Link to this page: https://smlcledgersproject.com/archivist
Current link to website: https://parishrecords-smlccharleston.com

Melinda,

The source of the database is two Google Sheets. “People” and “Marriages.” These spreadsheets are “read only.” If you find an error in the records, let us know and we can update the spreadsheets, then sync the database to reflect the changes.

In addition to the People and Marriages views, you may want to look at All Baptisms, All Confirmations, or All Deaths (coming soon).

If you have suggestions about how the database works or looks, I can relay your comment/concern to “the team.” (alstonjon@gmail.com)

To discuss:

— The current URL is a “working URL”: If you think (I do!) it would be advantageous to have a link to the database on the church’s website (in the section, “Our Story”), would the church find this acceptable?:

ledgers.smlccharleston.com

— If the two essays,“About the Ledgers” and “About the Church” were combined, do you think the composite would be suitable as an addition to the “About St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church” section on the LCDL’s website? [Leah Worthington’s earlier suggestion]

— Church minutes?