Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A1990.17 |
Title |
Abandoned and Closed Churches and Sunday Schools: WCHS Essays, file 39, 1981-1982 |
Date |
1969-1984 |
Description |
file 39: Essays, 1982, on the subject of "Abandoned and Closed Churches and Sunday Schools"; 31 essays submitted to the Wellington County Historical Society; includes one-page invitation to submit essays for the 1981-1982 topic "Abandoned and Close[d] Churches and Sunday Schools". ESSAYS 1-15 IN FILE MARKED 39A 1. Mount Pleasant Sunday School [Guelph Twp.], by William John Fox, Waterloo (April 1982) [includes list of families the author remembers attending] - 6 pages 2. Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. Lower Nichol [Twp.], by Dave Beattie (March 1982) [includes b&w photograph of church, list of Ministers, 1878-1927) - 5 pages 3. The Ennotville Sunday School 1837-1950, by Kenneth M. Cunningham, Guelph - 6 pages 4. The History of Bethel Church, Concession 6, Upper Pilkington [Twp.] [by Mrs. E. Kraft; "as written for the 15th anniversary"; b&w photograph of church; added: computer list, 17 May 1984, of "Names on Prim. Methodist Church Quilt"; handwritten list of tombstone texts "At old cemetery 'Bethel'; note of one grave in a field, Concession 5 (Upper Pilkington Twp.)] - 3+4+5 pages 5. Church Services at Marden School, by Mrs. J.S.) Florence Dunbar, R.R. #5, Guelph (April 1982) - 2 pages 6. History of Howitt Memorial Church [Puslinch Twp.], "Concluded by Mr. A. Habermehl, 1969", by Lyla Hayden, R.R. #3, Guelph 7. Presbyterianism in Puslinch, Organization and Pastorate of Rev. W. Meldrum, by Marguerite Schultz, On behalf of Morriston Women's Institute [handwritten and typescript copy] - 1 page 8. Historical Sketch of Mimosa Presbyterian Church [Erin Twp.], by Mrs. Marjorie Jessop, Guelph; Mrs. Ed Gray, Hillsburgh; Mrs. John Root, Orton; on behalf of the Mimosa Women's Institute [includes b&w illustration of log church] - 3 pages 9. Historical Sketch of Mimosa Methodist Church [Erin Twp.], by Mrs. John Root, Orton; Mrs. Marjory Jessop, Guelph; Mrs. Ed. Gray, Hillsburgh; On behalf of the Mimosa Women's Institute [includes b&w photograph of church] - 2 pages 10. Historical Sketch of Mimosa Disciple Church 1863-1951 [Erin Twp.], by Mrs. John Root, Orton; Mrs. Marjorie Jessop, Guelph; Mrs. Ed Gray, Hillsburgh; On behalf of Mimosa Women's Institute, submitted by Mrs. Gladys Robertson Gray; includes list of Ministers 1883-1916, b&w photographs] - 4 pages 11. The Damascus United Church [West Luther Twp.], by Mrs. Ross Cook, Kenilworth [includes note on Epworth League, b&w photograph of church] - 2 pages NA 4566. 12. Binkham Sunday School [Erin Twp.], by Mrs. Hugh M. Reid (Eunice Graham), Guelph [includes handwritten and typed copy] - 3 pages 13. Abandoned and Closed Churches and Sunday Schools: Coningsby Union Church and Sunday School by Dorothy McKinnon [includes newspaper clipping "Rev. A W. Fosbury guest speaker at Coningsby Memorial Service (Erin Advocate, 15 July 1970); b&w photograph of Rev. and Mrs. C.J. Joliffe, Paul and Frances in China, bearing inscription "to our old friends the McKinnons from the Joliffes" - 6 pages 14. Erin Centre Church of Christ by (Mrs.) Marion E. Marshall, Elora (April 1982) [Includes b&w illustration and colour photograph of church; handwritten and typed copy] - 6 pages 15. Erin Township Centre Church by William B. Lane, Erin [includes "list of members who