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==Finding the Records== | ==Finding the Records== | ||
===Look for online records.=== | ===Look for online records.=== | ||
'''Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/ | '''Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://www.familysearch.org/help/fhcenters/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Library FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
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===Look for digital copies of church records in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | ===Look for digital copies of church records in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | ||
[[File: | [[File:FamilySearch Library.jpg|right|thumb|<center>'''FamilySearch Library'''<br>'''Salt Lake City, Utah'''</center>]] | ||
*The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library | *The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library] (FS Library) has a substantial collection of original church records and transcripts on microfilm for churches in the United States. | ||
*Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | *Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | ||
*If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | *If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | ||
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'''These aids generally provide lists of records that are known to exist and information on their location.''' | '''These aids generally provide lists of records that are known to exist and information on their location.''' | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/216672-redirection '''''Guide to Church Vital Statistics Records in Minnesota: Baptisms, Marriages, Funerals.'' (Online)'''] St. Paul, Minnesota: Historical Records Survey, 1942. ( | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/216672-redirection '''''Guide to Church Vital Statistics Records in Minnesota: Baptisms, Marriages, Funerals.'' (Online)'''] St. Paul, Minnesota: Historical Records Survey, 1942. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|30400|title-id|disp=book 977.6 K23h; microfilm 962275 item 2}}.) This list is by county, then town or city. It mentions the church records of some congregations that existed at the church in 1940 and gives the years that the records were available. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/278472-redirection '''''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Minnesota'' (Online)'''.] St. Paul, Minnesota: Historical Records Survey, 1941. ( | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/278472-redirection '''''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Minnesota'' (Online)'''.] St. Paul, Minnesota: Historical Records Survey, 1941. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|200329|title-id|disp=book 977.6 K24h; microfilm 1036193 item13; microfiche 6051165}}.) This volume contains an incomplete list of churches; many congregations were missed. Information is arranged first by denomination, then district or conference, then the name of the church. Entries include the address of the church, year of incorporation, and often the name of the minister in 1941. | ||
*Hage, Anne A., '''''Church Records in Minnesota: A Guide to Parish Records of Congregational, Evangelical, Reformed, and United Church of Christ Churches, 1851–1981'''''. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Minnesota Conference, United Church of Christ, 1983. ( | *Hage, Anne A., '''''Church Records in Minnesota: A Guide to Parish Records of Congregational, Evangelical, Reformed, and United Church of Christ Churches, 1851–1981'''''. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Minnesota Conference, United Church of Christ, 1983. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|244596|title-id|disp=book 977.6 K2h}}.) This source mentions the kinds and dates of records at each church up to 1981. | ||
*'''''ALC Congregations on Microfilm''.''' Dubuque, Iowa: The Archives, [197–?]. ( | *'''''ALC Congregations on Microfilm''.''' Dubuque, Iowa: The Archives, [197–?]. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|269930|title-id|disp=microfiche 6330690–93}} [set of 4.]) No circulation to Family History Centers. Arranged by state and city of congregation. The microfiche number for Minnesota is 6330691. There are over 200 churches listed in Minnesota with the city, name of the church, type of records, county, and their microfilm or microfiche number. | ||
*Hobart, Chauncey. '''''History of Methodism in Minnesota''.''' 1887. Reprint, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota: Park Genealogical Books, 1992. ( | *Hobart, Chauncey. '''''History of Methodism in Minnesota''.''' 1887. Reprint, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota: Park Genealogical Books, 1992. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|586588|title-id|disp=book 977.6 K2hc}}.) This history contains a glossary of terms used in nineteenth-century Methodism and an every-name index to biographies included in the work. | ||
