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Manuscripts by Subject - Religion - #10399

Title: Kermit Karns Lutheran Church Records

Dates: 1873-1978

Collection Number: 10399

Quantity: 7 microfilm rolls (#06953, 17292-17297)

Abstract: Consists of Lutheran Church records from Emmons, Logan, and McIntosh Counties (N.D.) and Campbell and McPherson Counties (S.D.). Contains minutes, baptisms, first communion registers, marriage registers, burial registers, membership registers, cemetery records, and record of collections. Some of these records were written in the German language.

Provenance: The State Historical Society of North Dakota received this collection from Kermit Karns who microfilmed the records from 1977 through 1982.

Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.

Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code or an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.

Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Since the majority of the slides were copied from publications they are to be used for reference purposes only and not copied.

Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.

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MICROFILM INVENTORY

Roll 1 (#17292) – filmed by Kermit Karns in 1977-1982
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Register 1919-1954
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Register 1954-1982
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) various 1905-1964
St. John’s, Long Lake (S.D.) 1912-1975
Lutheran Parish Ashley, (N.D.) 1893-1958
Ashley Lutheran Cemetery 1932-1978
Ashley Lutheran Cemetery Plat
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Golden Jubilee 1903-1953
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Dedication 1966
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Yearbook 1976
Fred Schneider Papers 1873-1947

Roll 2 (#17293) - filmed by Kermit Karns in 1977-1982
St. James Lutheran Church Minutes 1948-1959
St. Jacob’s (St. James) Lutheran Church (near Ashley (N.D.)) Minutes 1905-1952, 1951-1958
St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church Treasurer 1905-1937
St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church Protokoll 1911-1946
St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church Schatzmeister Buch 1919
St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church Vital Records, 1921-1954

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Coldwater (N.D.) Register 1910-1938

Zion I Lutheran Church, Coldwater (N.D.) Protokoll, etc. 1901-1961
Zion II Register 1885-1977
Zion I (Bertsch) Secretary Book 1956-1962
Zion II (Biederstedt Lutheran Church), Hellwig (N.D.) 16 miles south of Fredonia, 1906-
Zion II Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Coldwater (N.D.) 1894-1932

Frieden’s Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Coldwater (N.D.) Vital Records 1894-1951, 1947-1964
Frieden’s Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Coldwater (N.D.) Protokoll Buch 1897-1949, 1952-1967
Frieden’s Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Coldwater (N.D.) Treasurer 1929-1957, 1958-1967

Evangelical Lutheran Christ Church, Danzig (N.D.) Register 1916-1951

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ashley (N.D.) Vital Records 1901-1949
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ashley (N.D.) Treasurer 1935-1950

Emmons Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ashley (N.D.) Vital Records 1917-1965
Emmons Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ashley (N.D.) Cemetery/Funerals 1957-1965

Hoffnungs Gemeinde, Ashley (N.D.) Record Book 1904-1930
Hoffnungs Gemeinde, Ashley (N.D.) Vital Records
Hoffnungs Gemeinde, Ashley (N.D.)Protokoll Buch 1930-1944
Hoffnungs Gemeinde, Ashley (N.D.) Papers and Cemetery Plat

Marienberg Gemeinde Kirchen Register 1921-1944
Marienberg Gemeinde Treasurer 1908-1913, 1914-1935, 1922-1934

Lutheran Church, Venturia (N.D.) Treasurer 1915-1956

Roll 3 (#17294) – filmed by Kermit Karns in July 1978
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Wishek, (N.D.) Records 1905-1950, 1915-1950
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Wishek, (N.D.) Vital Records 1909-1935, 1936-1978
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Wishek, (N.D.) Marriages 1970-1977
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Wishek, (N.D.) Communion 1951-1958
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Wishek, (N.D.) Annual Report 1977

Jehovah Gemeinde (First Lutheran Church, Burnstad (N.D.)) Vital Records 1909-1957

St. Paul’s Gemeinde, Giedt (N.D.) south of Wishek, Family Records 1898-1912
St. Paul’s Gemeinde, west of Wishek, Vital Records 1913-1959

