Dooris....Thanks soooooo much for posting this address. It's just what I was looking for. You're a mind reader. Now can you.......Ha!Ha! Happy Hunting! -----Original Message----- From: Dooris63@aol.com <Dooris63@aol.com> To: LUTHERAN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <LUTHERAN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, December 03, 2000 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [LUTH-ROOTS] Luthern Church Records >Records from many of the early Lutheran Churches can be obtained through the >Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA): > > www.elca.org/os/archives/intro.html > >At the end of the column on the left of the first page you come to is a link >that will bring you to information about how to borrow congregational records >on microfilm. The fee is $15 for one month's loan. You can also buy a >microfilm of the records, as long as you receive written permission from the >Church in question. Of course, this is not necessary if the Church is >defunct. I think the cost to buy a film is now $45. I've used these >services several times, with great success. The archivist even sent me some >pictures of the church in once instance! > > Doris >