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The First Presbyterian Church of Houghton, Michigan, Its People and Activities Scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-934

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook, 1953-1976, documenting the congregation and activities of the First Presbyterian Church of Houghton, Michigan. It includes programs, clippings, photographs, and other ephemera related to the history of the church.

Dates

  • 1953-1976

Language of Material

English

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Historical Note

In 1857 the Old School Presbyterian Church organized, including churches in Ontonagon, Michigan and Bayfield, Wisconsin. The Michigan Synod were planning to start churches all along the southern shore of Lake Superior. A few years later, in 1960, fifteen charter members started a congregation in Houghton. However, the first instance of the church started to dwindle, and the church disbanded by 1863. On May 3, 1903 the Houghton First Presbyterian church is founded. The church saw strong membership in the beginning and showed growth in the 1930s and 1940s. Improvements during that era included the installation of a pipe organ and the hiring of a director of music. The dissolution of the church took place in the late 1970s, as it moved to union with the Congregational church of Hancock to become Portage Lake United Church.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)

Abstract

Scrapbook, 1953-1976, documenting the congregation and activities of the First Presbyterian Church of Houghton, Michigan.

Processing History

6/15/2015 by Lindsay Hiltunen

Title
The First Presbyterian Church of Houghton, Michigan, It's People and Activities Scrapbook
Author
Lindsay Hiltunen
Date
6/15/2015
Description rules
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Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton 49931 U.S.A. US