Main content

Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1826-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church in the Southwark section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was founded in 1790 and discontinued in 1938. The Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1826-1941, consist largely membership, marriage, and baptism records. There is also a Quarterly Conference Record dating from 1835 to 1867, one book from 1903 to 1904 consisting of burial records from both Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church in Southwark and Ebenezer Church in Havertown, and various other documents.

Held at: Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]

Main content

St. Paul's United Methodist Church records, 1867-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.75 linear feet

Abstract:

St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church built its first church building on West Green Street in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 1860. St. Paul's remained on West Green Street until its closing in 2004. The St. Paul's United Methodist Church records, 1867-2004, consist primarily of membership and vital records such as baptisms, marriages, deaths, and transfers. Also included are annual reports of various committees and pastors, reports to Charge Conferences, materials related to the church's endowment fund, papers concerning the church's closing in 2004, and a few other documents.

Held at: Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]

Main content

Trinity United Methodist Church records, 1893-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Trinity United Brethren Church in Reading, Pennsylvania was formed in 1912 as a merger of Memorial Young People's Christian Union Church (United Brethren in Christ) in Reading, Otterbein Society of the Church of United Brethren in Christ in Reading, and Salem Society of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ in Sinking Spring. Trinity United Methodist Church was discontinued in 1993. The Trinity United Methodist Church records, 1893-1993, consist of membership and vital records as well as meeting minutes (Charge Conference, Quarterly Conference, Official Board) relating to Trinity United Methodist Church, as well as membership and vital records from its three predecessor churches, and a small number of property-related documents.

Held at: Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]

Main content

Church of the Covenant Methodist Church records, 1834-1945, 1995

Extent:

2.75 linear feet

Abstract:

Salem Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1835, and re-located to Lombard and Juniper Streets in 1841. It merged with Western Methodist Episcopal Church to form Methodist Episcopal Church of the Covenant in 1894, located at 18th and Spruce Streets. Church of the Covenant Methodist Church was discontinued in 1945. Most of the Church of the Covenant Methodist Church records, 1834-1945 and 1995, are Salem Methodist Episcopal Church registers and minutes (First Leaders, trustees, and Quarterly Conference). Records from Western Methodist Episcopal Church and Church of the Covenant Methodist Church are also present.

Held at: Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]

Main content

Twenty-Ninth Street Methodist Church records, 1873-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.0 linear feet

Abstract:

The North Penn Mission (Colored), primarily catering to African American inhabitants of the neighborhood now known as the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia, was established around 1860. The congregation was renamed Twenty-Ninth Street Methodist Episcopal Church in 1875, with the construction of a new church building. Twenty-Ninth Street Methodist Church was discontinued in 1944. The Twenty-Ninth Street Methodist Church records, 1873-1944, consist of member lists, marriages, and baptisms, as well as a bound volume of Twenty-Ninth Street Methodist Episcopal Church newsletters, and a few other documents.

Held at: Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]

Main content

Preachers' Meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Philadelphia minutes, 1838-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:

2.25 linear feet

Abstract:

The Preachers' Meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Philadelphia, known at other times as the Methodist Ministers' Meeting of Philadelphia and Vicinity, was a collegial gathering of local Methodist ministers that began in the 1820s or earlier and continued into the 20th century. They often had a featured topic to discuss, were visited by a guest speaker, or considered changes to the Methodist form of worship. They also would occasionally comment on some pressing social issue or read memoirs of fellow clergy who died. The Preachers' Meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Philadelphia minutes, 1838-1942, consist entirely of minute books.

Held at: Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]

Main content

Upper Moreland Historical Association subject files, 1909-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:

40.0 linear feet

Abstract:

The Upper Moreland Historical Association subject files, 1909-2012, are comprised of various materials collected by the association relating to the history of Upper Moreland Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Held at: Upper Moreland Historical Association [Contact Us]

Main content

Upper Moreland Historical Association photographs and audiovisual materials collection, 1918-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:

5.75 linear feet

Abstract:

The Upper Moreland Historical Association photographs and audiovisual materials collection, 1918-2012, is comprised primarily of original and reproduction photographs, with a small number of slides, film reels, and audio reels. These materials relate to Montgomery County, Upper Moreland Township, and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

Held at: Upper Moreland Historical Association [Contact Us]

Main content

William H. Molloy papers, 1925-1971 (bulk) 1804-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:

2.5 linear feet

Abstract:

William H. Molloy (1890-1980) was a real estate agent and resident of Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The bulk of the William H. Molloy papers, 1804-1971, is materials relating to his work as a real estate agent, including deeds, mortgages, estate papers, and other related materials. There are also family photographs and papers in the collection.

Held at: Upper Moreland Historical Association [Contact Us]

Main content

Exton Area Jaycee Wives local history clippings scrapbooks, 1964-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.0 linear feet

Abstract:

Uwchlan Township and adjacent Exton (Chester County, Pennsylvania) were settled by Europeans in the early 18th century. The area was sparsely populated by farmers until a development boom following the end of World War II. The Exton Area Jaycee Wives local history clippings scrapbooks, 1964-1991, consist of five volumes about Uwchlan Township and Exton local history compiled by the Exton Area Jaycee Wives, a local branch of the service group Junior Chamber International.

Held at: Uwchlan Township Historical Commission [Contact Us]