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From: Marge Oppold <>
Subject: [Bklyn] Information on searching Methodist records
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:05:41 -0800 (PST)


I thought someone might find the following helpful in
searching Methodist Episcopal records in NYC and
Brooklyn.

I wrote to the Archives and you would need to know the
churches you want to search. I narrowed down the list
by using a big street map and marked the addresses I
knew with pink highlighter.. then mapped out the
churches with yellow. This narrowed down the number
of potential churches to 4 or 5 likely.

The archives sent me the following information:

Once you have your church we would then try to figure
out where those records are today: does the original
church exist and retain their records, did they merge
with another church which now houses the records, was
the church discontinued and the records sent to
Conference, or have the records gone to another
repository,such as the New York Public Library, or
have
they simply disappeared and we have no knowledge of
their whereabouts.

If you can identify a few churches you would like to
start with, I can assist you in figuring out where to
look. If the records are here, and you would like us
to search them, we can do that. I have attached our
Archives Use Policy which lists our rules and fees.

Please note that we are only open on Wednesdays, and I
ask that you make an appointment. There are times
that I may not make it in if I do not expect anyone.

The C. Wesley Christman Archives
20 Soundview Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
888-696-6922 or 914-997-1570 ext.128


Use Policy as of January 2004

The Archives are open on Wednesdays from 12 noon till
5pm. We ask that you call before you come to assure
that we will be there.

For those doing genealogical work or other research,
we do ask a donation to help cover the costs of
keeping the Archives open and operational.

To come and do research in the Archives:
$10 per day or any part thereof
$.25 per copy

If you need us to do the research for you, we ask a
donation of $25 per hour or any part thereof. $.25
per copy

Copying of any materials is always at the discretion
of the Archivist.



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