Record number 291
Identification
Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society
Object number RF006
Number of parts 38
Distinguishing features Photos/Images, Newspaper Articles, Recollections, Booklets, Notes
Object name and title
Object category Religion Files
Object name First Congregational Church
Title First Congregational Church
Production dating
Date (early) 1949
Date (late) 1990
Content description
Description First church in Robbinsdale
Physical description
Description Twelve, one
drawing on paper, twelve newspaper cutouts/copies, six separate typed
recollections, one photocopied record book, two booklets,
and two original paper programs. Added is a written letter
referring to one of the photocopied newspaper cutouts
Inscriptions and markings
Inscription / marking (grainy screened photo) Little White Church, built in 1875;
(Choir) Robbinsdale Congregational Church Choir, May 1949;
(Church with trees) First Congregational Church of Parker
(later of Robbinsdale) built in 1891 on land donated by John
Shumway- sold to another church group in 1961- demolished in
1965; (man and woman in kitchen) Rev. W.W. Dale and Mrs.
Mabel; (large outdoor group) First Congregational Church of
Robbinsdale- picnic at Minnehaha Falls
Object history
Object history note This file contains an extensive record of the First
Congregational Church artifacts There are several reproduced
photos of the church’s exterior, as well as some different
groups within the church, including a choir and picnic
photo. There are also several newpaper articles, both
original and photocopied, that explain the churchs history
dating back to 1891, and including several names associated
with the church. There are also four different recollections
about the church, including “How It Was,” describing the
beginning of the Church, as well as the 60th anniversary
history of the church, and an old church roster from its
days in the nineteenth century. There are also several
booklets about the church’s history as well as two original
programs from weekly church services. There is also a
photocopy of a Sunday school record book that is from
1897-98. Added is a written recollection from a Lyla Mary
Sargent that talks about past Robbinsdale and refers to a
photocopy of a newspaper article that depicts Memorial Day
services with the First Congregational Church in the
background.
Input
Name 1
Date 2014-06-01