St. Johannes Gemeinde, Logan County (N.D.) southwest of Wishek, Vital Records 1913-1957

Salem Gemeinde, Logan County (N.D.) northwest of Wishek, Vital Records 1908-1935

Roll 4 (#17295) – microfilmed by Kermit Karns in July 1975
Reformed Church, Ashley (N.D.) Minutes 1893-1950
Record, Ashley, Hoffnungsthal, Rohrbach, Bergdorf, and Johannesthal 1905-1961
Members and Minutes 1922-1930
Financial Record 1922-1928
Record 1960-

Johannesthal and Hoffnungsthal (Venturia) Minutes and Record 1893-1968
Venturia (N.D.) Congregational Minutes 1968-1972
Venturia (N.D.) Consistory Minutes 1968-1972

Ashley (N.D.) Minutes 1930-1972
Visitors Guest Book 1969-1975

Roll 4 (#17296) - microfilmed by Kermit Karns in July 1977

Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church, Eureka (S.D.) Record Book 1886-1936
Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church, Eureka (S.D.) Record Book 1937-1960
Zion American Lutheran Church, Eureka (S.D.) Record Book 1960-1977

Roll 5 (#17297) - microfilmed by Kermit Karns in July 1977

Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church, Eureka (S.D.) Minutes 1889-1896
Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church, Eureka (S.D.) Minutes 1889-1901
Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church, Eureka (S.D.) Minutes 1902-1948
Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church, Eureka (S.D.) Minutes 1932-1949
Zion Lutheran Church, Eureka (S.D.) Minutes 1949-1977
Zion Lutheran Church, Eureka (S.D.) Monthly Minutes 1964-1974
Zion Lutheran Church, Eureka (S.D.) Council Minutes 1949-1956
Zion Lutheran Church, Eureka (S.D.) Treasurer, Cemetery Lots, and Burial Permits 1896-1946
Zion Lutheran Church, Eureka (S.D.) Treasurer 1927-1933
Zion Lutheran Church, Eureka (S.D.) Treasurer 1921-1932
Zion Lutheran Church, Eureka (S.D.) Secretary’s Membership List 1948-1956

Hoffnungstal Evangelical Lutheran Church, Campbell County (S.D.) Record 1892-1944
Hoffnungstal Evangelical Lutheran Church, Campbell County (S.D.) Record 1944-1968
Hoffnungstal Evangelical Lutheran Church, Campbell County (S.D.) Minutes 1948-1960
Hoffnungstal Evangelical Lutheran Church, Campbell County (S.D.) Minutes 1961-1971

Frieden’s (Peace) Lutheran Church, McPherson County (S.D.) Minutes 1888-1895
Frieden’s (Peace) Lutheran Church, McPherson County (S.D.) Treasurer 1945-1950

Dreieinigkeits (Trinity) Lutheran Church, McPherson County (S.D.) Record 1893-1907

Zion Misc.: Diamond Jubilee 1889-1964; A Brief History of Zion Lutheran Parish Hall 1960; Zion American Lutheran Church 1962; newspaper clippings; membership lists 1888-1946

Roll 7 (#06953) – microfilmed by Kermit Karns in July 1975

Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Record 1908-1954
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Constitution 1912-
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Finances 1910-1941
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Treasurer 1913-1953
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Members 1961
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Record 1961-
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Families 1966-

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mound City (S.D.) Families 1968-

Frieden Lutheran Church, Hague (N.D.) and Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Record 1955-1961
Frieden Lutheran Church, Hague (N.D.) Minutes 1905-1941
Frieden Lutheran Church, Hague (N.D.) Minutes 1942-1958
Frieden Lutheran Church, Hague (N.D.) Members

Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel Church of Campbell and McIntosh Counties Minutes 1888-1899

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Record, Zeeland (N.D.) 1932-1974; burial permits 1916-1942
50th Anniversary Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) 1910-1960
Building Dedication Program 1976
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Protokolls 1910-1959
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Minutes of Council 1959-1974
Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland (N.D.) Minutes of Voters 1959-1974

Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel  and Zion Congregations in Campbell County (S.D.) and Emmons and McIntosh Counties (N.D.) Record 1901-1975

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