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5. Compiling a Congregational History

July 28, 2014
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Service Bulletin #5 All congregations have a history that is worth writing, but not all written congregational histories are worth reading. For a congregational history to be worth reading, it should contain the answers to questions put to any good news story: who, what, when, where, and how? Is the

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5a. Record of Congregation

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6. Reproduction and Image Use Agreement

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6a. Reproduction and Image Use Request Form

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6b. Reproduction and Image Use Fee Schedule

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10. What Should We Consider When Translating Records Into English?

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19. Why Should We Microfilm Our Church Records?

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19a. Congregational Records Microfilming and/or Digitizing Agreement

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26. How Should Our Congregation Celebrate Its Anniversary?

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Spring 2014 (Vol. 59, Issue 1)

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