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Moravian church records in Pennsylvania
Moravian congregations kept exceptionally detailed registers. Bethlehem (Northampton County) was the church's center in North America.
Where the records are
Moravian Archives, Bethlehem
41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018 · 610.866.3255
Access: Free online Moravian Roots database of baptisms, marriages, and funerals from many of the archive's roughly 300 church registers (nothing from the last 75 years). Online finding aid. Reading room.
Cost: Reading room free. Short questions (under 10 minutes) free. Staff research $15 per 15 minutes; certification $25 per document.
Source: Moravian Archives (Bethlehem) – Research, Moravian Archives (Bethlehem) – Fees, Moravian Roots database – Help
Statewide sources for every denomination
Pennsylvania State Archives – Church Records (MG-262) and WPA Inventory of Church Archives
Access: Church records on microfilm, plus the 1937–40 WPA survey that recorded where each congregation's records were kept at the time.
Cost: Contact the State Archives
Historical Society of Pennsylvania via Ancestry
Access: Church and town records for PA and NJ, 1669–2013, all denominations.
Cost: Ancestry subscription
Source: Ancestry – PA and NJ Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 (HSP), HSP LibGuide – Ancestry
County guides
Lancaster County Lehigh County Northampton County