By Sarah Hill
Collection Overview
Title: Hays Fork Baptist Church Records, 1860-present
Creator: Hays Fork Baptist Church (Kingston, Ky.) (1819-)
Extent: 1.28 Cubic Feet
Date Acquired: 03/01/2019
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains records from the Hays Fork Baptist Church. Included are deeds for the church, minutes of church business meetings, dedication services, By-Laws, membership records, and church histories. One church record book from 1800s includes a section for the Black members of the Hays Fork Church.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Source:
Smith, Samuel
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Barcode: 31234013792377
- Folder 1: Church Deeds, 1990-2007
- Contains correspondence from surveyors and trustees for deeds.
- Folder 2: History, 1813-2007
- Folder 3: Dedication Service, 2007
- Contains history and programs used in the 2007 dedication service of the church.
- Folder 4: By-Laws
- Multiple versions of the By-Laws and proposed By-Laws.
- Folder 5: New Member Packet, 1984
- Folder of history, a copy of the By-Laws, special invitations, Certificate of Incorporation, the church covenant, and other events.
- Folder 6: Miscellaneous
- Contains a church newspaper and a letter for the members of the church discussing church attendance.
- Folder 7: Church Minute Book, 1860-1897
- This volume of church records includes a list of Black members of the church.
- Folder 8: Church Minute Book, 1898-1956
- Folder 9: Church Minute Book, 1956-1972
- Box 2
- Barcode: 31234013792385
- Folder 1: Church Minute Book, 1974-2000
- Folder 2: Church Minute Book, 2000-2018
- Box 3: Membership Books
- Barcode: 31234013792393
- Item 1: Church Membership Records, 1960
- Item 2: Church Membership Records, 1974
- Item 3: Church Membership Records