Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records, 1843-1994 [microform].

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Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records, 1843-1994 [microform].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42345570

Consists of church records, including the complete sacramental records; membership records, 1901-1993; minutes of the Voters' Assembly, 1878-1962; minutes of the Ladies' Aid Society, 1906-1950; financial accounts, 1896-1974; and church bulletins, 1958-1994. Also includes school records, including correspondence; minutes of the Zion Board of Education, 1916-1930; financial records, 1888-1970; student attendance records, 1855-1943; scattered gradebooks, 1919-1933; scattered yearbooks, 1952-1971; and Sunday School registrations, 1939-1950. Also includes miscellaneous historical documents, including a 1961 survey and address by Pastor C.T. Schuknecht on the transition from German to English language usage in Cleveland German Lutheran churches; and histories of Cleveland Evangelical Lutheran Churches. Also included are structural blueprints and architectural records for the church and school buildings.

24 reels of microfilm.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7448702

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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