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
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the George Fox University and Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Archives Repository