Can anyone tell me where to locate Methodist Church registers for Lanark County, Ramsay Twp. 1840-1855. LDS seems to have only Catholic ones. I've sent out many queries to various organizations and no one seems to have any information. Might they only be available at Methodist Church Archives? If so, does anyone have a contact address? Thanks to one and all for any help. Catherine

Most Methodists in Canada joined with many of the Presbyterians and a number of smaller groups to form the United Church of Canada.. Some Methodists remain independent. A lot of the smaller denominations were one of a kind churches much like the storefront churches we see today run by self ordained "Born Again" Christians. Some flourished, some died off or merged with others. I'd suggest the United Church of Canada Archives. http://www.united-church.ca/archives/ Sadly church records were often kept in the church itself and often burned along with the churches. And even more sadly much of the history of the old churches simply gets dumped in the dumpster. I was in a church that has closed today and It's sad to see what is going to be lost. Nobody seems to care. More to follow in another e-mail. Nelson