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Women -- Societies and clubs.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

Fitchburg, Mass. Calvinistic Congregational Church records, 1805-2006.

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Identifier: RG5368
Abstract The Calvinistic Congregational Church of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was formally gathered as the Calvinistic Congregational Society on June 14, 1805. The first meeting house was built in 1806, the second in 1845, and the third, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in 1897. The church joined the United Church of Christ in 1961. In 1967, the church joined with the First Methodist Church of Fitchburg to form the Faith United Parish. This collection documents the history and...
Dates: 1805-2006

Graham Society records, 1817-1831.

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Identifier: RG0722
Abstract

Founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1817, the Graham Society was an all-female benevolent society that provided clothing to students and seminaries at the Phillips Academy and Andover Theological Seminary, both in Andover, Massachusetts. The Graham Society records include the official records of the society, including founding documents, meeting minutes, and officer lists, membership lists, member donation records, and correspondence with an Amherst sewing circle.

Dates: 1817-1831

Halifax, Mass. Congregational Church records, 1734-1932.

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Identifier: RG5192
Abstract

A Congregational church was officially formed in Halifax in 1734, with 53 founding members. A second meeting house was built in 1852. In 1842 a Ladies Sewing Circle was organized and continued to be central to church life. The Halifax Congregational Church is now a member of the United Church of Christ, and continues to serve the community today. This collection consists of early administrative records for the Congregational Church and the associated parish in Halifax.

Dates: 1734-1932

Haverhill, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1719-2011.

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Identifier: RG5027
Abstract Haverhill was first settled by Puritans in 1640. Rev. John Ward was officially installed as the pastor of the First Parish in 1645 and the first meeting house was constructed in 1648. The second meeting house was completed in 1699 and the third was completed in 1766. In 1833 the First Parish became Unitarian and the Congregationalist dissenters formed the Independent Congregational Church and Society which was later renamed to the Centre Congregational Church and Society. In 1859 a large...
Dates: 1719-2011

Jamestown, N.Y. First Congregational Church records, 1816-2006.

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Identifier: RG5049
Abstract The First Congregational Church of Jamestown first gathered in 1816. They would join the Presbyterian Church from 1818 until 1835. From then on, they were members of Congregationalist Church and also became a member of the UCC. Starting September 1, 2015 the church no longer gathered in its original location, instead holding joint services alongside Pilgrim Memorial UCC, also located in Jamestown. This collection contains numerous records from the First Congregational Church of Jamestown....
Dates: 1816-2006

Lincoln, R.I. Sayles Memorial Church records, 1860-2012.

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Identifier: RG5381
Abstract William Francis Sayles gathered together 36 residents of Moshassuck (later Saylesville) in June 1860. At first they organized the Friends' District Union Sabbath School, which would be become Sayles Memorial Church. Mr. Sayles had originally opened the school for his employees' children but in 1873 decided to build Sayles Memorial Chapel. The building was partially a memorial to both his and his brother's dead children. The church remained a part of the Sayles estate until the 1950s. In 1954...
Dates: 1860-2012

Lowell, Mass. Eliot Union Church records, 1830-1969.

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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

Lucy A. Wilson Moore's history of the Congregational Christian Woman's Fellowship of Illinois, 1960-1963.

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Identifier: RG5352
Abstract The Congregational Christian Woman's Fellowship of Illinois was an important institution which provided both monetary aid and personnel to local churches as well as providing aid for global missionary work.The collection includes a typewritten historical sketch of the Congregational Christian Woman's Fellowship of Illinois. The history includes biographical sketches of the organization's presidents, the historical roots of women's missionary societies in Illinois, and the complex...
Dates: 1960-1963

Maynard, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1850-2017.

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Identifier: RG5354
Abstract The Union Congregational Church was Maynard’s first parish. It was first founded on July 23, 1850 as the Evangelical Union Society. Its creation formed when eight members of the community met at the newly built railroad station and voted to organize a Sunday School. Amory Maynard was the first Superintendent. The Evangelical Union Society was incorporated in 1852 with the first parish being called the Union Church. On August 10, 1927, a constitution and bylaws were adopted and the church...
Dates: 1850-2017