Canada, Presbyterian Church Archives (National Institute)

Those Presbyterian churches which declined to enter the union with the Methodist Church in 1925 re-formed as the Presbyterian Church in Canada.

The Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives and Records Office 50 Wynford Drive Toronto, Ontario M3C 1J7 Telephone: (416) 441-1111 ext. 310 Toll-free: 1-800-619-7301 Email: [mailto:karnold@presbyterian.ca karnold@presbyterian.ca]

Queries are accepted by phone, fax or email. Limited research can be done by staff for a fee. There is an online guide to genealogy at the Guide to Genealogical Resource website.

The nineteenth century history of the Presbyterians, especially at mid-century, was tangled by schisms and controversy. Scottish towns with many Presbyterians sometimes had two or three churches of differing views, and it may be difficult for modern genealogists to know which view their ancestors held. Be sure to check all extant records.

Because some churches joined the union in 1925 and some did not, it may be necessary to look at records both here and at the United Church of Canada Archives. The Public Archives of Nova Scotia has many Presbyterian records; see Terrence Punch’s Genealogical Research in Nova Scotia (1998) for a detailed list.

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