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• Africa and African American Genealogy Mine

• Amish ~ from the Anabaptists; see also Anabaptist, Brethren, Hutterite and Mennonite
  • The Amish in Northern Indiana
  • The Amish in Their Own Words: Amish Writings from 25 Years of Family Life Magazine ~ book by Brad Igou
  • The Amish on the Iowa Prairie, 1840 to 1910 ~ book by Steven D. Reschly
  • Amish Society ~ book by John A. Hostetler
  • National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom ~ Livonia, Michigan
    • History and Culture

• Anabaptist ~ including separatists and conservatives; see also Amish, Brethren, Hutterite and Mennonite
  • Anabaptist Association of Australia and New Zealand
  • The Anabaptist Church
    • Anabaptist Church History
    • Hutterian Brethren Church
  • Anabaptist Mennonites
    • Anabaptist Mennonite History
  • The Anabaptist Movement
  • Anabaptist Network ~ United Kingdom
  • The Anabaptist Story
  • The Anabaptist Story: An Introduction to Sixteenth-Century Anabaptism ~ book by William Roscoe Estep
  • On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren ~ book by Donald B. Kraybill
  • Schwenckfeld and Early Schwenkfeldianism: Papers Presented at the Colloquium on Schwenckfeld and the Schwenkfelders ~ book by Peter C. Erb
  • Schwenkfelders in America ~ book by Peter C. Erb
  • Schwenkfelders: Who are They?
  • Writings on Christian Nonresistance and Pacifism from Anabaptist-Mennonite Sources

• Anglican ~ see also Episcopalian

  • Anglican Church of Australia

  • Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • The Anglican Domain
    • Official Web Pages
  • Anglicans Online

  • The Church in Wales

  • Church of Ireland

    • The Church of Ireland Genealogy and Family History ~ Representative Church Body Library; site includes resources

  • Church of Scotland

  • Official Site of the Church of England

  • United Anglican Church

  • What Is Anglicanism ~ book by Urban Tigner Holmes

• Asia and Middle East Genealogy Mine

• Assemblies of God ~ Charismatic; see also Pentecostal
  • Assemblies of God Online
    • Pentecostal Evangel
  • Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
  • Famous Members of the Assemblies of God
  • Global University ~ merger of ICI University and Berean University
  • Online Resources for Assemblies of God Churches and Ministries
    • Find a Church
  • The Origins of the Pentecostal Movement ~ from the Holy Spirit Research Center
  • Southwest Assemblies of God University
    • Nelson Memorial Library
      • Archives
  • Trinity Bible College
  • The Victorious Network

• Australia and South Pacific Genealogy Mine

• Baptist

  • American Baptist Churches U.S.A.

    • American Baptist Historical Society

    • Church Search

  • Baptist Church History and Genealogy: Baptist Roots

  • The Baptist Encyclopedia ~ book by William Cathcart

  • Baptist History: The Reformed Reader

  • Baptist Missionary Society

  • Baptist Union of Australia

  • Baptist World Alliance Heritage and Identity Commission ~ Australia

  • Baptist.org: The Homepage for All Baptists

  • Free Baptist Cyclopeadia: Historical and Biographical

  • History of the Baptists ~ book by Robert G. Torbet

  • Landmark Baptist.net

    • Why We are Called Landmark Baptists

  • Missouri Baptist Convention

  • National Association of Free Will Baptists

  • North American Baptist Conference

  • Primitive Baptist Web Station

  • Russian Baptists ~ unofficial site

  • A Short History of the Baptists

  • Southern Baptist Convention
    • Church Search

  • Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives

    • Family History Information

  • The Spurgeon Archive ~ online resource of materials from the Charles Haddon Spurgeon

  • A Welsh Succession of Primitive Baptists

• Books and More ~ related to genealogy and history

  • Abebooks.com ~ search 13,500 booksellers online for rare, used and out-of-print books
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    • Rare Book Room
    • Reference Books
  • amazon.com ~ General Genealogy Books
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  • Ancestry.com
    • The Ancestry Store
  • Bookcloseouts.com ~ best seller in bargain books
  • ElephantBooks.com ~ source for out-of print, used and rare books online
  • Everton's Daily Special
  • Genealogical Publishing Co.
  • Heritage Books Online
  • Native American Genetic Testing
  • www.ebay.com ~ books, antiques, collectibles, memorabilia and much more

