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Summary Information
Title: Ezekiel Lutheran Church (River Falls, Wis.) Records,
Inclusive Dates: 1890-1997
Creator: Ezekiel Lutheran Church (River Falls, Wis.)
Call No.: River Falls Mss Y
Extent: 7.6 c.f. (14 archives boxes, 18 volumes)
Repository:
Abstract:
Records of a church founded in 1890. The records consist of papers of the Women's Missionary Federation, Hudson Circuit; and congregation records including correspondence and business papers, minutes, financial records, bulletins, sermons, records of marriages, baptisms, and confirmations, 1901-1930, and records of several church-sponsored. There are also histories of some of these groups as well as photographs of church buildings, pastors, and older members of the congregation. Also included are pictorial church directories from 1993 and 1997. The records concerned with the Women's Missionary Federation, Hudson Circuit, include correspondence and business papers, minutes of the board, minutes of the annual conventions, and folders relating to church and ladies aid history for thirty of the churches in the Hudson Circuit. Records also document committee work that went into planning and implementing centennial celebrations in 1990.
Biography/History
As Norwegian Lutheran settlers began to populate the rural districts surrounding River Falls, Wisconsin, the Lutheran Church continued to send circuit riders, such as Claus Lauritz Clausen and Marcus Thorson, into the area. Reverend Thorson was instrumental in organizing the Lutheran Ladies Aid in 1881, a society which preceded the organizing of the Ezekiel Lutheran Church by nine years.
In 1890, the Ezekiel Lutheran Church was organized and the Reverend P. K. Mellang was called as the first regular pastor, a post he held for two years. He was succeeded by the Reverend N. L. Blomholm, who served the congregation from 1892 through 1923. In 1895, the Ezekiel Lutheran Church purchased the old River Falls Catholic church property, renovated the building, and moved it to a new location. A new church building was consecrated in November, 1926, just after English services were started under the pastor, the Reverend Arthur L. Rustad.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The Ezekiel Lutheran Church Records consist of records of the congregation; and records of the Women's Missionary Federation, Hudson Circuit, which was organized in April, 1925, for the purpose of carrying on general missionary work in foreign countries, as well as supporting foreign seminary students studying in the United States.
The congregation records include correspondence and business papers, minutes of the board of trustees, membership lists, sermons, bulletins, financial records, records of marriages, baptisms, and confirmations, and minutes and financial accounts for such church-sponsored groups as the Luther League, Lutheran Mission Circle, Ezekiel Lutheran Church Ladies Aid, the Kinnickinnic Lutheran Ladies Aid, Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation, and numerous other groups, many no longer in existence. There are also histories of some of these groups as well as numerous photographs of church buildings, pastors, and members of the congregation. Box 14 contains records related to the church's centennial in 1990 when numerous special worship and music events were organized in celebration.
The records concerned with the Women's Missionary Federation, Hudson Circuit, include correspondence and business papers, 1925-1953; minutes of the board of the Hudson Circuit, 1955-1960; minutes of the annual conventions, 1957-1960; and numerous folders relating to church and ladies aid history for most of the churches in the Hudson Circuit. These individual church histories are arranged alphabetically by the name of the church.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information:
Presented by the Church, 1964, 1991, by Alise Jensen, 1980-1987, the Reverend Jule F. Berndt, 1991, Cheryl Hoffman, 1997, and Kay Montgomery, 1997. Accession Number: M64-226, M80-492, M80-510, M80-513, M81-542, M81-543, M82-139, M87-233
Processing Information:
Processed by Jack T. Ericson, May 5, 1965; additions processed by Tom Conrad and Sue Steinwall, 1987, and by Stephanie Zeman, 1991 and 1997.
Contents List
| Container |
Title |
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Series: Congregation Records
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Subseries: Correspondence and Business Papers
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| Box 1 |
Folder 1 |
General, 1935-1963
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| Box 13 |
Folder 1 |
Annual Reports, 1975-1979
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| Box 10 |
Folder 1-12 |
Bulletins, 1926-27, 1945-46, 1948-1954, 1956-1960, 1980-81
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| Box 1 |
Folder 2 |
Constitution of the Ezekiel Lutheran Church
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Histories, etc.
