Westborough, Mass. Church of Christ records, 1724-1787.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains digital surrogates and a microfilm copy of the record book, which includes meeting minutes, records of votes, vital records such as marriage records, baptismal records, and records of dismissals and admissions, membership lists, and church covenants, for the Church of Christ in Westborough, Massachusetts.
Dates
- 1724-1787
Creator
- Church of Christ (Westborough, Mass.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Access to the flash drives is restricted; please use the digital user’s copies via the NEHH online-interface. Access to the microfilm is unrestricted and open to the public.
Restrictions on Use
Items in this collection are subject to U.S. Copyright Law. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine the copyright status of collection items and to secure any permissions necessary for their reproduction and publication. Requests for permission to publish material must be discussed with the archivist or librarian.
Digital Reproductions are protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use the Digital Reproductions in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the Congregational Library & Archives for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the Congregational Library & Archives. For additional information regarding copyright, please consult the Congregational Library & Archives' Digital Collections Copyright & Use policy.
Historical Note
The town of Westborough was incorporated on November 19, 1717 and construction on the town's first meeting house completed in 1722. The Church of Christ was gathered on October 28, 1724 with Ebenezer Parkman as its minister. During the First Great Awakening, both George Whitefield and Johnathan Edwards preached at the Church of Christ. Construction began on a second meeting house in 1748, and the first service held there was on September 3, 1749. After 58 years as the church's minister, Ebenezer Parkman died on December 9, 1782. In 1825, shortly after the first train station opened in Westborough, the church reformed as the First Congregational Society.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
25.9 Gigabytes (432 TIFFs)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Church of Christ was gathered on October 28, 1724 with Ebenezer Parkman, who served the church until his death, as its minister. In 1825 the church reformed as the First Congregational Society. This collection contains digital surrogates and a microfilm copy of the record book for the Church of Christ.
Technical Requirements
To access digital user’s copies via online-interface, a java-enabled web browser is required. Internet Explorer 8.x and later, Firefox 5.x and later, Opera 12 and later, Safari 5.x and later, or any version of Google Chrome are recommended.
A microfilm reader is required in order to access microform materials. One microfilm reader is available to the public upon request.
Acquisition Information
Microfilm created at Readex Microprint Corporation in 1981 for the Westborough Public Library and a copy was made for, and deposited at, the Congregational Library & Archives at that time; no accession information available and originally accessioned as RG1413.
Digital images were gifted to the Congregational Library & Archives for use in the New England's Hidden Histories project by Anthony T. Vaver, the local history librarian at the Westborough Public Library; Acc# 2018-07.
Accruals
Additional accruals are expected for this collection in the form of full-text transcription. There is no anticipated date for this accrual.
Location of Originals
The original volume of church records is held by the Westborough Public Library in Westborough, Massachusetts.
Digital Copies
The church records were digitized as part of the New England's Hidden Histories project. Digital reproductions are available to view online.
Bibliography
Processing Information
Processed by Zachary Bodnar, March 2018, using DACS Second Edition.
Creator
- Church of Christ (Westborough, Mass.) (Organization)
- Parkman, Ebenezer, 1703-1782 (Person)
- Title
- Westborough, Mass. Church of Christ records, 1724-1787.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zachary Bodnar
- Date
- 2018-05-07
- Description rules
- 3
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository