The Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage, Illinois, was organized in June 1988, by Elder Robert Webb, and three other trustees (members of Primitive Baptist Churches in Hancock County, Illinois), with a constitution and by-laws.
The Primitive Baptist Library is a reference library, rather than a loaning library, but the Library has republished several books which are available for purchase, and its collection of books and records are available for use by Primitive Baptists and others (including descendants of members) who are doing research either on the church or on family members who were connected with the church. Over 64,000 names have been entered into a computer database, of past and present members of Primitive Baptist Churches, the majority of these being for churches in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Virginia, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Oregon, New Jersey, Arkansas, Kansas, and Nebraska. Over 13,000 association minutes from various parts of the United States are also part of the Library's collection. We recently began making an all-year computer index of obituaries, from the annual indexes published in some of our old church papers; so far, we have over 23,000 names entered. See the link above for more details.
COPYING POLICIES
The Trustees of The Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage, Illinois, have adopted the following policies regarding church records:
1. We will pay for the microfilming, xeroxing, or digitizing of the records of any Primitive Baptist Church (active or inactive) in the State of Illinois (and other states as funds permit). 2. Microfilms and CD's or DVD's of church records in our collection may not be copied in whole or part without express, written permission from the specific church; or if the church has ceased to exist, from the Library trustees. 3. Microfilms may be viewed on our film reader in the Library except where restrictions apply. Such restrictions are presumed, and will be honored by this Library in connection with filming done for any church of which we maintain a copy. 4. The policies stated above for microfilm will also apply to our original church record books (or bound photocopies, CD's, or DVD's) held in safekeeping in the Library.
We reserve the right to study and use in our on-going historical research any material which is loaned or given to us to keep or to reproduce.
Copyright c. 1997-2010. All rights reserved. The Primitive Baptist Library.
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