This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WmWMcCollum Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.northumberland/9723.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The following Episcopal church has been in Shamokin since 1865 and was only a couple of blocks from where the Birch family lived in 1900: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 150 E Lincoln Street, Shamokin, PA 17872 Telephone (570) 648-6152 You can write to them and ask for your grandfather's birth/baptism records and they may even have a marriage record for his parents. Just to be sure I'll call them later today to see if the records exist and if there's any cost for providing copies. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.