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By Trent Catlett
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection documents the history of the Kirksville Christian Church in Madison County, Kentucky. It includes membership rolls from the beginning of the church, church bulletins, church financial reports and Ladies Aid Society meeting minutes and financial records. A history of the church and materials from the church centennial celebration are also included.
Collection Historical Note
Kirksville Christian Church was organized in 1849, with the present frame building constructed in 1878. The church building was built on one acre of land donated by David & Sallie Willis who lived at adjoining property called Harmony Hall. Early church members included the following families: Arbuckle, Bogie, Cornelison, Covington, Long, Moran, Walker, and Whitlock.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Turner, Carl
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Barcode: 31234013924707
- Folder 1: Centennial of the Kirksville Christian Church, 1949
- Photo album documenting the centennial celebration of the Kirksville Christian Church and a memorial book with signatures of attendees. The album contains pictures of the event with many images of church members.
- Folder 2: Kirksville Church Financial Records, 1910-1916
- Ledger showing church expenses and a record of member's tithes.
- Folder 3: Church Register and Record, 1899-1975
- Membership rolls indicating date joined the church and how, and date left and where they went. Includes marriages performed at the church, limited meeting minutes, and list of deacons and pastors.
- Folder 4: Kirksville Membership Pledges, 1922-1923
- Lists all members and the dollar amount they pledged to the church for the year and documents money received toward the pledge.
- Box 2
- Barcode: 31234013924715
- Folder 1: Church Membership Rolls, 1849-1902
- List of church members and financial records including contributions from individual church members. Payments to pastoral leaders is also noted.
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1895-1962
- Contains handwritten letters relating to church membership, the Centennial celebration and other church business. Correspondants include George H. Hocker, Earl Nave, Alice Whitlock Hazeltine, William H. Everton, Willard A. Guy, Delia Tinder, and Harry B. Partin.
- Folder 3: Financial Reports, 1921-1996
- Scattered financial reports and receipts.
- Folder 4: History of the Church and the Members
- Typed document that outlines the history of the church and some of the members of the church.
- Folder 5: Kirksville Ladies Aid Society, 1906
- Meeting minutes and financial records.
- Folder 6: Kirksville Ladies Aid Society, 1939
- Meeting minutes.
- Folder 7: Kirksville Ladies Aid Society, 1949-1952
- Correspondence, notes and financial records relating to the society.
- Folder 8: Ladies Missionary Society/Christian Women's Fellowship Minutes, 1951-1962
- Meeting minutes and financial records
- Folder 9: Notes and Ads
- Handwritten announcing dinner, ads, blank checks, and a tiny apron.
- Folder 10: Church Bulletins
- Folder 11: The Tracker, 1970
- A newsletter called The Tracker that mentions Kirksville Christian Church in one of the articles.
