{"product_id":"wesleyan-methodist-baptismal-register-prescott-county-1840-1877-a-transcription","title":"Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, Prescott County 1840-1877, A transcription","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Ontario Genealogical Society\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a comprehensive transcription of Baptismal register entries for Prescott County Ontario from 1840 through 1877\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/2107\/7022\/files\/otw-0110-index.pdf?v=1793900378\" title=\"Index to Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, Prescott County 1840-1877, A transcription\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick here to browse the Index\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsers' Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlphabetical List of Ministers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlphabetical List of Places of Baptism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSample page from the Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranscription of the register\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the result of a joint project by the United Church of Canada, Victoria University Archives, and the Ontario Genealogical Society. The actual transcription work was done by a team of volunteers from The Ontario Genealogical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn June of 1843, representatives at the Annual Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada resolved that a General Register of births and baptisms be kept at the Conference office in Toronto. Each year, every ordained minister was provided with a ruled book in which he was required to make uniform entries of births and baptisms. At the end of the year, the minister returned this book to the Conference Office and the entries were copied into the General Register.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volunteers who designed the project, and those who transcribed, proofread and produced the transcription of the Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register include: Heather Beed, Lois Black, Beth Clarke, Charlie Clarke, John Craig, Douglas Gordon, Alison Hare, Dorothy Martin, Jetta McClure, Burgess Moore, Sandra Moore, Trevor O' Brien, Joan Phillips, Don Pounder, Mary Tasker and Marie Smibert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e56 Pages\u003cbr\u003e8.5 X 11\"\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published by Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 2001\u003cbr\u003eOriginal 2001 ISBN 0-7779-2040-9\u003cbr\u003eThis edition published by Global Heritage Press, Ottawa 2019\u003cbr\u003eNew ISBN 978-1-77240-128-8 (Coilbound edition)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OGS - Global Heritage Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook-PDF","offer_id":60863265866014,"sku":"otw-0110-pdf","price":14.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coilbound","offer_id":60880904323358,"sku":"otw-0110-NOS-coil","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/2107\/7022\/files\/otw-0110-cover.jpg?v=1793900342","url":"https:\/\/globalgenealogy.ca\/products\/wesleyan-methodist-baptismal-register-prescott-county-1840-1877-a-transcription","provider":"Global Genealogy, Canada's history \u0026 genealogy store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}