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Congregational Church of Batavia Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-082
Scope and Contents
Recording an important aspect of Batavia history, the records of the Congregational Church document the establishment and history of one of the oldest churches in Kane County. Church/Congregational Society minutes (1835-1966) comprise the major series of the collection detailing church business concerns such as acceptance of members, committee appointments, church repairs, and reports from the church treasurer and various church organizations. Trustee meeting minutes (1933-1990) supplement...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1835-2017; Other: Date acquired: 01/27/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Ella Hume Taylor Collection (Geneseo)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-034
Scope and Contents
The Ella Hume Taylor Collection is made up of materials collected by Mrs. Taylor from the Henry County area.
The major portion of the collection is made up of letters, reminiscences, town and township histories obtained by Ella Hume Taylor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among these are autobiographical and biographical sketches of the ‘Old Settlers of Henry County’ Theodore Davenport, George Brandenburg, and others. Also included are programs and by-laws of the Old...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881-1940
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Giles P. Ransom Family Collection (Roscoe)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-275
Scope and Contents
Records in the Dr. Giles Paddock Ransom Family collection date from 1789 to 2009 with the majority of the records from the 1850 through 1930 time period. They document the personal and business aspects of individuals living in Rockford and Roscoe, Illinois. There are four main families represented in the collection–Jenks, Sherman, Leland, and Ransom; the Ransom family is most predominant. The other families are associated by marriage or settled near the Ransoms or both. Documents include...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1839-2009; Other: Majority of material found in 1850s-1930s; Other: Date acquired: 06/22/2006
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
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