S.S. Peter and Paul's Church (Freeland, Penn.) records

S.S. Peter and Paul Church in Freeland, Pennsylvania was a parish in the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America. This collection contains records and register books from that parish.

Summary Information

Creator S.S. Peter and Paul Church (Freeland, Penn.)
Title S.S. Peter and Paul's Church (Freeland, Penn.) records
ID r.10
Dates 1936-1978
Quantity 0.25 Linear Feet, 4 bound volumes, 1 folder, 1 object
Languages Materials are in Ukrainian and English.
Repository Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a book of minutes, register books of marriages, funerals, and deceased individuals, and a fragment of the church's altar.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); S.S. Peter and Paul's Church (Freeland, Penn.) records; box number; folder number [or volume number, page number]; Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives, Somerset, New Jersey.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for researcher use, with the exception of more recent vital records which may contain personal information of still-living individuals. Please contact the archivist (archives@ukrhec.org) for more information and to make arrangements.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials were transferred to the UHEC by Fr. Richard Jendras.

Processing Information

Loose marriage licenses and other papers originally inserted into the "marriages" volume were separated and placed into a folder.

Controlled Access Headings

Places

  • Pennsylvania--Pocono Mountains Region

Genres

  • Church records and registers
  • Minutes (Records)

Status of materials

These materials belong to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, and are on deposit with the Ukrainian History and Education Center for processing, preservation, and access.

Container List

Register books and sacramental records, 1936-1978.
Marriage register, 1937-1974.
  • volume 1
Marriage licenses and other loose papers, 1938-1978.
  • shared-box 1 folder 1
Funerals, 1936-1978.

Scope and Contents

In addition to funeral information, some entries have pasted-in newspaper obituaries, including of men killed in action in World War II.
  • volume 2
Commemoration book ("Помяник усопших")

Scope and Contents

This book contains lists of names of individuals (both living and deceased) that families in the parish wished to have commemorated during church services. In most cases, the given name and surname of the head of the household is at the top of the page, followed by only the given names of those to be commemorated.
  • volume 3
Minutes, 1936-1950.
  • volume 4
Altar fragment

Scope and Contents

Fragment of the church altar with a hand-written inscription commemorating its consecration by Bishop Bohdan (Shpylka) and the cavity for the deposition of relics.
  • item 1