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Church records are good substitutes for birth, death and marriage information and are most often found on a local city/town or county level.

Published and manuscript church records can be found at public, university, and private libraries. Search for on WorldCat (online catalog for many libraries). To learn how to search for church records for a town onWorldCat. Search for in the. To learn how to search for a town on [Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|Family History Library Catalog Place Search]]

For a brief general history of denominations and a guide to finding various New York denomination's records, see New York Church Records Wiki page.

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