belonged to Erin Centre before Hillsburg people started in Hillsburg"] - 8 pages ESSAYS 16-31 IN FILE MARKED 39B: 16. Coningsby Church [Erin Twp.], by (Mrs.) Marion Marshall, Elora (April 1982) [includes list of "attending families that I can recall", b&w illustration of church; handwritten and typed copy] - 5 pages 17. A Century of Christian Witness - Erin Church of Christ 1873-1982, by Annie M. Cook [includes b&w and colour photographs; programme (with corrections) for Anniversary Preaching Mission, 12-16 Sept 1955; list of church officials; Cedarvale Sunday School] - 17 pages 18. Hillsburgh United Church 1925-1975 [Erin Twp.], by Henry Wheeler - 3 pgs. 19. Hillsburgh United Church 1975-1977 [Erin Twp.], by Mrs. Bert Thompson, Hillsburgh [includes list of Ministers 1925-1977, some of the first members in 1925] - 2 pages 20. St. John's Methodist Church, Orton [Erin Twp.] 1901-1966, by Mrs. Wm. Ballentine, Guelph [includes list of Ministers, 1901-1966] - 3 pgs. 21. The Closed Churches of Wellington County: The Closed Churches of Eramosa [Township], by J.B. Nelson (23 Nov. 1981) - 5 pages 22. Crewson's Corners Methodist Church [Eramosa Twp.], by Mrs. George Wallace, Rockwood [includes b&w photograph] - 6 pgs. 23. 1900 Evangelical United Brethren Church 1968, Clifford, Minto Township by Larry Newton, Clifford (30 April 1982) [includes statistics 1935-1967, for Resident Church Members, Sunday School Members, Average Per Member Givings; list of Ministers 1900-1968] - 8 pages 24. History of Wellington Street Methodist Church, Mount Forest, by Ruth Hunt, Mount Forest [includes list of Ministers 1875-1927; newspaper clipping from Mount Forest Confederate, 2 Mar. 1983 "Wellington Street landmark demolished"] - 5 pages 25. The Former St. John's Anglican Church, Farewell [Arthur Twp.], by Dorothy Reid and Adelaine Morrison [includes b&w illustrations, list of Ministers, 1892-1968] - 9 pages 26. Presbyterian Churches of Maryborough Township, by Jack Dixon, Moorefield [includes b&w illustrations; handwritten and typed copy, letter from author, 23 April 1982] - 4+5 pages 27a. The Old Sunday School - Elora, by Roberta Allan, Elora - 1 page 27b. Churches, Elora, by Roberta Allan, Elora - 1 page 27c. Salem Union Sunday School, by Roberta Allan, Elora - 1 page [includes handwritten and typed copy] 28. The Wesleyan Methodist Church, Salem and German Lutheran Church, Salem by Roberta Allan, Elora [includes handwritten and typed copy] - 2+4 pages 29. Knox Church - Dracon [West Garafraxa Twp.], by Mrs. W.F. Wilson, R.R. #1, Belwood [includes handwritten and typed copy; booklet "History of Knox Church, Dracon 1886-1961"(12 pages] - 2+4 pages 30. Cull's Sunday School, S.S. #2, West Garafraxa, Belwood Road, by Mrs. J. Irvine Black (April 1982) - 4 pgs. 31a. Shand's Union Sunday School History [West Garafraxa Twp.], by Clarissa Ostic, R.R. #4, Fergus (March 1982, 7 pages) and by John Carter [includes extracts from the Fergus News-Record 1904-1965; includes b&w photographs] - 26 pages 31b. [Found unlisted in file 7 (Schools), #18 (Ersman); transferred to Churches file, 16 Feb 2001]: [Wesleyan Methodist Church, Teviotdale], by Mrs. Ross Bridge, Palmerston (23 April 1980) [includes photocopy of leaflet: "Steward's Report of the Methodist Church, Teviotdale Circuit for 1896-1897"; includes lists of contributors with amounts, for "Teviotdale Appointment", "Union Appointment" and "Wagram Appointment"] |
Creator \ Maker |
