Greenville Methodist Episcopal Church Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Greenville Methodist Episcopal Church Records, A&M 4463, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
97.6 Gigabytes 398 .tif files
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Greenville Methodist Episcopal Church Records, A&M 4463, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Digitized versions of two ledgers and one photograph of the Greenville M.E. church, Greenville, WV, in Monroe County.

One ledger includes dates from 1860-1889, and includes a quarterly conference record book, and information on Centreville circuit, Lewisburg district, and Baltimore conference. It also contains minutes (with a few items tipped in). It is about 300-400 pages in length.

The other ledger dates from 1856-1898, and includes information on Monroe circuit and Baltimore conference (with a few items tipped in). It also includes baptisms, marriages, and deaths. It is about 350 pages in length.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard