St. Nicholas Church (Export, Pa.) Records

This collection contains the parish records of the St. Nicholas Church in Export, Pennsylvania. It contains baptism, marriage and funeral records, as well as membership lists and legal documents.

Summary Information

Creator St. Nicholas Church (Export, Pa.)
Title St. Nicholas Church (Export, Pa.) Records
ID r.2
Dates 1904-1976
Quantity 0.1 Linear Feet, 2 bound volumes
Languages Multiple languages
Languages Ukrainian, Russian, Church Slavonic, and English.
Repository Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives

Biographical / Historical

Export, Pennsylvania was a coal mining area during the first half of the 20th century. The mines employed many immigrants, especially from Eastern Europe, and the St. Nicholas parish served that community. It began as a parish of the Russian Orthodox Mission to North America, and served many ethnic groups, including Serbs and Rusyns. It later became a part of the jusrisdiction of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. Like other parishes founded in the early 20th century industrial and mining towns, it suffered from declining membership and closed in the 1970s.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains baptism, marriage and funeral records (1913-1976), as well as membership lists and legal documents related to the purchase of church property.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); St. Nicholas Parish (Export, Pa.) Records; box number; folder number; Ukrainian Historical and Educational Center Archives, Somerset, New Jersey.

Conditions Governing Access

Access and use of this collection may be subject to restrictions, particularly for information related to possibly still-living individuals. Please contact the archivist (archives@ukrhec.org) for more information and to make arrangements. Researchers may be required to use a digital surrogate.

Controlled Access Headings

Subjects

  • Ukrainian Americans--Religious life

Places

  • Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh Region

Genres

  • Church records and registers
  • Legal instruments

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

Series 1.  Parish record books, 1913-1976.
Volume 1, 1914-1976.

Scope and Contents

Baptism records (1914-1917), marriage records (1914-1929, 1922-1941, 1945-1969), funeral records (1921-1927, 1935, 1941-1976). Contains significant number of entries for non-Ukrainians, including Serbs and Roman Catholics.
  • box 1 volume 1
Volume 2, 1913-1976.

Scope and Contents

This volume has been attributed to the Export, PA parish based on the internal evidence of the home towns of the individuals mentioned in the records (primarily Export and Slickville), as well as the overlap of clergy names with the other volume (which is clearly labled as being from Export). Baptism records (1913-1976). Ledger entries, including list of parishoners and their donations?/loans? (1918). Contains a significant number of entries for non-Ukrainians, including Serbs and Roman Catholics with non-Slavic names.
  • box 1 volume 2
Series 2.  Legal documents, 1904-1924.

Scope and Contents

Property deeds, mortgage documents, and survey map.
  • box 1 folder 1
Series 3.  Birth and death certificates, 1931-1976 (bulk 1973-1976).
  • box 1 folder 2