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Holy Cross (Polish) Evangelical Lutheran Church (Chicago, Illinois) Records

 Record Group
Identifier: Collection ID-1035

Scope and Contents

Book 1
  • Baptisms 1899-1928
  • Confirmations 1899-1928
  • Marriages 1900-1929
  • Communicants
  • Deaths 1899-1927
Book 2
  • Baptisms 1928-1975
  • Confirmations 1929-1974
  • Marriages 1929-1975
  • Burials 1929-1975
  • Communicants
Also congregational meeting minutes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1898 - 1966

Biographical / Historical

This congregation was organized on 4 September 1898 in a community largely settled by Americans of Polish descent on Chicago's North Side (Lamon & Wrightwood Avenues). It was begun as a Polish Mission on the recommendation of the Chicago Lutheran Pastoral Conference.

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet (One 5" letter box; one ledger)

Language of Materials

English

Polish

Physical Location

1.13.2.2

Existence and Location of Copies

Official acts filmed by Ancestry, Inc. April 20, 2021

Source

Title
Holy Cross (Polish) Evangelical Lutheran Church (Chicago, Illinois) Records
Status
Completed
Author
Margaret Robson
Date
March 16, 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Concordia Historical Institute Repository

Contact:
804 Seminary Place
Saint Louis MO 63105 USA
314-505-7935