Included in this collection are several record books written in German. Present are a minute book of the Zion Reformed church, 1873-1918; volumes containing lists of pastors, church members, and sacramental records, 1856-1958 (including births, marriages, and deaths); financial records, 1912-1925; minutes, 1860-1926, of the Reformed and Lutheran Cemetary [sic] Association (later called Dale Union Cemetery, located on Highway 10); a minute book of the Ladies Aid, 1907-1914; and one unidentified document in German; undated. A brief history in English is on pages 313-315, Vol. 3.
