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0567: Low Gap United Baptist Church Records, 1898-1944, Marshall University Special Collections
0567: Low Gap United Baptist Church Records, 1898-1944, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists predominantly of copies of minute books for the Low Gap United Baptist Church from 1898-1944. Also included in this collection is a copy of “A Brief History of the Low Gap United Brethren Church” written by Brandon Kirk in 1993 and two photocopied photographs of the church and some church members. Because most of these materials are copies, legibility can be limited.
0491: Carrie Eldridge Combined Collection, 1678-2014, Marshall University Special Collections
0491: Carrie Eldridge Combined Collection, 1678-2014, Marshall University Special Collections
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Carrie Eldridge is a genealogical researcher in Chesapeake, Ohio. This collection contains photocopies of many county record books of the Appalachian areas of West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, ranging from the American Revolution until the early twentieth century. It also contains her personal research files on topics related to slavery and the Underground Railroad in Ohio and West Virginia as well as local history topics such as church and family histories.
0485: Burlington Presbyterian Church Records, 1826-1828, Marshall University Special Collections
0485: Burlington Presbyterian Church Records, 1826-1828, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists of eleven pages copied from the Burlington Presbyterian Church record book containing the “Record of the Establishment Proceedings of the Presbyterian Church of Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio.” The text includes a list of members, minutes and notes, and a list of baptisms between 1826 and 1828. It also includes copies of a more modern photograph of the church added later and a copy of a typed page about the Kanawha Presbytery, First Presbyterian Church in Huntington, West Virginia. Due to the fact that all pages are copies, legibility can vary.
0319: Burlington Macedonia Church (Ohio) Records, 1884-1897, Marshall University Special Collections
0319: Burlington Macedonia Church (Ohio) Records, 1884-1897, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection contains a copy of the church’s minute book from 1884-1896, containing information about church and other affairs relevant to the African American community. Given that this is a copy, the degree of legibility can vary depending on the page.
0170: Lena Hurt Typescript, 1977, Marshall University Special Collections
0170: Lena Hurt Typescript, 1977, Marshall University Special Collections
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'History of the Twentieth Street Baptist Church, Huntington, West Virginia,' from its organization in 1888 until 1976.
0060: J. L. Hensley Manuscript, 1886, Marshall University Special Collections
0060: J. L. Hensley Manuscript, 1886, Marshall University Special Collections
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Typed copy of `Rise and Progress of the Church of the United Brethren of Christ in West Virginia,' written in 1886 on the fiftieth anniversary of the church in the state, from the original manuscript in the possession of T. Clayton Parsons. Copied from the original, which was left in a cornerstone of the Jackson County (W.Va.) United Brethren Church in 1886 and recovered in 1936 when the Church was razed.