• Brethren ~ from the Anabaptists; Brethren in Christ; see also Amish, Anabaptist, Hutterite and Mennonite
  • Church of the Brethren
  • Church of the Brethren Network
    • Congregation Locator
    • History and Genealogy
      • Anabaptism in 16th Century Europe
      • Brethren Encyclopedia
      • Brethren Genealogy and History
      • Brethren Groups
      • Brethren in America
  • Historical Sketch of the Brethren in Christ Church
  • A History of the Brethren Movement: Its Origins, Its Worldwide Development and Its Significance for the Present Day ~ book by F. Roy Coad
  • The History of the Evangelical United Brethren Church ~ book by J. Bruce Behney

• Canadian Genealogy Mine

• Catholic
  • Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

  • Catholic Central Library ~ London

  • Catholic Church in Australia

    • Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

  • Catholic Church in Scotland

  • The Catholic Church in Wales

  • The Catholic Encyclopedia

  • The Catholic Encyclopedia ~ book by Robert C. Broderick

  • Catholic History ~ includes archives, records, societies, and much more; United Kingdom

  • Catholic Online

    • Catholic Online: United States Parishes
      • Catholic Roots

  • Catholic-USA.com

  • Diocese.Net

  • English Catholic History Since 1550

  • Local Catholic Church and Family History Genealogical Research Guide

    • Africa

    • Australia and Oceania

    • Canada

    • Central America and Island Countries

    • Europe and Asia

    • South America

    • United States and Mexico

  • Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary ~ book by M. Harris
  • RCNet
    • Diocesan Directory

  • United Kingdom Catholic Directory

  • U.S. Catholic Diocese Addresses

  • U.S. Catholic Diocese Addresses ~ different from above

  • United States Catholic Historical Society

  • U.S. Catholic Parishes Online
    • Catholic Dioceses by State

  • United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

  • University of Notre Dame

  • U.S. Catholic Sources: A Diocesan Research Guide ~ book compiled by Virginia Humling

  • Vatican: The Holy See

    • Vatican Archives: An Inventory and Guide to Historical Documents of the Holy See ~ book by Francis X. Blouin, Jr.

    • Vatican Library/Secret Archives

• Church and Religion ~ denominations, repositories, general religious, etc.

  • Adherents.com ~ statistics for over 4,200 religious movements

  • American Women in Church Denominational History

  • Apologetics Resource Index ~ information on cults, sects, movements, doctrines, etc.

  • BBC Religion & Ethics: Religions ~ includes Atheism, Bahá'í, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Mormon and Sikhism

  • Belief.net

  • Bible Encyclopedia

  • Bible Family Tree ~ Genealogy of the Bible that includes:  individual details, Bible cross reference, Hebrew  meanings of names, lineages, dates, maps, timeline, contemporaries and Ancient dynastic history of Mesopotamia and Egypt

  • Bible History Online

  • Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions ~ book by Gerald H. Anderson

  • A Biographical Dictionary of Christian Theologians ~ book by Patrick Carey

  • Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry ~ an evangelistic site but a great deal of information and links

  • Christian Classics Ethereal Library

    • World Wide Encyclopedia of Christianity

    • World Wide Study Bible

  • Christian History Institute

  • Christianity Today

  • Church Court Records: An Introduction for Family and Local Historians ~ book by Anne Tarver

  • Church History and Historical Theology ~ College of St. Benedict/St. John's University

  • Church Records Database at RootsWeb

  • Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation

  • Faith of Our Fathers: Church Denominations

  • The Hall of Church History
  • Internet Christian Library
  • Institute for Religious Research
  • New Historical Atlas of Religion in America ~ book by Edwin S. Gaustad

  • Official Denominational Web Sites ~ from Hartford Institute for Religion Research

  • Peculiar Prophets: A Biographical Dictionary of New Religions ~ book by James R. Lewis

  • Religion and the Founding of the American Republic ~ from the Library of Congress

