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  • Annie Eaton Society Records

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    Description: This collection is comprised of the records of the Annie Eaton Society. Founded in 1844 and incorporated in 1874, the Society is a supporting organization to the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York, New York that that provides grant funding to charitable organizations. These records were do...
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    Description: Holy Trinity, first ethnic parish in the United States, was formed in 1788 by German-speaking Catholics who wanted a separate place for worship. The movement for a separate congregation began when the Germans purchased their own burial ground in 1768. They would also begin keeping separate regist...
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    Description: Built in 1763, Old St. Mary’s is the second oldest Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia. It was the site of the first public religious commemoration of the Declaration of Independence. In 1788, the Board of Trustees was incorporated to manage the temporal affairs of the church. After Philadelphi...
  • Description: The Mission Zone Fund was founded in 1902 by R.B.S. Hammond, to support the welfare of people in the inner city area. It was merged into the Anglican Home Mission Society (now Anglicare) in 1911. The Reverend Bernard George Judd, a student at Moore Theological College from 1941-1942, was ordained...
  • Description: Archdeacon Richard Bradley Robinson (1888-1966) was born in Randwick, studied at Moore Theological College and was ordained in 1912. In 1916 he married Gertrude Ross. He was rector of several parishes including St Paul's Chatswood, St Barnabas Broadway and St Stephen's Willoughby. He was also a C...
  • Description: Percy Walter Gledhill, church and local historian, was a foundation member of the Church of England Historical Society and the Society of Australian Genealogists. His publications document the histories of several Sydney churches.
  • Description: Nathaniel Jones (1861-1911) was born into a farming family at Whooton, Shropshire in 1861. He received 1st Class honours in Theology at Oxford and was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Ripon in 1886. He served as curate to Rev. Dr. Mitchell at New Worthy, Leeds, Lancashire with whom he became life...
  • Description: James Gunther was born in Oberschwandorf, Germany. He studied at the CMS College in Islington and was ordained in 1836. After sailing to Australia in 1837 he went to the Wellington Valley as a CMS missionary. From 1843-1879 he was rector of St John's Mudgee, and then Canon of All Saints Bathurst.
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    Description: The Hartford International University Library is a specialized academic library supporting the research needs of HIU’s community of students, faculty, and scholars. In support of the work of HIU we endeavor to promote interreligious dialog, openness, tolerance, and the pursuit of justice and peac...
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    Description: The Catholic Historical Research Center (CHRC) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was created in 1989 to collect, preserve, and make available the historical sources illuminating the growth of Catholicism in the United States. These materials include correspondence of all of the bishops and archb...