Ed I think you were responding to one of the others on this subject line -- my comment pertained only to the link to cheap(i.e., economical) lodgings1 On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Ed Waggoner <emwagg@starband.net> wrote: > Patricia, > > My experience with the PHS: > If you write the PHS they will tell you (1) if they have the church records > and (2) they do not do research for you but will give you a list of local > professional researchers knowledgeable with their holdings. I hired one for > a reasonable fee with good results. > Ten years later I visited them in person, they were extremely helpful > > > Another possible source: During the 1930s depression the WPA did a > make-work project of inventorying all church records. > You can find their reports at major genealogy libraries and at LDS family > history centers. > It is old stuff but I got some leads from the reports. > > If any body is researching early Western Pennsylvania Presbyterian > ministers > I have a copy of History of Erie Presbytery, published1865, > with biographies and parish histories. Will do look-ups. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Hickin" <pph929@gmail.com> > To: <presbyterian@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 11:55 AM > Subject: Re: [PRESBYTERIAN] Presbyterian Church Records > > > > Wow -- thanks a million for this -- the lodgings link even includes some > > cheapo options -- so RARE! > > I guess the good old Scottish blood is still making its mark. Maybe I > > can > > even make a little trip this year -- since I'm turning decades in 2 > > weeks -- > > I'm hoping to have a more or less year-long observation! Cannot tell you > > how very much I appreciate your post of linkto the PHS website which I'd > > not looked at for a long time! > > > > Pat > > > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Bettie Sarver > > <bsarver@hcecwildblue.com>wrote: > > > >> The Presbyterian Historical Society has the archived church records, IF > >> the church sent them to them. Try this website to find out more: > >> http://www.history.pcusa.org/research/ > >> Bettie > >> > >> >New to list here. Please correct me if I do this incorrectly. > >> > >> >I'm looking for specific church marriage records. The couple I'm > >> >searching were married in the Joliet Central Presbyterian Church in > >> >1873. I know the church moved to New Lenox and I'm planning to > >> >contact them. My question is: Is there a central archive for old > >> >Presbyterian church records? > >> >Patti Wilcox > >> >Oregon > >> _____________________________ > >> To contact the list admin send an email to: > >> PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Pat > > _____________________________ > > To contact the list admin send an email to: > > PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > _____________________________ > To contact the list admin send an email to: > PRESBYTERIAN-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRESBYTERIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Pat