Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church (Put-in-Bay, Ohio) records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0970

Collection Overview

Abstract

The collection consists of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and deaths.

Dates

  • Creation: 1929 - 2002

Extent

4 Reels

Creator

Biographical / Historical

The parish of Mother of Sorrows in Put-In-Bay began as a Station of Kelley's Island in 1865. They built their first church in 1875. With the completion of the church building the status of the parish changed from a Station to a Mission.

In 1919 a site was purchased for a new church, but the parish did not begin work on the structure until November of 1927. The building was completed in July of 1929.

Mossing, Lawrence A. S.T.D. History of the Diocese of Toledo. Northern Ohio - West Central and Central Sections. Diocese of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. 1985. Pages 80 - 82.

Conditions Governing Access

There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records. No restrictions apply to the remainder of this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, 1929 - 2002, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, in June 2002, with the cooperation of Father Jeff Nordhaus of Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church.

Processing Information

This finding aid and this collection was prepared by Rachel Diegel in June 2002.

Title
Guide to the Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church (Put-in-Bay, Ohio) records
Author
Rachel Diegel, Kay Carpenter, Nick Pavlik
Date
2002, 2020, 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin