Scrapbooks.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
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
Grand Rapids, Mich. Wallin Congregational Church records, 1896-2016.
Collection
Identifier: RG5408
Abstract
The Lincoln Park Sunday School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was formed in 1894. The Barker Memorial Branch Church was formed out of the Sunday school in 1896. The church moved locations in 1906 and was renamed to Wallin Congregational Church. The church was remodeled in 1947. The church began searching for land to build a new church in 1958 and that effort was concluded in 1964 when a new church building was constructed. The church remained active in the following decades with a strong focus...
Dates:
1896-2016
Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. Clarendon Congregational Church records, 1878-1960.
Collection
Identifier: RG0102
Abstract
Clarendon Congregational Church was located in Hyde Park Boston, Massachusetts. The church was organized in 1880 and dissolved circa 1964. This collection houses administrative records including church records, meeting minutes, and scrapbooks from Clarendon Congregational Church.
Dates:
1878-1960
Illinois Home Missionary Society records, 1872-1911.
Collection
Identifier: RG4997
Abstract
The Illinois Home Missionary Society was founded in 1871 at the annual meeting of the Congregational General Association of Illinois and was incorporated in 1873. The Society first existed under the auspices of the American Home Missionary Society and shared its mission to aid the spread of Christianity throughout the states and territories by organizing churches and commissioning ministers for congregations that lacked the financial resources to supply their own. The Society records series...
Dates:
1872-1911
Iowa Conference of the United Church of Christ records, 1829-1986. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0103
Dates:
1829-1986
Joseph T. Goodwin's Collection of Rutherford Congregational Church records, 1932-1964.
Collection
Identifier: MS5357
Abstract
This collection was created by the Goodwin family and features the Rutherford, New Jersey 25th anniversary scrapbook and momentos kept by the Goodwins memorializing Jospeh: his obituary, information about the memorial stained glass windows, and memorial tribute from the Rutherford Board of Deacons.
Dates:
1932-1964
Littleton, Colo. Ridge Road United Church records, 1958-1993.
Collection
Identifier: RG5513
Abstract
Plans to build a Congregational church in Littleton, Colorado, were begun in 1958. Faith Congregational Church was formally gathered in 1959. The name of the church changed in 1967 to Littleton United Church of Christ. The name of the church changed later to Ridge Road United Church. The church likely closed in 1993. This collection contains administrative records for the Ridge Road United Church in Littleton, Colorado, as well as an extensive collection of scrapbooks. The administrative...
Dates:
1958-1993
Lowell, Mass. Eliot Union Church records, 1830-1969.
Collection
Identifier: RG0113
Abstract
The Appleton Congregational Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, was organized in 1830. In 1873, the church building was sold to the First Presbyterian Church and the church moved to a new building along Eliot Street to become the Eliot Street Church. The Kirk Street Church was organized in 1845. In 1919, the Eliot and Kirk Street Churches merged to form the Eliot Union Church. In 1955, the Eliot Union Church merged with the First Presbyterian Church to form the Eliot Presbyterian Church. The...
Dates:
1830-1969
Malden, Mass. First Church records, 1649-2016.
Collection
Identifier: RG5303
Abstract
The First Church in Malden was formed with the establishment of the town of Malden in 1649 with Rev. Marmaduke Matthews as its first pastor. Some of the pastors following Matthews included Michael Wigglesworth, Peter Thacher, Joseph Emerson, Aaron Green, Alexander McClure, Joshua Wellman, Theodore Pease, and Roy Minich. A second meeting house was built in 1658 with a third following in 1729 due to changing town borders and population size, and a fourth brick meeting house being built in...
Dates:
1649-2016
Medford, Mass. Mystic Congregational Church records, 1861-1962. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4933 (RG0160)-WRONG #
Dates:
1861-1962 (gaps)