Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County Digital Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection
The collection consists of births and christenings, deaths and burials, marriages,.and miscellaneous records (such as donations, minutes, and church directories), which cover the time period 1809 to 2006 from the following churches in Schuylkill County:
 * Barnesville - Delano United Church Of Christ Charge (Barnesville, Pennsylvania)
 * Tremont Area Methodist Charge (Hegins, Pennsylvania)
 * St. Peter's United Church Of Christ (Tremont, Pennsylvania)
 * Christ Lutheran Church (Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania)
 * St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Tremont, Pennsylvania)
 * Aurand Memorial United Methodist Church (Ringtown, Pennsylvania)
 * St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Ringtown, Pennsylvania)

The records are arranged by township, record type, and then date. Most church congregations begin keeping records as soon as they are organized. The records may list names of members, monies donated, church ordinances and communions, and vital events in the member’s lives. In some cases church records are the only record of an individual’s birth, marriage, or death.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Event dates and places
 * Names of parents, children, other family members, and witnesses
 * Ages
 * Places of residence

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I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

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 * Record entries for other people with the same surname to identify possible relationships

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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 * Try searching by surname only
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

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