Understanding Church Records
Types of Church Records
- Baptism/Birth Records
- Marriage Records
- Death/Burial Records
- Confirmation Records
- Family Registers
Denominations
- Roman Catholic
- Lutheran/Protestant
- Reformed/Calvinist
- Jewish Records
- Orthodox Christian
Reading Church Records
- Understanding Latin terminology
- Gothic script interpretation
- Common abbreviations
- Record formats by region
Access and Archives
- Diocesan Archives
- State Archives
- Online Databases
- FamilySearch Collections
- Regional Church Archives