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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ||
Church records and the information they provide vary greatly, depending upon the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members (age; dates of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information; maiden name of wife; and death date), names of other relatives who were witnesses, or names of members of the congregation. The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group. | Church records and the information they provide vary greatly, depending upon the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members (age; dates of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information; maiden name of wife; and death date), names of other relatives who were witnesses, or names of members of the congregation. The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group. | ||
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Protestant church records are a prime source for identifying the German hometowns and villages of American immigrants, see: | Protestant church records are a prime source for identifying the German hometowns and villages of American immigrants, see: | ||
*Minert, Roger P. et al. [http://www.pictonpress.com/store/show/1811 ''German Immigrants in American Church Records'']''.'' Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 2005. {{FHL|1316260|item}} 973 W23g v. 1. Volume 1 covers Indiana Protestant records (primarily Lutheran records). | *Minert, Roger P. et al. [http://www.pictonpress.com/store/show/1811 ''German Immigrants in American Church Records'']''.'' Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 2005. {{FHL|1316260|item}} FHL 973 W23g v. 1. Volume 1 covers Indiana Protestant records (primarily Lutheran records). | ||
The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has some church records and published histories. These include “pastor pocket records” kept by early circuit riders, and abstracts of numerous records of the Society of Friends. The following directories may help you find church records. | The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has some church records and published histories. These include “pastor pocket records” kept by early circuit riders, and abstracts of numerous records of the Society of Friends. The following directories may help you find church records. | ||
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'''THE DROUIN COLLECTION''': | '''THE DROUIN COLLECTION''': | ||
Drouin Collection 1621-1967 at [http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/?o_iid=35859&o_lid=35859 Ancestry.ca]. When searching these databases, be creative in the spellings as well as the various focuses in searching for an ancestor. The French language has many possible spellings for a name, as well as there are errors in the indexing. | Drouin Collection 1621-1967 at [http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/?o_iid=35859&o_lid=35859 Ancestry.ca].($) When searching these databases, be creative in the spellings as well as the various focuses in searching for an ancestor. The French language has many possible spellings for a name, as well as there are errors in the indexing. | ||
This French-Canadian collection has over 15 million genealogical and vital records entries; they were microfilmed by the Institut Généalogique Drouin. In Quebec, under the French Regime, there were two sets of records kept: a copy for the civil government archives and a copy for the ecclesiastical church archives. The Drouin collection is a civil copy of these entries. Please note that the cutoff date of this collection is in the early 1940s; only a small percentage of entries were covered from 1948 to 1967. | This French-Canadian collection has over 15 million genealogical and vital records entries; they were microfilmed by the Institut Généalogique Drouin. In Quebec, under the French Regime, there were two sets of records kept: a copy for the civil government archives and a copy for the ecclesiastical church archives. The Drouin collection is a civil copy of these entries. Please note that the cutoff date of this collection is in the early 1940s; only a small percentage of entries were covered from 1948 to 1967. | ||