Papers of a layman and church secretary of the Howard -Miami Mennonite congregation in Kokomo, Ind. Materials pertain to lay religious and congregational life and document sermons preached and heard, offerings made, and congregational membership.
North, Garry W.
Hudson Lake Mennonite Church (New Carlisle, Ind.) Records
Records of a small Mennonite congregation founded as an Olive Mennonite Church church plant in 1950. These records are divided into the following series:
Hudson Lake Mennonite Church (New Carlisle, Ind.)
North Main Street Mennonite Church (Nappanee, Ind.) Records
This set of records consists primarily of bulletins documenting the order of worship and congregational activities. Other materials include newsletters (1995-2003), a pictorial directory and history of the congregaion (1980), and information on Richard Yoder's ordination service in 1957.
North Main Street Mennonite Church (Nappanee, Ind.)
Prairie Street Mennonite Church (Elkhart, Ind.) Records
These records are divided into the following series:
Series 1: Core Congregational Records, 1872-1998 Series 2: Membership Records, Lists and Church Directories, 1892-2021 Series 3: Church Bulletins and Newsletters, 1928-2011 Series 4: Sunday School Records, 1882-1946 Series 5: Women's Activities, Sewing Circles, etc., 1908-1981 Series 6: Societies, Groups, 1913-1995 Series 7: Prairie Street Church History, 1872-1981 Series 8: Miscellaneous Documents and Records, 1902-1974 Series 9: Audio Visual Materials: Photographs and Sound Recordings (reel to reel and cassette), 1901-2000
Prairie Street Mennonite Church (Elkhart, Indiana)
Shore Mennonite Church (Shipshewana, Ind.) Records
The records of this Menonite congregation located in Shipshewana, Ind. include:
(1) Early Records (to 1950) and Church Histories, 1871-1985
(2) Photographs, 1892-1994
(3) Newsletters, 1944, 1997-2011
(4) Bulletins, 1960-2003
(5) Miscellaneous Congregational Records, 1950-2011
Shore Mennonite Church (Shipshewana, Ind.)
The bulk of the materials in this collection consist of sermons, poems, songs, and catechisms, a church register, and other religious writings documenting Mennonite church and community life in Balk, Friesland (The Netherlands) during the first part of nineteenth century, 1786-1850. The papers also include sermons, poems, correspondence, and other miscellaneous records pertaining to Balk Mennonite life in New Paris, Indiana.
Most materials are in Dutch. Available English translations are noted in the detailed collection description.
The collection is organized into series, most of which are groups of documents associated with the Smid Family siblings and the wife of R. J. Smid. Series include:
(1) Background Articles and Information on Balk Mennonites, 1948-2006
(2) Early Materials, 1786, undated
(3) Obe Johannes Smid, 1815-1849
(4) Akke Johannes Smid, 1820-1828
(5) Jacobjen Johannes Smid, 1822-1836
(6) Ruurd Johannes Smid (R. J. Smith), 1822-1893
(7) Grietje Jacobs Symensma (Margaret J. Smid), 1845-1895
Smid Family
Waterford Mennonite Church (Goshen, Ind.) Records
These records, created by a Mennonite congregation in Goshen, Ind., are divided into four series:
(1) Bulletins, 1958-2011
(2) Newsletters, 1971-2010
(3) Minutes and Reports, 1964-2001
(4) Miscellaneous Church Records, 1980-2001
Waterford Mennonite Church (Goshen, Ind.)