MICHIANA HISTORY PUBLICATIONS
HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS ON: Religion
ILLINOIS-INDIANA-MICHIGAN-OHIO AND SELECTED OTHER STATES
Immigrants, Baptists, and the Protestant Mind in America.
By Lawrence B. Davis. University of Illinois Press. 1973. 230 pages. Hardcover.Note: Dust jacket has a little wear.
Davis examines the changing ideas and attitudes of Northern Baptists in response to immigration from 1880 to 1925. He notes the impact of missionary work upon immigrant ethnic groups as well as the influence of converted immigrants on native Baptists. Will accept money orders, cashier’s checks, or personal checks.
Price: $20.00
First Baptist Church - Michigan - Adrian
First Baptist Church, Adrian, Michigan. United Church Directories. No date. 24 pages. Softcover.
This little booklet contains photographs, names and addresses of the membership.
Price: 6.50
First Baptist Church - Indiana - Anderson
First Baptist Church. Anderson, Indiana. 20th Century Publications and Printing. 1977. Unpaged (about 38 pages). Softcover.
Note: ex-library copy.
Contains no history of the congregation, but every page is filled with photographs of the members in various activities. Provides a complete listing of members and their addresses.
Price: $8.00
General
Polish National Catholic Church, Independent Movements, Old Catholic Church and Related Items. An Annotated Bibliography compiled and edited by Bernard Wielewinski. Boulder, Colorado: East European Monographs.. 1990. 750 pages plus appendix. Hardcover.
Note: red mark on front edge of book.
Designed to identify primary and secondary sources of important materials relating to the Polish National Church.
Price: $35.00
Indiana - Anderson
St. Mary's Catholic Church. Anderson, Indiana. 1979. Unpaged. (About 144 pages) Softcover.
Note. Ex-library copy.
The first Mass in the present St. Mary's parish was said in a log hut at the corner of 8 Price: $8.00
Indiana - Fort Wayne
Fifty Golden Years. St. John the Baptist Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana. No place of publication (Fort Wayne?). No publisher (Anniversary Book Staff). No date (1979?). 66 pages. Hardcover.
Note: Includes loose copies of the 50 St. John's was established when the district south of Rudisill began to develop, and Bishop Noll felt that a Catholic church and school should be part of the community. Discusses the various pastors of the church , some memories of contemporary parishioners, several older photographs, but mostly photographs of contemporary parishioners, organizations, an individual families. The last 10 pages contain a listing of over 100 parish members and their addresses.
Price: $15.00
Indiana - La Porte
Sacred Heart Church, LaPorte, Indiana. October 31, 1971. No Publisher. 1971? 38 pages. Hardcover.
This is a book covering the dedication of the new church. Contains many photographs of the inside of the church, as well as photographs of various committees and church members.
Price: $7.50
Indiana - South Bend
Holy Cross and the South Bend Polonia. By Donald Stabrowski. Notre Dame: Indiana Province Archives Center. 1991. 89 pages. Softcover.
Discusses the Priests and Brothers of the Congregation of the Holy Cross and their work among the polish immigrants in St. Joseph County, Indiana, beginning as early as 1877.
Price: $8.00
Michigan - Bulletins
The Messenger. January - December 1960. The Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order, Detroit, Michigan. About 140 pages. Hardcover. Note: Possession stamp: "Capuchin Seminary of St. Mary, Crown Point, Indiana. No. P298" Also contains a check-out card in the back.
Covers transfers, appointments, jubilees, church prayers and holy days for each month and several lengthy obituaries.
Price: $3.00
Michigan - Dearborn
A Century of Conquest, 1852 - 1952. The Story of St. Alphonsus Parish, Dearborn, Michigan. Dearborn: St. Alphonsus Parish. 1952. 196 pages. Hardcover.
Contains many photographs, a listing of World War Honor Roll members, and much more.
Price: $12.50
Michigan - Detroit
The Catholic Church in Detroit, 1701 - 1888. By George Pare. Detroit: The Gabriel Richard Press. 1951. 716 pages. Softcover.
