How It Works

Inventory, Preserve, and Access

  • Handwritten family record book documenting baptisms of colored persons, including names, birth dates, and baptism dates from 1826 to 1855, in cursive script.

    Registers, Vestry Records, Historic Documents

  • Two elderly people, a woman and a man, are having a conversation inside a building with white railings and red carpet. The woman is holding a notebook and has a surprised expression, while the man is leaning on a white partition and smiling.

    Audio & Video Recordings, Transcripts, Interviews

  • Interior of a small church with wooden pews, stained glass windows, and chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.

    Photographs, Maps, Drawings, Artifacts

Flowchart diagram illustrating the Episcopal Project's process for digitizing and archiving Episcopal Church records, including steps for identifying, providing, digitizing, reviewing, publishing, and archiving records.

Inventory Tool

Screenshot of a spreadsheet from EpiscopalProject.org, displaying a record for the Trinity Church Register with description, dates, and physical details.

The first step in preserving your church documents or objects is to identify what you have. This simple spreadsheet will help your describe and categorize your collection

Click the button to download this sample template.

Inventory Tool