Historian Resources

Resources for Church Historians

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation: Church Historian 2017-2020, by the General Commission on Archives and History, published by Cokesbury Press in 2016. ISBN is 9781501830334. Available from Cokesbury for $3.99. A MUST HAVE for local church historians. This informative booklet covers what needs to be kept, how to organize and preserve it, and the basics of writing your church's history. Order by calling 1-800-672-1789 or via Cokesbury web site at www.cokesbury.com

General Commission on Archives and History Archival Leaflets. See www.gcah.org

General Commission on Archives and History Guidelines for Managing Records. See www.gcah.org

Sources of Archival Supplies:

Gaylord Bros.: P.O. Box 4901, Syracuse, NY 13221-4901

1-800-448-6160, www.gaylord.com

Hollinger Metal Edge, Inc.: 9401 Northeast Drive, Fredericksburg, VA 22408

1-800-634-0491, or 6340 Bandini Blvd., Commerce, CA 90040, 1-800-862-2228

University Products: P.O. Box 101, 517 Main St., Holyoke, MA, 01041

1-800-618-1912, www.universityproducts.com