Van Wert County Historical Society (Ohio)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
First Methodist Episcopal Church (Van Wert, Ohio) records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0582
Abstract
The collection consists of four record books containing a narrative history of the church, membership lists, and entries recording baptisms, confirmations, membership transfers, deaths, and marriages.
Dates:
Creation: 1897-1942
Found in:
Center for Archival Collections
Harrison Leathers papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0575
Abstract
The Harrison Leathers Collection consists of three volumes of journals kept by Harrison Leathers dating from 14 September 1862 through 28 June 1865 and a transcription of all three volumes completed by Mrs. Helen Prill (privately printed as "Harrison Leathers' Day Books--Biography and Related Documents of the Civil War Era, 1862-1865." Elida, Ohio: Cards, Inc., 1984). He served in Company A of the 99th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the 17th Regiment of the Veteran Reserve...
Dates:
Creation: 1862-1865
Found in:
Center for Archival Collections
Isaac N. and Rebecca (Alban) Alexander papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0574
Abstract
The correspondence and papers in the Alexander Family Papers were, with few exceptions, generated during the Civil War. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Isaac N. Alexander and his wife Rebecca (Alban) Alexander. Although some of these are courtship letters written during the 1850s, most of them were written by Isaac to his wife while he was serving in the 46th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The collection also contains some family correspondence to and...
Dates:
Creation: 1854-1890
Found in:
Center for Archival Collections