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Many religious groups have kept records of Delaware families. Before 1900 the largest denominations were the Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Quakers (Society of Friends). | Many religious groups have kept records of Delaware families. Before 1900 the largest denominations were the Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Quakers (Society of Friends). | ||
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 Family History Library (FHL films 006304-20). These records are listed in | 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 Family History Library (FHL films 006304-20). These records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under DELAWARE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH RECORDS. You will also find them listed under Historical Records Survey (Delaware) in the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog. | ||
An old list of church addresses and ministers is: | An old list of church addresses and ministers is: | ||
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=== Baptist === | === Baptist === | ||
American Baptist-Samuel Colgate Historical Library<br | American Baptist-Samuel Colgate Historical Library<br>1100 South Goodman Street<br>Rochester, NY 14620<br>Telephone: 585-271-1320 <br>(Closed to researchers until 2008)<br>Internet: [http://crcds.entrexp.com/orgMain.asp?orgid=165&storyTypeID=&storyID=&sid http://crcds.entrexp.com/orgMain.asp?orgid=165&storyTypeID=&storyID=&sid]<nowiki>=&amp;</nowiki> | ||
American Baptist Historical Society: http://www.baptisthistory.us/index.php | American Baptist Historical Society: http://www.baptisthistory.us/index.php | ||
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=== Methodist === | === Methodist === | ||
United Methodist Archives Center<br | United Methodist Archives Center<br>Drew University<br>36 Madison Ave.<br>Madison, NJ 07940-4007<br>Telephone: 973-408-3125<br>Fax: (973) 408-3770 <br>Internet: http://www.drew.edu/depts/library/methodist/umac.aspx | ||
=== Presbyterian === | === Presbyterian === | ||
The Presbyterian Historical Society<br | The Presbyterian Historical Society<br>425 Lombard Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516<br>Telephone: 215-627-1852<br>Fax: 215-627-0509 <br>Internet: http://www.history.pcusa.org/ | ||
=== <br | === <br>Roman Catholic === | ||
Diocese of Wilmington Archives<br | Diocese of Wilmington Archives<br>P.O. Box 2030<br>Greenville, DE 19899<br>Telephone: 302-655-0597 <br>Internet: http://www.cdow.org/archives.html | ||
=== Society of Friends (Quaker) === | === Society of Friends (Quaker) === | ||
Friends Historical Library<br | Friends Historical Library<br>Swarthmore College<br>500 College Avenue<br>Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399<br>Telephone: 610-328-8496 <br>Fax: 610-690-5728<br>E-mail: [mailto:friends@swarthmore.edu friends@swarthmore.edu]<br>Internet: http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml | ||
'''Websites''' | '''Websites''' | ||
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Transcribed church records: http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/churchrecords.shtml | Transcribed church records: http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/churchrecords.shtml | ||
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