Lincolnshire, Ill. Washburn Congregational Church records, 1895-2007.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains both administrative and membership records for the Washburn Congregational Church in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The records include meeting minutes and other types of church records, cradle rolls, membership records, auxiliary club records, women's group records, and scrapbooks.
Dates
- 1895-2007
Creator
- Washburn Congregational Church (Lincolnshire, Ill.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Access to this collection 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.
Historical Note
The Washburn Congregational Church was gathered in the summer of 1895 in Half Day, Illinois. It was named after Seth Washburn, who had been appointed as the first postmaster in Lake County in 1836 and whose land the church was built on after his descendants donated it. Though the church building never changed after its initial construction, the town borders surrounding it fluctuated between Half Day, Prairie View, and finally Lincolnshire. The church joined the United Church of Christ. The church closed around 2011, the last year it appears in the UCC yearbook.
Extent
1.21 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Washburn Congregational Church was gathered in the summer of 1895 in Half Day, Illinois. Due to the changes of town borders, the church existed in Half Day, Prairie View, and then finally Lincolnshire. The church closed around 2011. This collection contains both administrative and membership records and includes meeting minutes, vital records, auxiliary club records, and scrapbooks.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into chronological order by start date.
Acquisition Information
Materials were donated to the Congregational Library & Archives by the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ in December 2024; accession number 2024-46. The 1895 correspondence and the 1954 annual report were transferred to the archive from the library, January 2026.
Bibliography
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Zachary Bodnar, January 2026, according to the rules of Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
- Baptismal records.
- Church membership.
- Church records and registers.
- Half Day (Ill.) -- Church history.
- Lincolnshire (Ill.) -- Church history.
- Marriage records.
- Necrologies.
- Prairie View (Ill.) -- Church history.
- Scrapbooks.
- Washburn Congregational Church (Half Day, Ill.)
- Washburn Congregational Church (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
- Washburn Congregational Church (Prairie View, Ill.)
- Women -- Societies and clubs.
Creator
- Washburn Congregational Church (Lincolnshire, Ill.) (Organization)
- Washburn Congregational Church (Half Day, Ill.) (Organization)
- Washburn Congregational Church (Prairie View, Ill.) (Organization)
- Title
- Lincolnshire, Ill. Washburn Congregational Church records, 1895-2007.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zachary Bodnar
- Date
- 2026-01-13
- Description rules
- 3
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository