Finding aid for the First Congregational Church, Randolph, Ohio, Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: First Congregational Church, Randolph, Ohio
Title: First Congregational Church, Randolph, Ohio, Records
Dates: 1846-1899
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The First Congregational Church was founded in 1812 in Randolph, Portage County, Ohio. The collection consists of constitution, minutes (1855-1887), financial records, membership lists, admission procedures, creed and covenant, rules and regulations, baptisms, and a history of the church from 1802-1891, written in 1899. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed.

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MS Number MS 0040
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The First Congregational Church, Randolph, Ohio Records, 1846-1899, consist of constitution, minutes (1855-1887), financial records, membership lists, admission procedures, creed and covenant, rules and regulations, baptisms, and a history of the church from 1802-1891, written in 1899.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Randolph, Ohio and Portage County, Ohio. Those interested in the history of the First Congregational Church in Randolph, and the history of congregationalism in the mid to late nineteenth centuries will find this collection useful. Genealogists will find the baptism records useful.

The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed.

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Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Baptismal certificates -- Ohio -- Randolph.
Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Randolph.
Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Randolph.
Randolph (Ohio) -- Church history -- 19th century.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 40 First Congregational Church, Randolph, Ohio Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Other Finding Aid

The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed.

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Detailed Description of The Collection

First Congregational Church, Randolph, Ohio Records 1846-1899

Box Folder
1 1 Volume of organizational records 1846-1884
1 2 Volume of organizational records 1856-1886
1 3 Volume of organizational records 1875-1887
1 4 Volume of organizational records 1899