  • The Religious Movements Homepage ~ at the University of Virginia

    • Orientation to Religious Group Profiles Page

      • The Religious Movements Page ~ alphabetical listing

  • Rising Toward Heaven: Church Members and Their Records

  • Sketches of Church History ~ from AD 33 to the Reformation

  • United Bible Societies
  • USGenWeb Church Records Project

  • Virtual Religion Index ~ Rutgers University

  • Visiting Utopian Communities: A Guide to the Shakers, Moravians, and Others ~ book by Gerald Lee Gutek

  • Yahoo>Directory>Society and Culture>Religion and Spirituality>Faith and Practices

• Church of Christ

  • Churches of Christ ~ Internet Ministry

    • World Wide Directory

  • Churches of Christ in Australia

  • Reviving the Ancient Faith: The Story of Churches of Christ in America ~ book by Richard T. Hughes

  • United Church of Christ

    • Archives and Historical Societies

    • Find a Church

    • A Short Course in UCC History

• Church of God

  • The Church of God

    • Directory of Churches

  • Church of God in Christ

    • Directory

    • History

  • Church of God in Christ Directory

  • The Church of God, International

    • Local Churches

  • Church of God (Seventh Day)

  • Living Church of God

  • Pentecostal Church of God

    • Church Directory

  • United Church of God

    • Local Congregations

  • Worldwide Church of God

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) ~ also known as the Mormon Church; see also Utah Genealogy and History

  • American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith ~ from PBS

  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

    • Church History Resources
  • LDS Church History 1830-1904
  • Mormon Central
  • The Mormon Church and Freemasonry
  • Mormon Classics Library
  • The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-Day Saints ~ book by Leonard J. Arrington
  • Mormon Genealogy
  • Mormon History Association

  • Mormonism and the LDS Church

  • Mormons in Transition

  • Official Information About The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

  • One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church ~ book by Richard Abanes

• English Genealogy Mine

• Episcopal ~ see also Anglican
  • The Archives of the Episcopal Church
    • About the Archives
    • Digital Archives
    • Holdings
  • Brief History of the Episcopal Church ~ book by David L. Holmes
  • A Dictionary for Episcopalians ~ book by John N. Wall
  • The Episcopal Church, USA
    • Web Pages of Congregations and Dioceses
  • Episcopalian.org
    • Parishes
  • Historical Society of the Episcopal Church, USA
  • Parish Finder ~ local Episcopal parishes; from the Church Pension Group
  • The Reformed Episcopal Church
  • Scottish Episcopal Church

• European Genealogy Mine

• Evangelical

  • Apostolic Church of Great Britain

  • Canadian Evangelical Christian Churches

  • Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches - United Kingdom

  • Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Australia

  • Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Ireland

  • Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches

  • Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
  • Free Church of Scotland
  • Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
  • Greek Evangelical Church
  • A History of the Evangelical and Reformed Church ~ book by David Dunn
  • That Old-Time Religion in Modern America: Evangelical Protestantism in the Twentieth Century ~ book by D. G. Hart

  • Union of Evangelical Churches

  • Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up: A New Look at Today's Evangelical Church in the Light of Early Christianity ~ book by David W. Bercot

• Genealogy and History Resources by State ~ includes all fifty states and the District of Columbia

• Genealogy Help and How-to ~ getting started, free online genealogy lessons, basic genealogy
  • Ancestry Learning Center

  • Free Charts and Forms

  • Free Genealogy Forms
  • Guide to Tracing Your Family Tree
  • Learning Center
  • Reference and Finding Aids
  • Soundex Converter

• Hispanic Genealogy Mine

• Huguenot ~ French Protestant

  • The French Wars of Religion, 1562-1629 ~ book by Mack P. Holt

  • History of the Huguenot Emigration to America ~ book by Charles Washington Baird

  • Huguenot Ancestry ~ book by Noel Currer-Briggs

  • Huguenots of France and Moreover ~ the site of French protestant genealogy

  • Huguenot Web Site

  • Who Were the Huguenots?

