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RG2661.AM: Saron Evangelical Lutheran Church (Saronville, Nebraska)
Records, etc.: 1872-1932
Saronville, Clay County, Nebraska:
Size: One reel of microfilm
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Saron Evangelical Lutheran Church collection is arranged in two series: 1) Constitution and minutes, 1872-1932 and 2) History of the church. Series one consists of two volumes containing handwritten entries commencing December 6, 1872. The constitution and a portion of the minutes are written in the Swedish language. Series two consists of a four page historical sketch of this church founded by Swedish farmers in 1872. The author and date of this sketch are unknown. The collection relates to the history and activities of the church and community.
These items were loaned to the Nebraska State Historical Society for microfilming on August 8, 1956, by Reverend Delpho Peterson, pastor of the Saron Evangelical Lutheran Church, as part of the Norden Club project in Scandinavian history. The records have been digitized from the microfilm. See the link below the inventory.
INVENTORY
Series 1 – Records
Constitution and minutes, 2 volumes, 1872-1932
Series 2 – History
Early History of the Saron Lutheran Church, community and town of Saronville, typed, 4 pp.
Digital records of the Saron Evangelical Lutheran Church (PDF)
Subject headings:
Clay County, Neb. — Religious institutions and affairs
Evangelical Church in Nebraska
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nebraska
Lutheran Church in Nebraska
Saron Evangelical Lutheran Church (Saronville, Neb.)
Saronville, Neb.
Swedes in Nebraska
01-11-2007 Revised TMM
