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A transcription of the registers and minutes of nearly 100 church records from the 1680s to the 1930s was made by the Delaware Historical Records Survey. These are at the Delaware Public Archives and are on microfilm at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=006304 Family History Library]. | A transcription of the registers and minutes of nearly 100 church records from the 1680s to the 1930s was made by the Delaware Historical Records Survey. These are at the Delaware Public Archives and are on microfilm at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=006304 Family History Library]. | ||
An old list of church addresses and ministers is: ''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Delaware''. Dover, Delaware: Historical Records Survey, 1942. A copy of the directory can be found on microfilm at the {{FHL|150578|item}} | An old list of church addresses and ministers is: ''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Delaware''. Dover, Delaware: Historical Records Survey, 1942. A copy of the directory can be found on microfilm at the {{FHL|150578|item}}. | ||
There is an index to many baptisms, 1759-1890, on microfilm under: Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware Marriages, Baptisms, Births, and Death, 1689-1913, ''located at the {{FHL|294868|item}} | There is an index to many baptisms, 1759-1890, on microfilm under: Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware Marriages, Baptisms, Births, and Death, 1689-1913, ''located at the {{FHL|294868|item}}. | ||
The following publications contain information concerning church members and groups: | The following publications contain information concerning church members and groups: | ||
Horace Burr's, ''The Records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Delaware, from 1697-1773'', contains English translations and abstracts from the original church records. It also includes traditions, names, and dates. A copy can be found at the {{FHL|259699|item}} | Horace Burr's, ''The Records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Delaware, from 1697-1773'', contains English translations and abstracts from the original church records. It also includes traditions, names, and dates. A copy can be found at the {{FHL|259699|item}}. To find the nearest library that has this book use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/records-of-holy-trinity-old-swedes-church-wilmington-del-from-1697-to-1773/oclc/6565032 WorldCat]. | ||
Allen B. Clark's, ''This Is Good Country: A History of the Amish of Delaware, 1915-1988'', has information about the European beginnings of the Mennonite and Amish groups, their migration, and settlement in Delaware. It also includes traditions, names and dates. A copy of the book can be found at the {{FHL|510114|item}}. | Allen B. Clark's, ''This Is Good Country: A History of the Amish of Delaware, 1915-1988'', has information about the European beginnings of the Mennonite and Amish groups, their migration, and settlement in Delaware. It also includes traditions, names and dates. A copy of the book can be found at the {{FHL|510114|item}}. | ||
Raymond B. Clark's, ''Delaware Church Records,'' contains baptisms, marriages, deaths, and tombstone inscriptions from several churches including Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Quaker churches for the period 1686-1880. A copy of the book can be found at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=526969&disp=Delaware+church+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library]. | Raymond B. Clark's, ''Delaware Church Records,'' contains baptisms, marriages, deaths, and tombstone inscriptions from several churches including Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Quaker churches for the period 1686-1880. A copy of the book can be found at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=526969&disp=Delaware+church+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library]. | ||