NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG2653.AM: Evangelical Church (West Point, Neb.)
Records: 1871-1926
West Point, Cuming County, Neb.:
Size: 1 folder; 1 reel of microfilm; 1 filmstrip
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of approximately 400 items (on microfilm) arranged in two series: 1) Church Records, 1871-1926; and 2) Translation and Notes by Reverend Orville W. Matzke.
Series one (on microfilm) consists of records written for the most part in the German language: minutes of the business meetings, 1871-1928, a quarterly conference record of the West Point Mission, 1874-1912 and a mission book, 1877-1902.
Series two (on filmstrip reel# 18) consists of an English translation of the mission book and notes regarding the history of the church by Rev. O.W. Matzke.
DESCRIPTION
Series 1 – Church records, 1871-1926
Reel 1
Volume
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- 1871-1928, Trustee Book of Minutes of Business meetings
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- 1874-1912, Quarterly Conference Record, West Point mission of the Nebraska Conference
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- 1877-1902, Mission book
Series 2 – Translation and notes
Filmstrip #18
Item
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- “Notes of explanation regarding churches spoken about in history,” by Rev. O.W. Matzke
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- Translation of the mission book, 1877-1902, by Rev. O.W. Matzke, typed, 5 pp.
Folder
Item
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- “Notes of explanation regarding churches spoken about in history,” by Rev. O.W. Matzke
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- Translation of the mission book, 1877-1902, by Rev. O.W. Matzke, typed, 5 pp.
ADDED ENTRIES:
Cuming County (Neb.) — Churches
Evangelical Church (West Point, Neb.)
Germans in Nebraska
West Point (Neb.) — Churches
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