Zion Episcopal Church of Palmyra records
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The records of Zion Episcopal Church of Palmyra document the activities of the church administration and give statistical information concerning the parishioners. Included in the collection is one volume (1823- 95) containing information on marriages, baptisms, confirmations, burials, communicants, and newspaper coverage of parish events. One volume of vestry minutes (1827-1917) contains entries of official church functions, financial matters and notes of elections to various offices. A third group of records is a series of annual sermons from 1852-61.
Dates
- 1823-1917.
Creator
- Zion Episcopal Church of Palmyra (Palmyra, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)
Abstract
Baptismal and membership records for 1823-1895, one volume of vestry minutes (1827-1917) with entries on official church functions, financial matters and elections, and a sreies of annual sermons (1852-1861).
COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT
NOTE: Collection microfilmed out of order.
Physical Description
Microfilm
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- S.L.
- Date completed:
- Nov. 1978
- EAD encoding:
- Andrea Hektor, June 2004
- Date modified:
- Marcie Farwell, February 2015
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by S.L.
- Date
- June 2004
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu