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Researching Your Methodist Ancestors

Research Recommendations:

For research in the U.S., click here. For research outside the U.S., check out the links below.

Researching Methodists in the UK

The Methodist Church in Great Britain

John Rylands University Library

Methodist Heritage - UK (includes research sites, and advice for organising a Methodist pilgrimage)

School of Oriental & African Studies - Methodist Missionary Society records

You should strongly consider learning all you can about the history and structure of the Methodist church in order to understand more about your ancestor. Here are some more links to help you do just that:

Methodism - A Brief History

Methodist Church Structure

Methodist Church Governance

Join the Rootsweb Mail List for Researching Methodists

If you have not done so already, please sign up for the Methodist-L@Rootsweb.com mail list that I maintain. This mail list is full of folks researching Methodists who love to share information and problems encountered in their research. Just send an e-mail by clicking here and put only the word

subscribe

in the subject and in the body of the message. Do NOT put anything else (not even "thank you") in the message or it will be bounced back to you.

Ask a List Angel

Still need help researching your Methodist ancestor? Send an e-mail to our List Angel who is a volunteer from the Methodist-L@rootsweb list (see above.)

For the UK, contact: kit.heald@cwcom.net

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More links and information coming soon, so please check back from time to time!

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