St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church (Elkhorn, Wis.) Records, 1848-1984
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Summary Information
Title: St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church (Elkhorn, Wis.) Records
Inclusive Dates: 1848-1984

Creator:
  • St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church (Elkhorn, Wis.)
Call Number: Micro 1013; Whitewater Micro 17

Quantity: 2 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:
Housed at the University Archives & Area Research Center, Harold Andersen Library, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; 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-Whitewater Library / Whitewater Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Minute books of congregation and vestry meetings, 1853-1949, 1966-1974; parish registers, 1853-1984, including baptism, marriage, funeral, and membership records; minutes of the Ladies Society (1892-1983), St. Mary's Guild (1915-1983), and Rector's Guild (1959-1967); centennial history of the congregation, 1941; and miscellaneous scattered financial records, correspondence, historical notes, clippings, and photographs.

Language: English

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Biography/History

The St. John parish was founded in 1841 when Elkhorn was occupied by only a few buildings and fewer than 100 people. After meeting in the school for several years, a church was built in 1854 and enlarged in 1858. A rectory was built in 1876 and the church again enlarged in 1892. Always a small congregation with limited financial resources, the parish had great turnover of its pastors and often shared a rector with Delavan or other nearby communities. After World War II, the parish entered a period of growth and prosperity. A full time rector was secured in 1947, in 1956 a new rectory was built, and the church and guild hall were remodelled in 1968.

Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Originals loaned for copying by the Church via Marlyne Seymour, 1984. Volumes 4, 5, and 7 were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah which holds the master negative (G.S.U. #1412176). The remaining materials were filmed by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Accession Number: M84-157


Processing Information

Processed by Karen Baumann, December 19, 1984.


Contents List
Minute books
Reel   1
Frame   1
1853, March 23 - 1906, Jan. 12 (Vol. 1)
Reel   1
Frame   118
1906, April 7 - 1949, Sept. 19 (Vol. 2)
Reel   1
Frame   231
1966, Jan. 20 - 1974, Nov. 21 (Vol. 3)
Registers
Reel   2
, 1853-1894 (Vol. 4)
Reel   2
, 1887-1941 (Vol. 5)
Reel   1
Frame   354
, 1941-1984 (Vol. 6)
Note: The frame counter remained at 354 throughout this volume
Reel   2
Clergyman's Record Book, 1894-1905 (Vol. 7)
Scope and Content Note: Includes historic notes, membership records, sacramental records, and financial notes.
Organization Records
Reel   1
Frame   355
Ladies Society Minutes, 1892-1983 (Vol. 8)
Reel   1
Frame   449
Mary's Guild Minutes, 1915-1983 (Vol. 9)
Reel   1
Frame   582
Rector's Guild Minutes, 1959-1967 (Vol. 10)
Other Records
Reel   12
Frame   606
, Memory Book in the memory of Isidore A. Beckwith (Vol. 11)
Scope and Content Note: Contains historical information on the congregation dating to 1968.
Reel   1
Frame   704
Centennial History, 1941 (Vol. 12)
Reel   1
Frame   729
Miscellany, 1893-1983 (Folder 1)
Scope and Content Note: Includes undated constitution and canons of the Diocese of Milwaukee, Xeroxed correspondence from the turn of the century, several clippings, and photographs.