The church came to Detroit in 1701 when Cadillac chose Fort Pontchartrain as his settlement. The book provides vivid details of the heroic labors of the French missionaries; the establishment of missions throughout the Great Lakes, including the mission at St.Joseph; the French period of occupation in Detroit, including British and American conflict through 1796 when the Americans took over possession of the area; the transition era of Father Gabriel Richard which spanned the end of the French period and the establishment of the Diocese during the early American period; the War of 1812; detailed information on the Diocese for each of the early Bishops, a chapter on Indian missions and schools; and much more.
Price: $15.00
Seasons of Grace. A History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. By Leslie Woodcock Tentler. Wayne State University Press. 1990. 598 pages. Softcover. The Diocese of Detroit was created in 1833.
This book is a carefully researched and documented account of the history of Catholicism in southeastern lower Michigan from 1833 to 1958. From this historical perspective , we can comprehend the remarkably strong, stable, and unquestioning loyalty to the diocese and to the Pope in the years of the golden age of Roman Catholic orthodoxy which was remarkably rich in achievement and pride. Tentler's research is exhaustive and meticulous. The book is a worthy contribution not only to church history, but also to the history of southern lower Michigan. (Michigan Historical Review).
Price: $17.95
Minnesota
Note: ex library copy. Holder for checkout card has been torn out of book, leaving marks.
The history of early Great Lakes missionary work includes priests like Fathers Vincent Baden, Gabriel Richard and Frederic Baraga. Serving alongside with them was Father Francis Xavier Pierz, whose main missionary focus was the western part of the Great Lakes, including Detroit, Green Bay, and many more places. He was already sixty seven years old, when he arrived at St. Cloud, Minnesota in 1852 and he spent the remainder of his life establishing a strong Church. The book covers historical events in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota from the mid 1770's to the mid 1800's, then focus on St. Cloud from 1852 to 1880 when, at the age of ninety-five, Pierz passed to his eternal reward.
Price: $12.00
Michigan - Grand Rapids
In Charity Unfeigned. The Life of Father Francis Xavier Pierz. By William P. Furlan. St. Cloud: Diocese of St. Cloud. 1952. 270 pages. Hardcover.
South Congregational Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan. (The United Church of Christ) Madison Avenue at Alger, S. E. Pictorial Church Diectories of America, Inc. No date. Unpaged (36 pages). Plastic comb binding.
Established in 1878, South Church has long been identified with the religious and cultural life of metropolitan Grand Rapids. This book contains no history. It contains photographs of all church members as well their names and addresses..
Illinois - Springfield
Ministers of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Springfield, Illinois 1833 - 1962. By Charles Foster McElroy. Printed as a private edition by the Bethany Press. 1962. 287 pages. Hardcover.
The Congregation of First Christian Church, Springfield, Illinois was organized April 23, 1833. At first it met in homes of members, but by 1834 the first church building was erected. At the time of this writing, the congregation was in its fourth building. This book provides a listing of all of its pastors, along with detailed sketches of each of their lives as well as sketches of their wives.
Price: $10.00
Illinois - Chicago
The Great Forty Years in the Diocese of Chicago, A. D. 1893 to 1943. By the Reverend John Henry Hopkins, Rector Emeretus of the Church of the Redeemer, Chicago. The Centenary Fund of the Diocese of Chicago, Inc. 1936. 242 pages. Hardcover.
Note: a little spotting on inside back cover.
Hopkins contrasts the early days of the Diocese in 1893 as "then" with 1943 being the "now" time period. Comparisons are made of population differences, provides in-depth coverage of the various Bishops of the Diocese as well as other outstanding clergymen, gives a history of the Woman's Auxiliary and other church clubs and organizations.
Price: $15.00
Indiana
Episcopal Bishops in Indiana. A Churchwoman's Retrospective. By Sarah S. Pratt. Indianapolis: Pratt Poster Co. 1934. 83 pages. Softcover.
