Cruise of the U.S. Revenue marine steamer Bear [microform], 1891-1896.

United States. Revenue-Cutter Service

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Bear (Ship)

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Presbyterian Historical Society.

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Presbyterian Historical Society, the oldest denominational historical society in the country, was founded in 1852 in Philadelphia "to collect and preserve materials and promote the knowledge of the history of the Presbyterian Church." In 1952 the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. established a Dept. of History under the Office of the General Assembly, took possession of the Society's holdings, and coordinated its activities with the Historical Society, which became a volu...

Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909

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Sheldon Jackson organized pioneer Presbyterian churches and schools in the West and Alaska. He recognized the importance of women's missionary work and helped to establish the Women's Executive Committee in 1878. In 1885, he was appointed as general agent for education in Alaska. In 1891, Jackson was instrumental in introducing reindeer into Alaska to remedy the failing food supply due to whalers. He continued to be active in the church's missionary work until his death. From the des...