Title: Episcopal Church. Diocese of Eau Claire (Wis.): Records
Inclusive Dates: 1877-1949

Creator:

• Episcopal Church. Diocese of Eau Claire (Wis.)

Call Number: Eau Claire Mss V

Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 reel of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:

Housed at the Area Research Center, William D. McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Eau Claire McIntyre Library / Eau Claire Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:

Scattered records of the Diocese; including a parish register and miscellaneous reports and letters from St. Luke's Mission, Neillsville, Wis.; and service record books indicating the type of liturgy, the minister, attendance, sermon topics, and other details from churches in Owen, Medford, Westboro, Mellen, Park Falls, Lugerville, and Prentice, Wisconsin.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ec000v

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The Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire was established early in 1929. The first resident bishop was the Rt. Rev. Frank E. Wilson, rector of Christ Church, Eau Claire, where he was consecrated on May 1, 1929. He died in 1944 and was succeeded by the Rt. Rev. William W. Horstick, the incumbent as of 1971. (See Episcopal Church Annual, 1971, p. 102.) The diocese comprises some 35 parishes and missions in northwestern Wisconsin. A few of these are represented in the collection of papers described below.

This collection contains three kinds of records: a parish register, miscellaneous reports and letters, and service record books. The parish register contains a history of the local church, and a record of families, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, and offerings. Both this register and the reports and letters concern St. Luke's Mission, Neillsville, Wisconsin, 1877-1930. They are fragmentary and spotty because St. Luke's repeatedly closed and reopened. (See the history for additional details.) The service record books, 1919-1949, indicate what type of liturgy was held, who the minister was, statistics on the number in attendance, number of communicants, sermon topics, offerings received, etc. The churches concerned are listed in the contents list below. The parish register is also available on microfilm produced by the Genealogical Society of Utah which holds the master negative (GSU #1314835).

Acquisition Information

Presented by the Owen Lumber Company via Ralph W. Owen, president, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, July 30, 1963, with the John S. Owen Lumber Company Papers. How these records came into the Company's possession is unknown. Accession Number: M63-139

Box-Volume   1-1 Reel   1	Parish Register, St. Luke's Mission, Neillsville, Wis., 1877-1928
Box-Folder   1-1	Reports and Letters, St. Luke's Mission, Neillsville, Wis., 1925-1930
	Service Record Books, 1919-1949
Box-Volume   1-2	St. Katherine's Church, Owen, Wis.
Box-Volume   1-3	St. Mary's Church, Medford, Wis.; St. Philip's Church, Westboro, Wis.; St. Clement's Church, Mellen, Wis.; St. Margaret's Church, Park Falls, Wis.; Church of Our Savior, Lugerville, Wis.; and Prentice, Wis.