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| Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. In Pennsylvania, church records are often used as a substitute for birth, marriage, and death information. For general information about Pennsylvania denominations, view the [[Pennsylvania Church Records|Pennsylvania Church Records]] wiki page.'''Finding Church Records at Other Repositories'''<br> | | Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. For members, they may contain: age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage date and maiden name; death/burial date. For general information about Pennsylvania denominations, see [[Pennsylvania Church Records|Pennsylvania Church Records]].<noinclude>[[Category:Templates for PA pages]]</noinclude> |
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| '''Finding Church Records at Other Repositories'''<br>
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| Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as '''''{{PAGENAME}} Church Records ''''' in online catalogs like:
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| :*[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor={{{1}}}+county+church+records&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania]
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| :*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+church+records&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]).
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| :*[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog] (For instructions see [[FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search|FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search]]).Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as '''''{{PAGENAME}} Church Records ''''' in online catalogs like:
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| :*[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor={{{1}}}+county+church+records&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania]
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| :*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={{{1}}}+county+church+records&qt=results_page WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]]).
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| :*{{FHL|{{{2}}}|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}<noinclude>[[Category:Templates_for_PA_pages]]</noinclude> (For instructions see [[FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search|FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search]]).<noinclude>[[Category:Templates for PA pages]]</noinclude>
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