*Campbell, E. V. '''''History of the Churches of the Presbytery of St. Cloud''.''' St. Cloud, Minnesota: Journal Press, 1907?. ( | *Campbell, E. V. '''''History of the Churches of the Presbytery of St. Cloud''.''' St. Cloud, Minnesota: Journal Press, 1907?. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|623025|title-id|disp=microfilm 1845852 item3}}.) Gives information about the organization and early life of the Presbyterian Church especially in St. Cloud area. | ||
*[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067354852&view=1up&seq=5 '''A Church Is Planted: The Story of the Lutheran Minnesota Conference''', 1851'1876] Emeroy Johnson, (Minneapolis: Lutheran Minnesota Conference, | *[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067354852&view=1up&seq=5 '''A Church Is Planted: The Story of the Lutheran Minnesota Conference''', 1851'1876] Emeroy Johnson, (Minneapolis: Lutheran Minnesota Conference, | ||
*Catholic Church. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. '''''Official Minnesota Catholic Directory, 1989: Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Diocese of Crookston, Diocese of Duluth, Diocese of New Ulm, Diocese of St. Cloud, Diocese of Winona'''''. St. Paul, Minnesota. The Catholic Bulletin, 1988. ( | *Catholic Church. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. '''''Official Minnesota Catholic Directory, 1989: Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Diocese of Crookston, Diocese of Duluth, Diocese of New Ulm, Diocese of St. Cloud, Diocese of Winona'''''. St. Paul, Minnesota. The Catholic Bulletin, 1988. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|355072|title-id|disp=book 977.6 K24c}}.) This directory gives the address and telephone number of each church and includes a list of towns and the diocese to which the town belongs. These directories are updated yearly. | ||
===Correspond with or visit the actual churches.=== | ===Correspond with or visit the actual churches.=== | ||
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[https://www.dnu.org/archives?rq=archives '''Diocese of New Ulm Archives''']<br>1400 6th Street N.<br>New Ulm, MN 56073-2099<br>Phone: (507) 359-2966<br>Fax: (507) 354-3667 | [https://www.dnu.org/archives?rq=archives '''Diocese of New Ulm Archives''']<br>1400 6th Street N.<br>New Ulm, MN 56073-2099<br>Phone: (507) 359-2966<br>Fax: (507) 354-3667 | ||
'''The Diocese of New Ulm has [[Minnesota Church Records#Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog.|digitized, microfilmed records]] available at the | '''The Diocese of New Ulm has [[Minnesota Church Records#Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog.|digitized, microfilmed records]] available at the FamilySearch Library. [[Minnesota Church Records#Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog.|Search under the name of the county or the town.]] | ||
The diocese includes the counties of: [[Big Stone County, Minnesota Genealogy|Big Stone]], [[Brown County, Minnesota Genealogy|Brown]], [[Chippewa County, Minnesota Genealogy|Chippewa]], [[Kandiyohi County, Minnesota Genealogy|Kandiyohi]], [[Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota Genealogy|Lac qui Parle]], [[Lincoln County, Minnesota Genealogy|Lincoln]], [[Lyon County, Minnesota Genealogy|Lyon]], [[McLeod County, Minnesota Genealogy|McLeod]], [[Meeker County, Minnesota Genealogy|Meeker]], [[Nicollet County, Minnesota Genealogy|Nicollet]], [[Redwood County, Minnesota Genealogy|Redwood]], [[Renville County, Minnesota Genealogy|Renville]], [[Sibley County, Minnesota Genealogy|Sibley]], [[Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy|Swift]], and [[Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Genealogy|Yellow Medicine]].<ref name="rome" /> | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Big Stone County, Minnesota Genealogy|Big Stone]], [[Brown County, Minnesota Genealogy|Brown]], [[Chippewa County, Minnesota Genealogy|Chippewa]], [[Kandiyohi County, Minnesota Genealogy|Kandiyohi]], [[Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota Genealogy|Lac qui Parle]], [[Lincoln County, Minnesota Genealogy|Lincoln]], [[Lyon County, Minnesota Genealogy|Lyon]], [[McLeod County, Minnesota Genealogy|McLeod]], [[Meeker County, Minnesota Genealogy|Meeker]], [[Nicollet County, Minnesota Genealogy|Nicollet]], [[Redwood County, Minnesota Genealogy|Redwood]], [[Renville County, Minnesota Genealogy|Renville]], [[Sibley County, Minnesota Genealogy|Sibley]], [[Swift County, Minnesota Genealogy|Swift]], and [[Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Genealogy|Yellow Medicine]].<ref name="rome" /> | ||
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