First Baptist Church of Palmyra records

Collection — microfilm reel: 1

Identifier: 6033

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

These two volumes contain minutes of monthly covenant meetings, yearly elections of trustees, and quarterly financial meeting minutes. The record begins in February 1835, and the last recorded meeting in the second volume was in November 1869. This Baptist society and church was a member of the Wayne Baptist Association, to which meetings they annually sent delegates.

Dates

1835-1865.

Creator

First Baptist Church of Palmyra (Palmyra, N.Y.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Baptist societies of Palmyra and Macedon villages (only 4-5 miles apart) held meetings together prior to 1835, but in February of that year they decided to hold separate meetings and to become separate religious societies. After certain financial arrangements, the separation was completed and the records in these volumes begin with a list of the Palmyra members and the statement of a church covenant.

Extent

1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Minutes of monthly covenant meetings, yearly election of trustees, and quarterly financial meetings (1835-1865), discussing church discipline, revival seasons, and church finances, including the construction of a new church.

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:: K.H.
Date completed:: Dec. 1978rev. July 1981
EAD encoding:: Andrea Hektor, June 2004
Date modified:: Marcie Farwell, February 2015