St. John's Episcopal Church, Millville (Mss. Gr. 97)

Series 1. Subject Files, 1849-1996
9 boxes
(4.5 linear feet)

The records contained in this series document the administrative and religious activities of St. John's Episcopal Church in Millville, Massachusetts. Topics include altar services, the parish building fund, the consecration of the church, fundraising, anniversaries (100th and 120th), insurance, parish meetings, pew rentals, real estate, the vestry, and the Women's Auxiliary.

The types of records represented includes Altar Service Books, annual reports, correspondence, the constitution and by-laws, convention journals and financial reports of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, minutes of meetings of the parish, the vestry, the executive committee, and the Women's Auxiliary, the documents of the consecration of the church, insurance policies, pew rental records, parochial reports and warrants for parish meetings.

Arrangement: The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.

Series 2. Registers, 1849-1971
1 boxes
(0.5 linear feet)

The Register Series contains bound Registers of Church Services for the years 1920 to 1971 and Parish Registers of Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, and Marriages for the years 1849 to 1923.

The Registers of Church Services include the date, time, type of service, number of worshippers, and the name of the celebrant for each service held in the parish. The entries in each volume are arranged chronologically by the date of the service.

The Parish Registers are divided into sections by the type of service performed, i.e. baptisms, burials, confirmations and marriages. The amount and type of information recorded varies with the type of service. For baptisms, it includes the name and date of birth of the person baptized, the date of the ceremony, the names of his/her parents, and the name of the officiating clergy. The marriage records include the date of the ceremony, the names and ages of the betrothed, their residences, the names of the parents, and the name of the presiding clergy. Confirmation records include the dates and names of those confirmed and the name of the bishop performing the service. The burial records include the name of the deceased, the date of death, the age at death, the cause of death, the date of the funeral, the place of burial, and the name of the presiding clergy. Individual entries within each section are arranged chronologically by the date of the service.

Arrangement: The registers are arranged alphabetically by the type of register and chronologically by inclusive dates of each register.

Series 3. Financial Records, 1849-1979
3 boxes
(1.5 linear feet)

This series contains records which document the financial activities of St. John's Church. Included are ledgers, receipts, and treasurer's reports.

Though comprehensive, there are significant gaps in the records. Ledgers are non-existent for most of the nineteenth century and for the 1920s. Treasurer's Reports are widely scattered from 1850 to 1942 and non-existent thereafter.

Arrangement: The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by type of record and chronologically within folders.