FORWARDED FROM ANCESTRY.COM Betty Pace YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1764-1800: STRAYER'S (SALEM) REFORMED CHURCH Located in Dover Township in York County, Pennsylvania, Strayer's Reformed Church, also called Salem Church, was organized in 1757. Both Lutheran and Reformed congregations once met in the building. The Lutheran church register dates from 1762, and the Reformed church register dates from 1764. The late William J. Hinke originally translated the Reformed records from German to English in 1939, and his manuscript has been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. The records in this database span the years 1764-1800 and include the names of more than 5,900 individuals. Records for the years 1800-1921 will be published in a subsequent Ancestry.com database. For researchers of German immigrant ancestors who settled in Pennsylvania, this database can provide valuable vital statistics not available in other records. Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp. "York County, Pennsylvania, 1745-1800: Strayer's (Salem) Reformed Church." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Records transcribed from Family History Library copies of church records for this locality. For more information, see Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) #974.841/D1 K2y. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4943.htm ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.