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| Box 11 |
Folder 2 |
Heritage Night: "90 Years of Faith" Program, 1980
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| Box 11 |
Folder 3 |
Correspondence re Ezekiel Lutheran History, 1980
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| Box 11 |
Folder 4 |
"History of Ezekiel Lutheran Church, 1890-1980"
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| Box 11 |
Volume 50 |
Historical album, compiled in 1985
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Membership lists
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| Box 7 |
Volume 23 |
Unidentified membership list
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| Box 10 |
Folder 14 |
Lists, 1947, 1950
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| Box 1 |
Folder 9 |
Lists, 1947 and 1953
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| Box 10 |
Folder 14 |
Lists, 1947, 1950
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| Box 11 |
Volume 51-52 |
Mother-Daughter Banquets and Teas: Programs, 1934-35, 1949-1960, 1969-1973, 1981
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| Box 13 |
Folder 4 |
"Parish News," 1966-1972
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| Box 11 |
Folder 1 |
Programs, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950
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| Box 10 |
Folder 17 |
Sermons, 1940-1990, undated
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Subseries: Minutes of the Board of Trustees
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| Box 5 |
Volume 1 |
1939-1949
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| Box 5 |
Volume 2 |
1949-1955
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Subseries: Financial Records
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| Box 1 |
Folder 3 |
Financial statements, 1924-1956
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Treasurer's Records
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Volume 25 |
1922-1930
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Volume 26 |
1929-1930
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| Box 8 |
Volume 27 |
1929-1933
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| Box 8 |
Volume 28 |
1930-1931
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| Box 8 |
Volume 29 |
1931-1932
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| Box 8 |
Volume 30 |
1932-1933
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| Box 8 |
Volume 31 |
1933-1934
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| Box 8 |
Volume 32 |
1935-1936
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Volume 33 |
1936-1937
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Volume 34 |
1937-1938
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Volume 35 |
1938-1939
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Volume 36 |
1939-1940
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Volume 37 |
1940-1941
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Volume 38 |
1941-1942
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| Box 8 |
Volume 39 |
1941-1942
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Volume 40 |
1942-1943
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Volume 41 |
1943-1944
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Volume 42 |
1944-1945
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Volume 43 |
1945-1946
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Volume 44 |
1946-1947
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Volume 45 |
1947-1948
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Volume 46 |
1948-1949
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Volume 47 |
1955-1956
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Volume 48 |
1957
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| Box 9 |
Volume 49 |
1962-1963
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Subseries: Records related to Sacraments
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Volume 24 |
Minister's record of marriages, baptisms, and confirmations, 1901-1930
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| Box 10 |
Folder 13 |
Confirmation class rosters, 1902-1980
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| Box 1 |
Folder 13 |
Obituaries of church members
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Subseries: Church Groups
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| Box 5 |
Volume 6 |
American Lutheran Church Women: Minutes, 1960-1961
Note:
Volume also contains minutes of the Ladies Aid, 1952-1959; listed below.
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| Box 6 |
Volume 9 |
Circle 7: Minutes, membership list, and financial records, 1957-1962
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Circle 8
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| Box 6 |
Volume 10 |
Minutes and membership list, 1949-1957
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| Box 6 |
Volume 11 |
Treasurer's accounts, 1949-1957
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| Box 6 |
Volume 13 |
Dorcas Society: Treasurer's accounts, 1911-1916
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Ezekiel Lutheran Brotherhood
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| Box 10 |
Folder 15 |
Minute book, 1946-1952
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| Box 10 |
Folder 16 |
Certificate of membership, 1959 ; Correspondence, 1948-1951 ; membership lists, undated
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Junior Mission Circle
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| Box 1 |
Folder 6 |
History
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| Box 6 |
Volume 14 |
History
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| Box 7 |
Volume 15 |
Treasurer's accounts, 1937-1949
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| Box 1 |
Folder 7 |
Kinnickinnic Ladies Aid: History
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Ladies Aid
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| Box 1 |
Folder 8 |
History
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| Box 12 |
Folder 1 |
Constitution/Treasurer's Book, 1890-1905 (Volume 53)
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| Box 5 |
Volume 3 |
Minutes, 1890-1927
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| Box 5 |
Volume 4 |
Minutes, 1928-1937
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| Box 5 |
Volume 5 |
Minutes, 1938-1952
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| Box 5 |
Volume 6 |
Minutes, 1952-1959
Note:
Volume also contains minutes of the American Lutheran Church Women, 1960-1961; listed above
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| Box 6 |
Volume 7 |
Treasurer's accounts, 1906-1935
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| Box 6 |
Volume 8 |
Treasurer's accounts and membership lists, 1936-1952
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Luther League
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| Box 7 |
Volume 18 |
Minutes, 1946-1949
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| Box 7 |
Volume 19 |
Minutes, 1950-1952
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| Box 7 |
Volume 20 |
Minutes and membership list, 1956-1958
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Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation
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| Box 12 |
Folder 2 |
1929-1937
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| Box 12 |
Folder 3 |
1946-1948; undated
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Lutheran Mission Circle
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| Box 7 |
Volume 16 |
Minutes and membership lists, 1947-1949
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| Box 1 |
Folder 4 |
History of the Ezekiel Lutheran Church Mission Circle
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| Box 1 |
Folder 5 |
History of the First Lutheran Missionary Circle, River Falls
