It would be helpful to know at what point in time marriages began to be routinely performed in the church buildings rather than in homes. Does anyone know whether the date differed in different denominations? I'm especially interested in the Episcopal and Dutch Reformed churches. And what about baptisms? Sometimes the infants were several months old by the time they were baptized, because a minister only visited a few times a year. Were the babes brought to the church on those occasions? And then at later dates when there was a pastor permanently assigned to the church - did he come to the home, or were the children brought to the church? We have been studying James Smith Haring II who married Elizabeth Wylde in 1884. They were both active in Episcopal churches - he at Christ Church in Sparkill and she at St. John's in New City. They were married by Rev. Mansfield from the Christ Episcopal church in Suffern and the marriage doesn't appear in any of the church records, but thankfully we came across a newspaper article which said they were married at the bride's home. Today her home address is definitely in New City, but back then it was often referred to as being Nanuet or "near Nanuet". Your comments will be much appreciated - thanks! Regina Haring Nanuet, NY