Places of Worship
Short Forms for Archives, Libraries, and Newspapers


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   There are no standard short forms to indicate particular archives.  I have attempted to use common forms but I have also attempted to standardize the structure somewhat.

   Contact information is correct as of 2020 July.

AAT Anglican Archives, Diocese of Toronto, 135 Adelaide St E, Toronto M5C 1L8
Phone: 416-363-6021
Website: https://www.toronto.anglican.ca/parish-administration/archives/information-for-researchers/
(no genealogical information online)
AC National Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington St, Ottawa K1A 0N3
Phone: 613-995-5138 866-578-7777 (Canada and USA)
Website: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/
AO Archives of Ontario, 77 Grenville St, Toronto M7A 2R9/td>
Phone: 416-327-1600 800-668-9933 (Ont only)/td>
Website: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/
E-mail: reference@ontario.ca
BA Baptist Archives, McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton L8S 4L8
Phone: 905-525-9140 x24401/td>
Website: https://mcmasterdivinity.ca/canadian-baptist-archives/
E-mail: cbarch@mcmaster.ca
FHL Family History Library (Mormon Church)
Website: https://www.familysearch.org/en/
FMA Marston Memorial Historical Centre, Free Methodist Church of North America, Box 535002, Indianapolis, IN 46253-5002, USA
Phone: 317-244-3660/td>
E-mail: History@fmcna.org
OGSK Ontario Genealogical Society, Kawartha Branch, Box 861, Peterborough, K9J 7A2
Website: https://kawartha.ogs.on.ca/
PA Presbyterian Archives, 50 Wynford Drive, Toronto
Phone: 416-441-1111
Website: https://www.presbyterian.ca/archives/
E-mail: karnold@presbyterian.ca
PAOC Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, Streetsville
Phone: 905-542-7400
PboEx Peterborough Examiner (newspaper)
PCMA Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives, Box 143, Peterborough, K9J 6Y5
Phone: 705-743-5180 Open Tues and Thurs
Website: https://www.peterborough.ca/en/explore-and-play/museum-and-archives.aspx
PPL Peterborough Public Library, 345 Aylmer St N, Peterborough, K9H 3V7
Phone: 705-745-5382
Website: https://www.ptbolibrary.ca/en/index.aspx
PPL:VF Vertical Files at the PPL
SAHC Salvation Army Heritage Centre, 2130 Bayview Ave, Toronto
Phone: 416-481-4441
Website: https://salvationist.ca/archives-and-museum/home/
TVA Trent Valley Archives, 567 Carnegie Ave, Peterborough, K9L 1N1
Phone: 705-745-4404
Website: https://trentvalleyarchives.com/
E-mail: admin@trentvalleyarchives.com
TUA Trent University Archives, Bata Library, Trent University, Peterborough, K9J 7B8
Phone: 705-748-1011 x1413 Mon to Fri, appointment necessary
Website: https://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/
E-mail: archives@trentu.ca
UCA United Church Archives, 40 Oak St, Toronto, M5A 2C6
Phone: 416-231-7680 x1101
Website: https://www.unitedchurcharchives.ca/
E-mail: archives@united-church.ca
UCA:LCHF Local Church History Files at the UCA
VF Vertical File (ie an ordinary file folder)


Short Forms found in Documents

   These are typically found in census enumerations.

A, Ang – Anglican
B, Bap – Baptist
BC – Bible Christian
CE, C of E (Church of England) – Anglican
CM – Methodist Church of Canada
CS (Church of Scotland) – The Kirk (Presbyterian)
Cong – Congregational
E, Episc (Episcopal) – Anglican
FC – Free Church (Presbyterian)
FK (Free Kirk) – Free Church (Presbyterian)
FP (Free Presbyterian) – Free Church (Presbyterian)
ME – Methodist Episcopal Church
Meth – Methodist (could be any of the Methodist denominations)
P, Pres, Presb, Presby – Presbyterian (could be any of the Presbyterian denominations)
PT (Presby Terian) – Presbyterian (we have one example of this one in a census!!)
RC – Roman Catholic
U – United Church
WM – Wesleyan Methodist

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