Marion Friends Church, 1879-1995
Content description
Records include written histories, journal articles, newspaper clippings, building plans, correspondence, newsletters and publications: "Historic Marion;" "Marion Friends Newsletter", brochures, minutes, and bulletins.
Dates
- Creation: 1879-1995
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is available for research.
Historical note
The Marion Monthly Meeting (Marion, Oregon) was established August 16, 1890, though a Sunday school had been held earlier in the 1880s. Initial meetings were in a one-room schoolhouse. Building plans were begun in 1891. B.F. Hinshaw became the first pastor in 1892. Because of a house fire, church records from 1910-1930 were destroyed.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (one half-size blue box)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
The Marion Monthly Meeting (Marion, Oregon) was established August 16, 1890, though a Sunday school had been held earlier in the 1880s. Initial meetings were in a one-room schoolhouse. Building plans were begun in 1891. B.F. Hinshaw became the first pastor in 1892. Because of a house fire, church records from 1910-1930 were destroyed. Records include written histories, journal articles, newspaper clippings, building plans, correspondence, newsletters and publications, brochures, minutes, and bulletins.
Subject
- Hinshaw, Benjamin Franklin (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the George Fox University and Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Archives Repository