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| Box 1 |
Folder 10 |
Lutheran Student Pastors Association: Minutes, 1926-1935
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| Box 7 |
Volume 22 |
Lutheran Student's Association: Minutes and history, 1938-1949
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| Box 7 |
Volume 17 |
Young Peoples Lutheran League: Minutes, 1921-1926
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| Box 7 |
Volume 21 |
Young Peoples Society: Minutes and membership list, 1915-1919
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Subseries: Photographs
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| Box 2 |
Folder 1 |
Photographs and clippings re Ezekiel Lutheran Church
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| Box 2 |
Folder 2 |
Photographs re Ladies Aid of the Ezekiel Lutheran Church
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| Box 13 |
Folder 2 |
Confirmation Class Photographs, 1966-1968, 1971
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| Box 13 |
Folder 3 |
Confirmation Class Photographs, 1972-73, 1975, undated
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| Box 13 |
Folder 5 |
Pictorial church directories, 1993 and 1997
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Subseries: Miscellany
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| Box 1 |
Folder 11 |
Miscellaneous printed matter
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| Box 1 |
Folder 12 |
Miscellaneous unsorted clippings
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Subseries: Centennial Related Papers, 1990
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| Box 14 |
Folder 1 |
Centennial Committee, 1987-1990
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| Box 14 |
Folder 2 |
Joan Hyland's Master File, 1987-1990
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| Box 14 |
Folder 3 |
Centennial Worship and Music Committee, 1989-1990
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Centennial Service
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| Box 14 |
Folder 4 |
Festival Worship, 1990 January 7
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| Box 14 |
Folder 5 |
Kathryn Moen Recital, 1990 February 18
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| Box 14 |
Folder 6 |
Trudy Finden, Harpist, and Bell Choir, 1990 April 8
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| Box 14 |
Folder 7 |
Margaret L. Hammer, 1990 May 13
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| Box 14 |
Folder 8 |
Choir Ring and Sing/Choir Reunion, 1990 May 20
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| Box 14 |
Folder 9 |
Worship in the Park (Historical), 1990 July 17
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| Box 14 |
Folder 10 |
Confirmation Reunion, 1990 July 22
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| Box 14 |
Folder 11 |
Ray Christenson, 1990 August 19
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| Box 14 |
Folder 12 |
Thanksgiving and Cornerstone Ceremony, 1990 December 30
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| Box 14 |
Folder 13 |
Church Directory, 1989
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| Box 14 |
Folder 14 |
Church History, 1890-1980
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Series: Women's Missionary Federation, Hudson Circuit
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Subseries: Records of the Hudson Circuit
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Convention Records
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| Box 3 |
Folder 1 |
Convention programs, 1926-1960
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| Box 3 |
Folder 3 |
Minutes of the annual conventions, 1957-1960
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| Box 2 |
Folder 3 |
Correspondence and business papers, 1925-1953
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Histories
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| Box 3 |
Folder 6 |
History and photographs of the Hudson Circuit
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| Box 3 |
Folder 7 |
Historian's reports, 1943-1960
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| Box 3 |
Folder 8 |
History project information
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| Box 3 |
Folder 2 |
Minutes of the Board, 1955-1960
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| Box 3 |
Folder 5 |
Minutes of the Worker's Conference, 1950-1959
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| Box 6 |
Volume 12 |
Treasurer's accounts of the Mission Box secretary of the Women's Missionary Federation, 1925-1958
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Subseries: Individual Church Histories
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| Box 3 |
Folder 9 |
Baldwin Lutheran Church, Baldwin, Wis.
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| Box 3 |
Folder 10 |
Bethany Lutheran Church and the West Immanuel Lutheran Church, Star Prairie, Wis.
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| Box 3 |
Folder 11 |
Bethany Lutheran Church, Grantsburg, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 1 |
Bethel Lutheran Church, Hudson, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 2 |
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ellsworth, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 3 |
Deronda Lutheran Church, Deronda, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 4 |
East Immanuel Lutheran Church, Deer Park, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 5 |
Eidsvold Lutheran Church, Esdaile, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 6 |
English Lutheran Church, Ellsworth, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 7 |
Ezekiel Lutheran Church, River Falls, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 8 |
First Lutheran Church, New Richmond, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 9 |
Gilman Lutheran Church, Spring Valley, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 10 |
Laketown Lutheran Church, Cushing, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 11 |
Little Falls, Lutheran Church, Little Falls, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 12 |
Mann Valley Lutheran Church, Hudson, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 13 |
North Rush River Lutheran Church, Baldwin, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 14 |
North Valley Lutheran Church, Centuria, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 15 |
Our Savior's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Baldwin, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 16 |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Beldenville, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 17 |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Glenwood City, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 18 |
Rush River Lutheran Church, River Falls, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 19 |
Saint John's Lutheran Church, Spring Valley, Wis.
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| Box 4 |
Folder 20 |
Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, Dresser, Wis.
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| Box 5 |
Folder 1 |
South Rush River Lutheran Church, Beldenville, Wis.
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| Box 5 |
Folder 2 |
Spring Lake Lutheran Church, Spring Valley, Wis.
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| Box 5 |
Folder 3 |
Trinity Lutheran Church, Boyceville, Wis.
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| Box 5 |
Folder 4 |
Wilson Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wilson, Wis.
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| Box 5 |
Folder 5 |
Zion Lutheran Church, Woodville, Wis.
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| Box 5 |
Folder 6 |
Zion Lutheran Church of Bone Lake, Clam Falls, Wis.
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