Note: Front cover is present but detached from book. Some notes, written in pencil, scattered through the book.
The original diocese of Indiana has existed for one hundred years, and the writer of these memoirs has been a par of its for most of these years. The book discusses early mission activities, biographical and other information all of the Bishops from Bishop Jackson Kemper through Bishop Joseph Marshall Francis, as well as women's auxiliaries.
Price: $3.50
Our Heritage: A History of the First Seventy-Five years of the Diocese of Northern Indiana. By Robert J. Center. Petersen Printing Corporation. No date (possibly 1973). 68 pages. Softcover.
Discusses formation of the diocese, the impact of the Depression and World War II on the diocese, installation of Bishop Sheridan, and a listing (as of 1973) of churches within the diocese.
Price: $10.00
Illinois - Springfield
The First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Springfield. A Centennial History. By George L. Rinkliff. Muhlenberg Press. 1941. 202 pages. Hardcover.
Note: unsigned notation "I was transferred from Auburn Lutheran to First Lutheran on April 29, 1951. I received this book May 5, 1957. "
The history of this Springfield, Ohio congregation begins in a time of great stress in American Lutheranism, where the "New Measure Movement" was attempting to make inroads into contemporary Lutheran beliefs and values. The champion of this movement was Dr. Ezra Keller, a dominating character of the congregation's early history. The congregation was organized in November of 1841, and by 1844 Keller had become its minister. Also discusses the establishment of Wittenberg College, the other ministers associated with the church, the various buildings and associations.
Price: $20.00
Indiana - Fort Wayne
"Ecclesia Plantanda". The Story of One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years Planting - - Expanding - - Promoting the Church. By Trinity English Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Fort Wayne, Indiana 1846 - 1971. By Rev. Paul Hartzell Krauss, D. D. Fort Wayne Public Library. 1971. 53 pages. Softcover.
The history of the Trinity English Lutheran Church of Fort Wayne is particularly significant for four reasons: 1) it is the oldest exclusively English-speaking Lutheran Church in northeastern Indiana 2) Through its founder, Henry Rudisill, its roots go back not only to the beginnings of Fort Wayne but of America, through its "grandfather" church, Trinity Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 3) I has had an extraordinary experience in having had only two pastors covering a century from 1868 to 1967, and 4) it has exercised a considerable influence upon the history of Fort Wayne and the Church at large.
Price: $3.00
Indiana - Fort Wayne
Ecclesia Plantanda". The Story of One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years Planting - - Expanding - - Promoting the Church. By Trinity English Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Fort Wayne, Indiana 1846 - 1971. By Rev. Paul Hartzell Krauss, D. D. Fort Wayne Public Library. 1971. 53 pages. Softcover.
The history of the Trinity English Lutheran Church of Fort Wayne is particularly significant for four reasons: 1) it is the oldest exclusively English-speaking Lutheran Church in northeastern Indiana 2) Through its founder, Henry Rudisill, its roots go back not only to the beginnings of Fort Wayne but of America, through its "grandfather" church, Trinity Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 3) I has had an extraordinary experience in having had only two pastors covering a century from 1868 to 1967, and 4) it has exercised a considerable influence upon the history of Fort Wayne and the Church at large.
Price: $4.00
Michigan - Detroit
The Tenth Anniversary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Detroit, Michigan on the 15 The first beginnings of Ascension Church reach back to the autumn of 1919. This booklet provides a brief history of the church, a church calendar, various services, prayers and songs, a listing of Sunday School teachers and students, and a listing of those who were confirmed at Ascension's altar since organization in 1921.
Price: $6.50
Indiana - Fort Wayne
Simpson Methodist Church Centennial Directory, Fort Wayne, Indiana 1866 - 1966.
No publisher. No date. 64 pages. Softcover.
The church was organized about June 21, 1866. A brief history begins the book, followed by photographs showing the missionary families, various councils, school classes, individual families and the names and addresses of church members.
