Mount Zion Christian Church Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection merges two small collections of materials relating to the Mount Zion Church in Madison County, Kentucky. It contains several short histories of the church, a photocopy of a membership book and a ledger as well as church bulletins and programs and news clippings.
Dates
- Creation: 1879 - 1981
Biographical or Historical Information
The Mount Zion Christian Church was founded in 1852, and the brick building currently in use was built soon after. The church stood directly in the line of fire between the Union and Confederate armies during the Battle of Richmond in 1862 and the church served as a hospital. The congregation is still active today.
Note written by
Full Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Lackey, Mrs. R.D.
Method of Acquisition
gift
Accruals and Additions
Dr. George Nordgulen, gift in 1982
- Title
- Mount Zion Christian Church Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Couture, Jackie
- Date
- 07/13/2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository