MICROFILM MINISTRY

Much of the history of a church and its people is recorded on the pages of 
church records. Regardless of congregation size or denomination, every 
church should preserve its historical documents in the best possible way--
microfilming these valuable records.

The Alabama Baptist Historical Commission in cooperation with the 
Samford University Library provides a simple and efficient microfilm 
procedure without charge to the church.

Microfilming ensures that a copy of the church records will be available if the 
originals are ever destroyed by fire, flood, wind, or time.

                                                                    Microfilming provides a copy of church records for research  
                                                                    purposes. Continued use of fragile old records eventually makes  
                                                                    them impossible to use.

                                                                    The microfilming is done at the Samford University Library 
                                                                    Microfilm Department, a certified microfilm laboratory. The staff is
                                                                    and experienced in handling historical documents. The filming 
                                                                    process requires approximately six weeks. The church is notified
                                                                    when the originals are ready to be returned.

Some churches choose to entrust their original records to the Alabama Baptist Historical Collection for custody in the Special Collection. This can be arranged by contacting Elizabeth Wells, Special Collection Coordinator, at 205-726-2749.

The church records can be brought daily to the Special Collection
Department, Samford University Library, Monday through Friday, 
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please note that the hours may vary with 
academic calendar.

If a personal visit is not possible, other arrangements can be made 
through the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission by calling 
1-800-325-9863.

Alabama Baptist Historical Collection
http://library.samford.edu/about/special.html

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