• Hutterites ~ including Bruderhof; from the Anabaptists; see also Amish, Anabaptist, Brethren and Mennonite
  • Bruderhof Communities
  • Bruderhof Communities in the United Kingdom
  • Bruderhof Museum
    • Bruderhof History
  • Community for Life ~ book by Ulrich Eggers; about a Bruderhof community
  • The Hutterian Brethren
    • Hutterite History
  • Hutterite Genealogy ~ from FEEHS
  • Hutterite History: Past and Present
  • Hutterites
  • Hutterites in North America ~ book by John Huntington
  • Hutterite Society ~ book by John A. Hostetler
  • The Witness of the Brothers: A History of the Bruderhof ~ book by Iaacov Oved

• Irish Genealogy Mine

• Islam
  • Islam: Empire of Faith ~ from PBS

• Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Fast Facts on Jehovah's Witnesses ~ book by John Ankerberg
  • Jehovah's Witnesses: Watchtower Society
  • Understanding Jehovah's Witnesses: Why They Read the Bible the Way They Do ~ book by Robert M. Bowman, Jr.

• Jewish Genealogy Mine

• Lutheran
  • Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
  • Concordia Seminary ~ St. Louis, Missouri
    • Concordia Historical Institute ~ Department of Archives and History, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
    • Library
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
    • Archives
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark
  • Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
    • Concordia Historical Institute: Department of Archives and History
      • Holdings and Collections
  • Lutheran Church of Australia
    • Archives
  • Lutheran Historical Institute ~ Canada
  • Lutheran Worship: History and Practice ~ book by James Leonard Brauer
  • Lutherans Online Genealogy Exchange
  • Martin Luther Genealogy ~ approximately 7,900 names
  • Pacific Lutheran University
    • Archives and Special Collections
  • Project Wittenberg: The Lutheran Electronic Archive

• Magazines ~ related to genealogy and history
  • Everton's Family History
  • Family Tree

• Mennonite ~ from the Anabaptists; see also Amish, Anabaptist, Brethren and Hutterite
  • An Introduction to Mennonite History: A Popular History of the Anabaptists and the Mennonites ~ book by Cornelius J. Dyke
  • Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
  • Library of the University of Amsterdam
  • Menno House ~ New York, New York
  • Menno Simons Historical Library ~ at Eastern Methodist University
  • Mennobits ~ obituaries from the weekly newspapers of the Mennonite Church in North America
  • MennoLink: Mennonite Information Source
  • Mennonite Central Conference
  • Mennonite Church of Canada
    • Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives ~ Winnipeg
      • Genealogy Guides
  • Mennonite Church USA
    • Online Directory ~ find a church
  • Mennonite Historical Society of Canada
  • Mennonite Library and Archives ~ Bethel College
    • Archival Finding Aids
    • The Mennonites: A Brief Guide to Information
  • Mennonite Research Corner ~ from On the Trail of Our Ancestors
  • Mennonite World Conference
  • Swiss Mennonite Cultural and Historical Association
    • Anabaptist Origins
  • Third Way Cafe
    • Who Are the Mennonites?
  • Through Fire & Water: An Overview of Mennonite History ~ book by Harry Loewen

• Methodist
  • Drew University Library
    • United Methodist Archives Center
      • 200 Years of United Methodism in America
  • General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church
    • Researching Your United Methodist Ancestors: A Brief Guide
    • Resources
    • United Methodist Archives Connection
    • Directory of Local and Regional United Methodist Archives

  • Grace Sufficient: A History of Women in American Methodism, 1760-1939 ~ book by Jean Miller Schmidt

  • The Methodist Church in Ireland

  • Methodist Heritage in the United Kingdom

    • Research Centres: Researching Methodist History

  • Methodist Archives and Research Center ~ John Rylands University Library of Manchester, England
  • The Story of American Methodism: A History of the United Methodists and Their Relations ~ Frederick Abbott Norwood
  • United Methodist Church
    • Church Library ~ at Drew University
      • Methodist History and Research
    • Locator
      • United Methodist Church Congregation Locator

  • Welsh Calvanistic Methodists ~ a Presbyterian church

• Moravian
  • History of the Church Known As the Moravian Church ~ book by John T. Hamilton
  • A History of the Moravian Church ~ 1909 Edition; Joseph Edmund Hutton
  • A History of the Moravian Church
  • History of the Moravian Church ~ book by J. E. Hutton
  • Moravian Archives ~ Winston-Salem NC
  • Moravian Church Genealogy Links
  • The Moravian Church in England, 1728-1760 ~ book by Colin Podmore
  • Moravian Church in North America
    • Congregations
    • History
  • The Moravian Historical Society