Fox, William John [Author] |
Creator \ Maker |
Beattie, David M. [Author] Cunningham, Kenneth M. [Author] Kraft, E. (Mrs.) [Author] Unknown [NA] Dunbar, Florence [Author] Dunbar, J. S. (Mrs.) [Author] Habermehl, A. [Author] Hayden, Lyla [Author] Schultz, Marguerite [Author] Jessop, Marjorie [Author] Root, John (Mrs.) [Author] Gray, Ed (Mrs.) [Author] Cook, Ross (Mrs.) [Author] Reid, Hugh M. (Mrs.) [Author] Graham, Eunice [Author] McKinnon, Dorothy [Author] Marshall, Marion E. [Author] Lane, William B. [Author] Marshall, Marion [Author] Cook, Annie M. [Author] Wheeler, Henry [Author] Thompson, Bert (Mrs.) [Author] Ballentine, William (Mrs.) [Author] Nelson, J. B. (Mr.) [Author] Wallace, George (Mrs.) [Author] Newton, Larry [Author] Hunt, Ruth [Author] Unknown [NA] Reid, Dorothy (Mrs.) [Author] Morrison, Adelaine [Author] Dixon, Jack [Author] Allan, Roberta M. [Author] Wilson, W. F. (Mrs.) [Author] Black, J. Irvine (Mrs.) [Author] Ostic, Clarissa (Miss) [Author] Carter, John [Author] Bridge, Ross (Mrs.) [Author] |
Item Name |
Essay |
Person \ Organization |
Allan, Roberta M. Ballentine, William (Mrs.) Beattie, David M. Bethel Cemetery Bethel Methodist Church Binkham Sunday School Black, J. Irvine (Mrs.) Bridge, Ross (Mrs.) Carter, John Cedarvale Sunday School Coningsby Church Coningsby Sunday School Coningsby Union Church Cook, Annie M. Cook, Ross (Mrs.) Crewson's Corners Methodist Church Cull's Sunday School Cunningham, Kenneth M. Damascus United Church Dixon, Jack Dunbar, Florence Dunbar, J. S. (Mrs.) Ennotville Sunday School Epworth League Erin Centre Church of Christ Erin Township Centre Church Evangelical United Brethren Church Fosbury, A. W. (Rev.) Fox, William John German Lutheran Church Gray, Ed (Mrs.) Habermehl, A. Hayden, Lyla Hillsburgh United Church Howitt Memorial Church Hunt, Ruth Jessop, Marjorie Jolliffe, Charles Julius Pasmore (Mrs.) Jolliffe, Charles Julius Pasmore (Rev.) Jolliffe, Frances Jolliffe, Paul Knox Presbyterian Church Kraft, E. (Mrs.) Lane, William B. Marden School Marshall, Marion Marshall, Marion E. McKinnon, Dorothy Meldrum, W. (Rev.) Mimosa Disciples Church Mimosa Methodist Church Mimosa Presbyterian Church Mimosa Women's Institute Morrison, Adelaine Morriston Women's Institute Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Mount Pleasant Sunday School Nelson, J. B. (Mr.) Newton, Larry Ostic, Clarissa (Miss) Reid, Dorothy (Mrs.) Reid, Hugh M. (Mrs.) Root, John (Mrs.) S. S. #2 West Garafraxa Twp. Salem Union Sunday School Schultz, Marguerite Shands Union Sunday School St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Elora St. John's Methodist Church Thompson, Bert (Mrs.) Wallace, George (Mrs.) Wellington County Historical Research Society Wellington Street Methodist Church Wesleyan Methodist Church, Drayton Wheeler, Henry Wilson, W. F. (Mrs.) |
Place |
Arthur Twp. Belwood Bethel Binkham Cedarvale China Clifford Coningsby Crewson's Corners Damascus Dracon Elora Ennotville Eramosa Twp. Erin Twp. Farewell Fergus Guelph Guelph Twp. Hillsburgh Kenilworth Marden Maryborough Twp. Mimosa Minto Twp. Moorefield Mount Forest Mount Pleasant Nichol Twp. Orton Palmerston Pilkington Twp. Puslinch Twp. Rockwood Salem Teviotdale Wagram Waterloo West Garafraxa Twp. West Luther Twp. |
Subject |
Bridge Cemetery Political Quilting Religion |
Photo, Map # |
NA 4566 |
Year Range from |
1969 |
Year Range to |
1984 |
Accession # |
A1990.17 |
Containers |
MU 189 |