Price: $4.50
Indianapolis - Hospitals
The History of Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Inc. A Mission of Compassionate Health Care. Methodist Health Foundation. By Kenneth E. Reed. 1984. 198 pages. Hardcover.
"This is no. 3 of 4800 copied of a deluxe, limited edition." "Given to Dr. Bob Harger by Dr. Frank Lloyd, M D. Feb. 24, 1986".
This book explores the major accomplishments of Methodist Hospital during the 85 years since its founding. It also chronicles the story of Indianapolis and Indiana and the surrounding political environment. It is also the story of people and the human spirit.
Price: $10.00
United Methodist - Indiana
Minutes of the North Indiana Annual Conference, the United Methodist Church Meeting in the Loeb Playhouse and Elliott Hall of Music Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana, May 27 - 29, 1993. Pages 662 to 1317. Softcover
Lists lay persons serving on various committees, statistics on school enrollment and church membership, listing of ministerial members in full connection, with addresses, educational background and employment, salaries, etc.
United Methodist - Indiana - Anderson
First United Methodist Church, Anderson , Indiana. No Publisher. 1974. 110 pages. Softcover.
Note: Ex-library copy.
This is not a history of the congregation. It is a collection of several hundred black and white photographs, some showing the congregation at worship and in relaxation, but mostly photographs of the members, alphabetically arranged and names and addresses of the members. Will accept money orders, cashier’s checks, business checks or personal checks. Personal checks must clear before I will send book. Please add $3.00 for postage.. Please check out our other auctions.
Price: $8.00
United Methodist - Indiana - Anderson
First United Methodist Church, Anderson, Indiana. 20th Century Publications. 1981. 56 pages. Softcover.
Note: Ex-library copy.
This is a collection of color photographs of the church members and their addresses.
Price: $8.00
United Methodist - Indiana - Anderson
Membership directory, First United Methodist Church. Jackson at 12 Note: Ex-library copy. Inscription: "Donated to the Anderson Public Library by Mrs. Augustine Seuleen".
This book contains photographs of the office, and staff, various organizations and departments, and a listing of all members, including their names, addresses, and telephone numbers.
Price: $8.00
United Methodist - Indiana - Indianapolis
At Home in Indiana for One Hundred and Seventy-Five Years. The History of Meridian Street United Methodist Church, 1821 - 1996. By Daniel F. Evans. Indianapolis: Guild Press of Indiana. 1996. 209 pages. Hardcover.
Note: Signed.
This book endeavors to tell the story of the church from its log cabin beginning in 1821 to 1996. Includes photographs, ministers, statistics, and much more.
Price: $12.50
Presbyterian
Indiana - Anderson
The First Presbyterian Church, Anderson, Indiana. The First Hundred Years, 1851 - 1951. A Story of Its Growth From Its Founding in a Village to the Present Day. Commercial Service Company. 1951. 138 pages. Hardcover.
On September 14, 1851 twelve people formed the first Presbyterian church of Anderson under the leadership of the Reverend Edward Scofield. This book contains brief information on some of the founding members, the construction of the various churches, the various pastorates, and activities of various organizations.
Price: $12.50
Indiana - Fort Wayne
First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne. Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County. 1959. 44 pages. Softcover.
Discusses the early history of Protestant churches in Fort Wayne and the arrival of Reverend John Ross in 1822 on a three month preaching tour. Reverend James Chute became the first permanent Presbyterian minister in 1831. Provides a list of the original founding members. Discusses the conflict within the church between the "Old School" and "New School" theologies which led to the creation of the Second Presbyterian Church, the various buildings and the 1882 fire which destroyed the church.
Price: $3.00
Pennsylvania - Chester County
Historical Discourse Delivered on the Occasion of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Upper Octarara Presbyterian Church, Chester County, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1870. By J. Smith Futhey, Esq. With an Account of the Celebration and an Appendix. Henry B. Ashead, Book and Job Printer. 1870. 184 pages. Hardcover.