• Native American Genealogy Mine

• Orthodox

  • Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

  • Church and State in Soviet Russia: Russian Orthodoxy from World War II to the Khrushchev Years ~ book by Tatiana A. Chumachenko

  • Eighteen Centuries of the Orthodox Greek Church ~ book by A. H. Hore

  • Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
    • Parish Directory
    • Greek Orthodox Church ~ Greece
  • A Long Walk to Church: A Contemporary History of Russian Orthodoxy ~ book by Nathaniel Davis
  • Russian Orthodox Church
  • Understanding the Greek Orthodox Church: Its Faith, History and Life ~ book by Demetrios J. Constantelos

• Other Christian Churches
  • Baptist Bible Fellowship
  • Christian Church: Disciples of Christ
    • Finding a Congregation
  • Church of the Nazarene
  • Community of Christ
    • History
  • International Church of the Foursquare Gospel

• Pentecostal ~ Charismatic
  • International Pentecostal Holiness Church
    • History
  • Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals
  • The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements ~ book by Stanley M. Burgess
  • Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
  • Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America
  • Pentecostal/Charismatic Resources
  • Pentecostal Church of God
  • Pentecostalism: The World Their Parish ~ book by David Martin
  • United Pentecostal Church International
    • Church Locator

• Presbyterian
  • Archives and Records Office of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
  • A Brief History of the Presbyterians ~ book by James H. Smylie
  • Orthodox Presbyterian Church
    • Orthodox Presbyterian Church Congregation Locator
  • Presbyterian Church USA
    • Congregations

  • The Presbyterian Church in Ireland

  • Presbyterian Reformed Church of Australia

• Quaker ~ Society of Friends

  • Friends General Conference

    • Quaker Library

  • Historical Dictionary of the Friends, Quakers ~ book by Margery Post Abbott
  • The Quaker Connection
  • The Quaker Corner

  • Quaker Electronic Archive and Meeting Place

  • Quaker Family History Society ~ United Kingdom

  • Quaker Heritage Press Online Texts

  • A Quaker Page ~ from a Street Corner Society

  • Quakerfinder: Find a Local Quaker Friends Meeting

  • The Quakers ~ book by Hugh Barbour

  • Quakers in Brief ~ overview of the Quaker movement from 1650 to 1990

  • The Religious Society of Friends
    • Glossaire Quaker Glossary
    • The Religious Society of Friends Index ~ navigating the site
  • Short History of Conservative Friends ~ 1992
  • Society of Friends

• Reformed

  • Christian Reformed Church

  • Christian Reformed Churches of Australia

  • Reformed Church in the United States

  • Reformed Dutch Church Records

  • United Reformed Church

• Scottish Genealogy Mine

• Seventh-day Adventist
  • Adventist Churches Online
  • Adventist Heritage Ministry
    • Historic Sites
  • Adventist Pioneer Library
    • Pioneer Gallery
  • Andrews University
    • Adventist Heritage Center
    • James White Library
      • Adventists Resources
  • Association of Seventh-day Adventist Librarians
    • Resources
      • Libraries
  • Ellen G. White Estate
  • Elmshaven ~ once home to James and Ellen G. White; St. Helena, California
    • History
  • SDAnet
  • Seventh-day Adventist Church
    • Archives and Statistics Information
  • Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada
  • Seventh-day Adventist Church United Kingdom and Ireland

• Unitarian
  • American Unitarian
  • Famous Unitarian Universalists
  • Unitarian Society ~ history from Spartacus
  • Unitarian Universalist Association
  • Unitarian Universalism: A Narrative History ~ book by David E. Bumbaugh
  • Unitarian Universalist Women's Heritage Society
  • Unitarians in Britain
    • Find a Congregation

• Volunteers, Mailing Lists, Message Boards, Forums, Surnames
  • Burke's Free Newsletter
  • Free Newsletters
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  • Obituary Lookups