Scrapbooks.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Arlington, Mass. Pleasant Street Congregational Church records, 1842-2010.
Collection
Identifier: RG4962
Abstract
Pleasant Street Congregational Church was organized in December 1842, as the Orthodox Congregational Church of West Cambridge. Many of the original members of the Orthodox Congregational Church had been members of the First Congregational Church in Arlington but left when the church turned Unitarian in 1828. Between 1940 and 1953, Orthodox Congregational Church was renamed Pleasant Street Congregational Church. The church would officially close its doors in early 2011. This collection...
Dates:
1842-2010
Boston, Mass. Mount Vernon Congregational Church records, 1841-1969.
Collection
Identifier: RG0026
Abstract
The Mount Vernon Church was founded in 1842 by a group of enthusiastic lay men and women who felt the need of a church in Boston which would lead in the fight against indifference and Unitarianism. They invited the Rev. Edward Norris Kirk, a famous evangelist, to be their pastor. He spent thirty two years in charge of the church, from 1842 until his death in 1874. Unfortunately, most of the records of his pastorate perished in a fire in 1879. He was succeeded by Samuel Edward Herrick, pastor...
Dates:
1841-1969
Boston Seaman's Friend Society records, 1827-1923. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4681
Dates:
1827-1923
Comstock Park, MI. Comstock Park Congregational Church records, 1888-2021.
Collection
Identifier: RG5418
Abstract
On March 22, 1910, nineteen people gathered for a meeting called by Charles G. Marshall to discuss forming a church in order to fulfill the community's religious needs. As a result of the discussion, the Comstock Park Congregational Church officially formed with thirty-nine members on July 7, 1910. The church moved online once the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020 and while they saw increased engagement online, it would not be enough to keep the church going. A final service was held in...
Dates:
1910-2021
Congregational Foundation for Education records, 1917-1935.
Collection
Identifier: RG4991
Abstract
The Congregational Foundation for Education was established in 1921 by the National Council of Congregational Churches. The program was created to help facilitate the relationships between the various churches in the Chicago area. The group worked to make resources and education available across all churches. In 1927 the foundation merged with the Congregational Education Society but maintained the same name after the merger so that the organization could receive any bequests made prior to...
Dates:
1917-1935
Denver, Colo. Seventh Avenue Congregational Church records, 1884-1999.
Collection
Identifier: RG5512
Abstract
The Villa Park Congregational Church was organized, with the help of Rev. George Rose, in 1890 and construction on the first church building was completed by October of that year. In 1913, land was purchased at the intersection of West Seventh Avenue and King Street, in the Barnum neighborhood, for the purpose of constructing a new church building. That same year, the church formally voted to become the Seventh Avenue Congregational Church. The church struggled to flourish in the following...
Dates:
1884-1999
Euclid, Ohio. Hope Congregational Church records, 1908-1960.
Collection
Identifier: RG5438
Abstract
The Nottingham Congregational Church was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1908. The Euclid Congregational Church was formed in Euclid, Ohio, in 1915. In 1960, two churches merged to form the Hope Congregational Church. In 1990, the Hope Congregational Church merged into the Faith United Church of Christ in Richmond Heights, Ohio. The collection includes a record book from the Nottingham Congregational Church, a scrapbook for the Euclid Congregational Church, a letter describing the decision to...
Dates:
1908-1960
Everett, Mass. First United Parish of Everett records, 1848-2013. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5220
Dates:
1848-2013
Gardner, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1786-2023.
Collection
Identifier: RG5486
Abstract
In February 1786, thirty-three members would form the First Congregational Church of Gardner, led by town physician Rev. Jonathan Osgood. In 1830, there was a split in the congregation which resulted in a separate, Evangelical Church. They would form together again in 1846, adopting the creed of the Evangelical Church. In the 1880s, the church started to take part in the Christian Endeavor movement and the Young Ladies’ Missionary Society began teaching English to the rising population of...
Dates:
1786-2023