Women -- Societies and clubs.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
Jamestown, N.Y. First Congregational Church records, 1816-2006.
Collection
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.
Collection
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
Lincolnshire, Ill. Washburn Congregational Church records, 1895-2007.
Collection
Identifier: RG5569
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.
Dates:
1895-2007
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
Lucy A. Wilson Moore's history of the Congregational Christian Woman's Fellowship of Illinois, 1960-1963.
Collection
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.
Collection
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
Mrs. James E. Fernald's treasurer book for the Congregational Ladies Aid Society, 1870-1895. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5132
Northbridge, Mass. Centre Congregational Church records, 1782-2011.
Series
Identifier: RG5030
Abstract
The town of Northbridge, Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1772 and the First Church in Northbridge was established in 1782. The first meeting house was constructed in 1774. In 1834 a significant portion of the congregation withdrew to form the Congregational Church of Whitinsville (now the Village Congregational Church). The second meeting house was constructed in 1836. In 1879 another contingent of the church's members withdrew to form the Rockdale Congregational Church, though both...
Dates:
1782-2011
Oak Park, Ill. Harvard Congregational Church records, 1907-1997.
Collection
Identifier: RG5588
Abstract
The first meeting of the Harvard Chapel was held on January 20th, 1907, and the church was formally named the Harvard Congregational Church on February 5th, 1907. The first church building was destroyed by fire in 1916 and replaced a year later. The church joined with the United Church of Christ after the denomination’s formation. In 2005, the church merged with the Family of Faith church to form the Harvard Family United Church of Christ. The church remains open today. The collection...
Dates:
1907-1997
Pelham, Mass. United Church of Pelham records, 1920-2013. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5104
Dates:
1920-2013