Sylvania United Church of Christ (Sylvania, Ohio) records
Collection Organization
The collection consists of eighteen volumes of Record Books, minutes of various organizations within the Church, and minutes of community organizations with close ties to the Church. Also included are several written histories and a church directory. The collection spans the dates 1834, when the Church first organized, through 1941. Specifically, the Record Books, dating from 1834 to 1926, include Session minutes and membership information, with some of the membership information such as baptisms and deaths included within the minutes. Organizational records include the Ladies Aid Society minutes, 1897 to 1921; the Congregational Society of Sylvania minutes, 1847 to 1896; the Men's Club of the Congregational Church minutes, 1903 to 1919; the Men's Forum minutes, 1938-1941; the Sylvania Township Sunday School Association minutes, 1892 to 1922; and the Sylvania Women's Christian Temperance Union minutes, 1910 to 1914.
Record Book, 1834-1853
membership listing includes information through 1868
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- Creation: 1834-1853
Record Book, 1853-1897
membership listing includes information from 1834-1897
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- Creation: 1853-1897
Record Book, 1896-1909
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- Creation: 1896-1909
Record Book, 1904-1926
membership listing includes information from 1856-1924
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- Creation: 1904-1926
Ladies Aid Society Minute Book, April 1897-September 1900
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- Creation: April 1897-September 1900
Ladies Aid Society Minute Book, October 1900-September 1901
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- Creation: October 1900-September 1901
Ladies Aid Society Minute Book, October 1901-September 1902
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- Creation: October 1901-September 1902
Ladies Aid Society Minute Book, October 1902-October 1903
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- Creation: October 1902-October 1903
Ladies Aid Society Minute Book, October 1903-October 1904
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- Creation: October 1903-October 1904
Ladies Aid Society Minute Book, October 1904-October 1905
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- Creation: October 1904-October 1905
Ladies Aid Society Minute Book, October 1905-September 1906
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- Creation: October 1905-September 1906
Ladies Aid Society Minute Book, October 1906-December 1913
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- Creation: October 1906-December 1913
Ladies Aid Society Minute Book, January 1914-December 1921
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- Creation: January 1914-December 1921
Congregational Church Society of Sylvania Minute Book, March 1847-1896
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- Creation: March 1847-1896
Sylvania Township Sunday School Association Minute Book, 1892-1922
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- Creation: 1892-1922
Sylvania Women's Christian Temperance Union Minute Book, 1910-1914
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- Creation: 1910-1914
Men's Club of the First Congregational Church Minute Book (formerly called the Sylvania Business Men's Association), 1903-1919
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- Creation: 1903-1919
Men's Forum Minute Book, 1939-1941
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- Creation: 1939-1941
Church history written by A.B. West, January 1895
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- Creation: January 1895
"Congregational Church: Its Beginnings and Its Growth," by Mrs. O.S. Comstock (includes program), 1899
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- Creation: 1899
"Reminiscences of the Old Church," by Mrs. Mary Etta Randall, 1909
inlcudes typed transcription, program and photograph
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- Creation: 1909
A History of the Sylvania Community Church, 1934
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- Creation: 1934
Directory of the Congregational Church and Allied Organizations, 1916
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- Creation: 1916