St. John's United Church of Christ (Holgate, Ohio) records
Collection Organization
Four volumes of record books as well as index cards provide such membership information as baptisms, confirmations, marriages, communicants, and funerals for the years 1860 to 1990. Congregational and consistory meeting minutes are included in two volumes of minute books which date from 1875 to 1962. A newspaper published by St. John's Reformed Church in La Crosse, Wisconsin and St. John's in Holgate is included in this collection and dates from October 1922 to March/April 1925. Starting in October 1924, St. John's in Holgate became the single publisher of this newspaper. The newspaper contains membership information, religious writings, and annual reports, and was titled, "The Pastor's Helper." A few newspaper clippings on the building of the church are available for 1953, 1955 and 1957. Completing this collection is a financial ledger, possibly a donation record, dating from 1867 to 1894.
Record Book, 1860-1881
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- Creation: 1860-1881
Record Book (includes minutes of church committee and boards for 1902-1924), 1881-1901
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- Creation: 1881-1901
Record Book, 1901-1923
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- Creation: 1901-1923
Index Cards (First set is alphabetical by member name and date from the 1920s to the 1930s. Second set is divided by function, i.e., baptism, confirmation, funeral, marriage, and date from 1922-1960, with the confirmation records also dating from 1969-1988), 1922-1960
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- Creation: 1922-1960
Record Book, 1960-1990
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- Creation: 1960-1990
"The Pastor's Helper", October 1922-March/April 1925
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- Creation: October 1922-March/April 1925
Meeting Minute Book, 1871-January 1924
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- Creation: 1871-January 1924
Meeting Minute Book, 1923-1960, 1962
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- Creation: 1923-1960
- Creation: 1962
Financial Ledger, 1867-1894
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- Creation: 1867-1894
Newsclippings, 1953-1967 (scattered dates)
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- Creation: 1953-1967 (scattered dates)