Resources

A wide variety of resources, both from our Wisconsin Commission on Archives and History, and from the General Commission on Archives and History, are available to provide assistance and guidance to local church historians and history buffs alike.

Our Conference Archives can help with local church anniversary celebrations.  Be sure to share any special anniversary or church events with the Archives, as well as copies of church histories, or special bulletins.  We will add whatever you send us to your church’s files and look to add to our next issue of Flashbacks.

Wisconsin Commission on Archives and History resources:

--Local Church historian guide of the Wisconsin Archives and History 

--Timeline of Wisconsin Conference history

--Family Tree 

Archives and History is an excellent source of information for the local church historian and history buffs.  They include the following:

http://www.gcah.org/

• Guidelines for the local church historian: http://www.gcah.org/resources/managing-records-of-the-annual-conference-and-local-church
• Guidelines for managing electronic records: http://www.gcah.org/resources/guidelines-for-managing-electronic-records
• How to Write a Local Church History by Dr. Frederick E. Maser  http://www.gcah.org/resources/how-to-write-a-local-church-history
• Timelines of history
  • UMC  http://www.gcah.org/history/united-methodist-church-timeline
  • Women  http://s3.amazonaws.com/gcah.org/WOMENS_TIMELINE.pdf
  • African American history:  http://s3.amazonaws.com/gcah.org/United_Methodist_African_American_Timeline.pdf

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