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Subject: [ILKANE-L] Fwd: PRESBYTERIAN Historical RECORDS
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 22:36:18 EDT

This is taken from a recent post to another list, but I believe many of the
items mentioned may very well be applicable to any US Presbytery Records.
Hope it helps some. -- Terra --

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>Another source for Presbyterian Church records is the Historical Foundation
>of the Presbyterian Church USA Department of History Box 849 Montreat,
>NC 28757. 704-669-7061 is telephone no.
>They have the historical records for the predecessor denomination, the
>PCUS
>(aka Presbyterian Church in the United States), which was formed in 1861
>and reunited in 1983. The Associate Reformed Church records are at Erskine
>College in Due West, South Carolina. Records for the Presbyterian Church
>prior to 1861 are both at Montreat and also in Philadelphia at the
>Department of History archives. Some records were kept by local churches
>and not sent in, but the offical birth, death, marriage and session records
>are usually submitted to the historical archives.
>
>They have a catalog arranged geographically as well as by name and title.
> I know they are strong on records for NC, SC, KY, and TN. Didn;t look
>at VA records when I was there. Union Seminary or Presbyterian School of
>Christian Education in Richmond might have records as well - try the
>theological library at the seminary, rather than the main switchboard.
>Cumberland Presbyterian Church records are in Memphis, TN. They were
>primarily west of VA, but may have some congregations where the members
>were originally from VA and moved to TN.
>....<edit>....
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>If you know the city and state
>you can find the county.
>http://www.mit.edu:8001/geo
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