library Telephone: (740) 368-3285<br>Internet: [http://library.owu.edu/spuma.htm Archives of Ohio United Methodism]

*Information on Methodist ministers in Ohio can be found in ''United Methodist Archives (Ohio). Methodist Ministers Card Index: All Ohio Conferences, 1797-1981"<ref>''United Methodist Archives (Ohio). Methodist Ministers Card Index: All Ohio Conferences, 1797-1981''. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1982. (Family History Library film 1292563-66.) </ref>

Presbyterian Historical Society <br>425 Lombard Street <br>Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 <br>Telephone: 215-627-1852 <br>Internet: [http://www.history.pcusa.org/ Presbyterian Historical Society]  

*Inventories are arranged alphabetically by county. Volume one includes indexes by place names, church names, and date of organization. Information was collected about the records, history, buildings, and clergymen. There is another source that may contain information that is not included in the previous inventory. Records are listed alphabetically by counties.<ref>Historical Records Survey (Ohio). ''Inventory of the Church Archives of Ohio Presbyterian Churches.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967. (Family History Library films 506375-80.)</ref>

'''Archdiocese of Cincinnati'''<br>Chancery Office<br>100 E. Eighth Street <br>Cincinnati, OH 45202 <br>Telephone: 513-421-3131 <br>Fax: 513-421-6225 <br>E-mail: [mailto:commdir@archdiocese-cinti.org commdir@archdiocese-cinti.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.archdiocese-cinti.org/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati]<br>[http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/ Archives]

'''Diocese of Youngstown'''<br>Chancery Office <br>144 West Wood Street <br>Youngstown, OH 44503 <br>Phone: (330)744-8451<br>Fax: (330)742-6448<br>E-mail: [mailto:doychancery@impresso.com doychancery@impresso.com]<br>Internet:  [http://www.doy.org/ Archives]

*The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=630 Shakers of Ohio] had become virtually extinct by 1900 due mainly to the lack of converts. They moved to Shaker communities in other states.  

*Shaker Membership Card Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. (Family History Library films 934620-23.)  

Ohio Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends <br>Olney Friends School <br>61830 Sandy Ridge Road <br>Barnesville, OH 43713 <br>Telephone: (740)425-3168<br>Internet: