Guide to the First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records, 1852-1928 AIS.1989.11

Table of Contents

Summary Information

History

Scope and Content

Administrative Information

Controlled Access Headings

Previous Citation

Collection Inventory

Series I. General Church Records,1852-1928

Series II. Cemetery Records,

Series III. Anniversary Booklets & Clippings,

Summary Information

Repository

ULS Archives & Special Collections

Title

First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records

Creator

First Congregational Church (Etna, Pa.).

Collection Number

AIS.1989.11

Date

1852-1928

Extent

1.0 microfilm reel (528 frames)

Abstract

The records of First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. consist of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, cemetary maps, and lot owners; anniversary books (1919, 1939, 1949, 1989); newspaper clippings; services (1970-1975); and church history. Digital reproductions of the microfilm are available online.

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History

The First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa., was founded by German and Swiss descendants on the corner of Locust and Walnut Streets in Centerville (today Etna), in 1849. Originally known as the German United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Centerville, it has gone through several name changes becoming the Independent German United Evangelical Church of Etna in 1852, the United Evangelical Protestant Church in 1919, and First Congregational Church in 1929.

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Scope and Content

The records of First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa., consist of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, cemetary maps, and lot owners; anniversary books (1919, 1939, 1949, 1989); newspaper clippings; services (1970-1975); and church history.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

ULS Archives & Special Collections, September 1989

Revision Description

 Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to EAD Version 2002 July 1, 2006

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Copyright

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Acquisition Information

These records were a gift from First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. 1989.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by John Thompson in September, 1989.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Dan Horvath in September, 2003. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 1430856

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of the collection are available online.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection has been microfilmed by Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society in cooperation with Archives Service Center with permission, from originals located at First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

• First Congregational Church (Etna, Pa.).
• German United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Centerville (Etna, Pa.).
• Independent German United Evangelical Church of Etna (Etna, Pa.).
• United Evangelical Protestant Church (Etna, Pa.).

Genre(s)

• Church records
• Death records
• Marriage records

Geographic Name(s)

• Etna (Pa.) -- Church history

Subject(s)

• Baptismal records -- Pennsylvania -- Etna
• Church buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Etna
• Churches and Synagogues
• Confirmation records -- Pennsylvania -- Etna
• Congregational churches -- Pennsylvania -- Etna
• Ethnic groups
• German Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Etna
• Swiss Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Etna

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Previous Citation

First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records, AIS.1989.11, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

First Congregational Church, Etna, Pa. Records, 1849-1928.

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Collection Inventory