This is an original edition, not a reprint. Small section (about 3/4 x 3/4 inch) missing from top of spine. Ink inscription: "From Catharine Hoffman to James Ramsey Feb. 15/84" Owner's name plate: "Michael L. Huddleston 1387 Cherry St. 8 Noblesville, In 46060.
A genealogical treasure trove of early Chester County information. The church was organized in 1720. Includes a listing of all of the pastors of the church, with date of ordination, death date, years as pastor at the church; a history of the church; a list of surnames of the earliest members of the church, a list of persons buried in the old "New Side" Graveyard, with date of death and age; and a 23 page list of persons buried in the Upper Octorara Graveyard, with date of death and age.
Price: $45.00
Quaker
A Journal of the Life, Travels, Labours, and Religious Exercises of Isaac Martin, Late of Rahway, in East Jersey, Deceased. William F. Gibbons. 1834. 160 pages. Leather cover.
This is an original edition. Covers are worn. Hinges are almost detached. Lots of foxing. Stamp: "Jane F. Nicholson". This book discusses his life as a Quaker minister, 1791 - 1817.
Indiana
Honey Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends. Vigo County, Indiana. 1820. Abstract of Records. Part One: Records Prior to the Separation (1820 - 1829). Part Two: Hicksite Records (1829 - 1874). Compiled by Willard Heiss. Indianapolis: Indiana Quaker Records./ John Woolman Press. No date. 26 pages. Softcover.
There are two meetings in Indiana with the name of Honey Creek. One is in Howard County. This book covers the Honey Creek meeting in Vigo County, Indiana. The abstracts in Part One are comprised from Men's Minutes, 1820 and 1826 through 1829; Women's Minutes 1825 - 1829 (the early records are missing); and some loose pages containing Marriage Certificates and Removals. After the Separation in 1829, the Honey Creek monthly meeting continued as a Hicksite meeting. The membership was scattered and there were several subordinate meetings. For a while some meetings were held in Union, Crawford County, Illinois. The abstracts in Part Two come from the records compiled by William Wade Hinshaw and are now deposited at the Friends Historical Society, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
Price $3.00
Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana. Revised Edition.
Many records which were not available when Willard Heiss was working on his original edition of the Abstracts have come forward. They will be incorporated into a new revised set of the records. The new volumes may have a different format than the original series, including more materials and possibly re-ordering some of the other information.
Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana. Revised Edition.Volume 1: Revised edition edited by Ruth Dorrel and Thomas Hamm. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. 1996. 318 pages. Hardcover. Includes an every-name index.
Provides information on Wayne County records for the Springfield and Whitewater meetings through 1899.
Price: $60.00
Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana. Revised Edition.Volume 2: Revised edition edited By Ruth Dorrel & Thomas D. Hamm. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. 1999. 515 pages. Hardcover. Includes an every-name index.
This volume contains information on the following meetings: 1) Wayne County: Chester, Dover, Economy, Milford, Milford (Hicksite), New Garden, Newport, West Grove and Whitewater and 2) Union County: Salem and Silver Creek/Salem.
Price: $40.00
United Brethren
History of the Michigan Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Volume II. By William H. Watsn and A. LaVerne Spofford, Sr. Michigan Conference the Evangelical United Brethren Church. 1961. 683 pages. Hardcover.
Note: Inscription "Mr. Mrs. W. J. Holliday 20283 Melrose.
The first volume was published in 1942. The task of preparing a second volume was more complicated because the Church of the United Brethren in Christ united with the Evanelical Church in 1946, and they in, turn, united with the two Michigan Conferences in 1951. Since the Michigan Conference of the United Brethren Church had no published history, this volume includes a history of this church, as well. This books contains a brief synopsis of denominational history, a separate section on United Brethren History up to 1951 (when the conferences were united), and the history of the Michigan Conference for the years 1940 to 1959. Also includes a history of the Women's Society of World Service. Contains short biographies of the ministers of the Conference, historical sketches of the local churches, and photographs.
Price: $25.00