Schwenkfelders Church in the United States

United States Church Records  Schwenkfelders Church Records

Online Records

 * The genealogical record of the Schwenkfelder families : seekers of religious liberty who fled from Silesia to Saxony and thence to Pennsylvania in the years 1731 to 1737
 * Genealogical record of the descendants of the Schwenkfelders, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733, 1734, 1736 & 1737 : from the German of the Rev. Balthasar Heebner, and from other sources, e-book
 * Selections from the genealogical record of the Schwenkfelder families
 * Shultz of Augusta County, Virginia : being a supplement to the material recorded in The genealogical record of the Schwenkfelder families, edited by Samuel K. Brecht, 1923

Baptisms
Baptism registers might give:

Marriages
Marriage registers can give:

Burials
Burial registers may give:

Finding Records
See the Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy for help with composing letters.

Writing to a Local Church

 * Find A Church

Archives

 * Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center
 * 105 Seminary Street
 * Pennsburg, PA 18073
 * Phone: 215–679–3103
 * E-mail: info@schwenkfelder.com
 * Website
 * Resources: Genealogical Record of Schwenkfelder Families, Church and Cemetery Records, Newspapers, Family Genealogies, Published and Non-Published Local and County Histories, Family Files, Deed and Land Drafts, Archival Resources, Periodicals


 * Society of the Descendants of the Schwenkfelder Church
 * Website

Reading the Records
Many of the records will be written in Fraktur (old German) script. These articles will teach how to read the records.
 * Reading German Handwritten Records  Practice exercises to build your skills and confidence.
 * Old German Script Transcriber (alte deutsche Handschriften): See your family names in the script of the era. Type your name or other word into the font generator tool. Click on the 8 different fonts. Save the image to your computer and use it as you work with old Germanic records.
 * Print these handouts for ready reference when reading German Handwriting:
 * Kurrent Letters Handout
 * Numbers Handout
 * Birth Records Handout
 * Marriage Records Handout
 * Death Records Handout
 * Days and Months Handout
 * Common Symbols Handout
 * Common Abbreviations Handout
 * List of Names in Old German Script A comprehensive list of German given names,  written in old script, with possible variations.
 * [[Media:Fraktur_Font_help_-_Wiki.pdf|Fraktur Font]]--Many forms and books are printed in this font.
 * Fraktur Script - [[Media:1-Fraktur-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Fraktur-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Fraktur-Answer_Key.pdf|Answer Key]]