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Matriky Vital Records

Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and funerals. Nine documents pairing original Czech ledgers with English transcriptions.

The vital records of Granger Brethren Church span 1910 through 1925, most of them from the personal ledgers of the Rev. Josef Barton, Sr., our first resident pastor. The original Czech volumes and the English transcriptions are both here, with bibliographic notes alongside. Translation work was done by Kelly Zrubek.

Families of Granger Brethren Church

Genealogy compilation · 17.6 MB

A bound compilation of the families of Granger Brethren Church, the most complete genealogical resource the church holds. It covers the founding families and their descendants.

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Family Record Index of Names, 1905–1930

Index · 65 KB

An alphabetical index of family names, with page numbers, for the Granger Brethren Family Record covering 1905 to 1930.

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Transcribed Baptisms, 1910–1918

English transcription · 5.2 MB

Baptisms (křest) from the Granger congregation, 1910 to 1918, transcribed into English in table form: the child, the parents, the godparents, and the officiating minister.

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Rev. Barton's book, 1917–1920

Original Czech ledger · 336 MB · scan

The complete personal record book of the Rev. Josef Barton, Sr., covering baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and funerals from his first years as resident pastor. This is a very large file and may take a while to open.

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Rev. Barton's book, 1921–1925

Original Czech ledger · 34.8 MB · scan

The second volume of Rev. Barton's record book, covering the next four years.

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Transcribed Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Funerals, 1917–1920

English transcription · 2.7 MB

An English transcription of the 1917 to 1920 ledger in table form, for easier reading and searching.

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Transcribed Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Funerals, 1921–1925

English transcription · 544 KB

The English transcription of the 1921 to 1925 ledger.

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Bibliographic notes, 1917–1920 ledger

Reference · 38 KB

Notes on the source, condition, and structure of the 1917 to 1920 ledger.

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Bibliographic notes, 1921–1925 ledger

Reference · 21 KB

Notes on the source, condition, and structure of the 1921 to 1925 ledger.

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Please cite the church when you use these records in published work.