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Search the Church Records
Church records tell us about the spiritual life of a
community, its connections and dissonances. Many churches kept
careful records of their members, making notes of their
marriages, births, baptisms, and deaths. Some churches detailed
excommunications and other extraordinary events in the lives of
their parishioners. Other churches did not keep records of
parishioners. Some churches did not own a dedicated building but
instead gathered when an itinerant preacher came into their
area. In 1995-1996 the Valley project staff searched the
churches of Franklin and Augusta counties for record books,
often finding them with the help of the clergy. The staff then
meticulously transcribed the record books of several churches
from Augusta and Franklin Counties, converting them into
searchable databases.
You can search the database by name or
church.
Note: The wild card character is *. It can be
substituted for any number of characters at the middle
or back of a word. Please see Tips for Searching for a
full explanation.
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