Girls Friendly Society of the United States of America, Diocese of Michigan, records 1896-1997

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Girls Friendly Society of the United States of America, Diocese of Michigan, records 1896-1997

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The Girls Friendly Society of the United States of America, Diocese of Michigan serves girls and women within the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. Their main function was to maintain several cottages, which were first used as vacation homes for working women in the 1890's and then slowly evolved into a summer camp for young girls. The record group includes meeting minutes, clippings, publications, and related materials.

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Girls' Friendly Society of the United States of America. Diocese of Michigan.

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Organization serving girls and women within the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. The group maintained vacation homes for working women, which later evolved into a summer camp for young girls. From the description of Girls Friendly Society of the United States of America, Diocese of Michigan photograph series. 1940s-1959 and undated. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 55011659 The Detroit Branch of the Girls Friendly Society was started in 1895 when the ...

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Michigan

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The Episcopal Diocese of Michigan was organized in 1832 by Episcopal parishes in the then territory of Michigan (which included present-day Wisconsin). From its beginning St. Paul's Church in Detroit served as the see of the diocese, and the early bishops served as rector of St. Paul's. When Michigan became a state the boundaries of the diocese were fixed as the boundaries of the state. As the church grew the bishops found it difficult to administer such a large area, and the parish...