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and Congregation of New Orleans (1826) The original records are held by the church. They include baptism, marriage, and death records, but due to their extreme fragility, they are not made available to the public. The existing records, described as fragmented and incomplete, were microfilmed by the Historic New Orleans Collection. The records are not comprehensively indexed. The microfilms are available to be viewed only at the Historic New Orleans Collection and the German American Cultural Center in Gretna, Louisiana. The records of the church cover from 1844 to the late 20th century, and there are significant gaps. The records from 1880 on are the most complete. There are 11 rolls of microfilm, of which, only rolls 2 through 6 contain 19th-century birth, marriage, or death records. The 11 rolls of microfilm have been identified by the Historic New Orleans Collection as follows: Reel 1: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ 1845 Bylaws, Baptism Index, Marriage Index (beg. 1884) Reel 2: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ First Evangelical Church Records, 1850s Reel 3: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ F. E. C. Record Book #4, 1937-1966 Reel 4: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ German Luth. Evan. Bethlehem, Geburts und Tauf-Reg. 1844-1878 Reel 5: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ German Luth. Evan. Bethlehem, Rev. H. Kleinhagen, 1845-1884 Reel 6: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ Humanities Gemeinde Records, 1853-1855 Reel 7: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ Trinity Church Baptisms, Confirmations (1964); Marriages (1927-1964); Deaths (1927-1964) Reel 8: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ Trinity Church Records, 1965-1985 Reel 9: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ Trinity Church Records: Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages & Deaths, 1964-1991 Reel 10: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ Unidentified Records: Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages & Deaths [see label on side of box for dates] Reel 11: First Trinity Evangelical Church of Christ Unidentified Records: 1917-1931; Membership Records, Baptismal Records & Funeral Records Return to 1. First German Protestant Church and Congregation of New Orleans (1826) |
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