Church records and registers.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:
Boston, Mass. Brattle Street Church Peter Thatcher installation letter, 1785. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5152
Boston, Mass. Church in Brattle Square records, 1842-1861. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4783
Dates:
1842-1861
Boston, Mass. Green Street Church records, 1822-1844. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG1066
Dates:
1822-1844
Boston, Mass. Hanover Street Church records, 1825-1826, 1832. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG4853
Dates:
1825-1826; 1832
Boston, Mass. Mt. Vernon Congregational Church letter to Hubbard Winslow, 1842 May. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG0027
Boston, Mass. Old South Church records, 1659-2012.
Collection
Identifier: RG0028
Abstract
Twenty-eight lay members from the First Church in Boston founded the Old South Congregation (originally called the Third Church of Boston) in 1669. This collection includes Church records such as baptismal records, pew proprietor records, membership records, minutes of meetings for church and society, financial and legal, records of various Church committees, ministers, the Prince Library, and published material.
Dates:
1659-2012
Boston, Mass. Park Street Church records, 1804-1976, 2009
Collection
Identifier: RG1284
Abstract
The beginnings of Park Street Church date to 1804 when a "Religious Improvement Society" began holding weekly lectures and prayer meetings in Boston. Collection includes vital statistics, church records, Park Street Society and financial records, voluntary organizations, historical materials, Shawmut Church records.
Dates:
1804-1976, 2009
Boston, Mass. Salem and Mariners' Church records, 1827-1879.
Collection
Identifier: RG1070
Abstract
When the Salem Street Church formed from the Hanover Church in 1822, there were 98 members. The building was dedicated in 1827, and then George Blagden became the first minister of the Salem Street Church around 1830. During his term as minister, 275 people joined the congregation; during Joseph Towne’s term as minister, 153 people joined as well. While Edward Beecher was minister, the Salem Street Church underwent numerous renovations, and after he left the church, there were discussions of...
Dates:
1827-1879
Boston, Mass. Shawmut Church records, 1851-1918. : [manuscript]
Collection
Identifier: RG5097
Dates:
1851, 1902, 1916-1918
Boston, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1822-1984.
Collection
Identifier: RG0031
Abstract
The history of the Union Congregational Church begins with the formation of the Essex Street Church in 1819. In 1822, owing to a disagreement with the church’s pastor, a minority of the church withdrew from the Essex Street Church and reformed the Union Congregational Church. The church was substantially rebuilt in 1840 and a new church building was constructed at the corner of Columbus Avenue and West Newton Street in 1870. In 1907, the Berkley Temple Congregational Church merged into the...
Dates:
1822-1984