NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG4092.AM: German Evangelical Lutheran Church (Elmwood, Neb.)
Records: 1898-1920
Elmwood, Cass County, Neb.
Size: 1 volume
BACKGROUND NOTE
The first Lutheran congregation in Elmwood was organized by William Schick, a nearby farmer, in 1891. Services were held in the Schick home and then in the GAR Hall until a church was built in 1892.
Services were held in German until 1918 when the congregation was reorganized as an English Evangelical Lutheran Church. In September 1920 services were discontinued and the church property turned over to the Evangelical Synod of the Lutheran Church in Nebraska.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection of the Elmwood, Nebraska German Evangelical Lutheran Church consists of a photocopy of one volume in one series: 1) Records, 1898-1920.
This volume contains two constitutions in German and one in English and various lists of members. The baptisms, marriages and burials are from the last years of the church’s existence.
INVENTORY
Volume
- Records, 1898-1920
Subject headings:
Cass County (Neb.)
Church records and registers
Elmwood (Neb.)
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Religion
APD/sm 06-17-1982
