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== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://digital.nls.uk/directories/ Scottish Post Office Directories], index & images | |||
*[https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/ National Library of Scotland] - Post Office Directories can be downloaded as pdfs here | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1954 Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829 - 1859] ($) | |||
*[http://www.familyrelatives.com/post_search.php?area_id=5 FamilyRelatives.com] - trade directories | |||
*[http://www.rampantscotland.com/religion.htm Rampant Scotland Directory] - directory of various religions in Scotland | |||
== Introduction == | |||
A church directory lists church ministers and parishes and other ecclesiastical jurisdictions, such as presbyteries, synods, and so forth. Directories can provide important information, including: | A church directory lists church ministers and parishes and other ecclesiastical jurisdictions, such as presbyteries, synods, and so forth. Directories can provide important information, including: | ||
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*Lists of church jurisdictions and headquarters. | *Lists of church jurisdictions and headquarters. | ||
*Chronological lists of principal church officials. | *Chronological lists of principal church officials. | ||
* | *Brief biographies or career summaries of ministers. | ||
**[[Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae]] - the succession of ministers in the parish churches of Scotland | |||
*Addresses of church schools or other institutions. | *Addresses of church schools or other institutions. | ||
Directories | == Finding Church Directories == | ||
SCOTLAND - CHURCH DIRECTORIES | Directories exist for many denominations. Search in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to find them under: | ||
SCOTLAND - CHURCH DIRECTORIES <br><br> | |||
You can also find directories in other libraries, archives, and repositories. | You can also find directories in other libraries, archives, and repositories. | ||
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