The Ukrainian St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church (Willimantic, Conn.) Records

The St. Peter and Paul parish was founded in the early 1930s during the height of the Great Depression, and remained active for approximately 40 years. The collection contains lists of parish members and records of baptisms, marriages and funerals, as well as legal records, deeds, and parish council meeting minutes dating back to the founding of the parish.

Summary Information

CreatorUkrainian St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church (Willimantic, Conn.)
TitleThe Ukrainian St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church (Willimantic, Conn.) Records
IDr.7
Dates1930-1976
Quantity1.2 Linear Feet, 20 bound volumes, 4 folders
LanguagesMultiple languages
LanguagesEnglish and Ukrainian
RepositoryUkrainian History and Education Center Archives

Biographical / Historical

The St. Peter and Paul parish appears to have been founded in the early 1930s during the height of the Great Depression by Ukrainian immigrants. It remained active for approximately 40 years, and was liquidated in the 1970s due to declining membership numbers. The membership appears to have been primarily pre-WWII immigrants and their descendents.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains lists of parish members and records of baptisms, marriages and funerals, as well as legal records, deeds, and parish council meeting minutes dating back to the founding of the parish in the 1930s.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in 4 series as follows:

Missing Title

  1. Membership records
  2. Financial records
  3. Parish council records
  4. Register books

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); The Ukrainian St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church (Willimantic, Conn.) Records; box number; folder number; Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives, Somerset, New Jersey.

Conditions Governing Access

Access and use of this collection may be subject to restrictions. Please contact the archivist (archives@ukrhec.org) for more information and to make arrangements.

Controlled Access Headings

Subjects

  • Ukrainian Americans--Religious life

Places

  • Connecticut--Willimantic

Genres

  • Church records and registers

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.  Membership records, 1933-1975. 
Volume 1, 1933-1955.
  • volume 1
Volume 2, 1959-1975.
  • volume 2
Series 2.  Financial records, 1937-1976. 0.8 Linear Feet   12 bound volumes, 1 folder 
Income and expense ledgers, 1937-1976. 0.5 Linear Feet   6 bound volumes

Scope and Contents

Some records appear to be duplicated between ledger books.

 
Volume 1, December 1937 - December 1949.
  • volume 3
Volume 2, January 1948 - December 1950, January 1953 - March 1954, January - July 1955.
  • volume 4
Volume 3, January 1950 - December 1959.
  • volume 5
Volume 4, January 1960 - December 1965.
  • volume 6
Volume 5, January 1966 - December 1971.
  • volume 7
Volume 6, January 1972 - April 1976.
  • volume 8
Check stubs, 1952-1976. 0.3 Linear Feet   6 bound volumes 
Volume 1, 1952-1958.
  • volume 9
Volume 2, 1958-1963.
  • volume 10
Volume 3, 1963-1967.
  • volume 11
Volume 4, 1967-1970.
  • volume 12
Volume 5, 1970-1974.
  • volume 13
Volume 6, 1974-1976.
  • volume 14
Miscellanous receipts, 1956-1975.
  • box 1 folder 1
Series 3.  Parish council records, 1932-1976. 
Legal records, 1933-1960 (bulk 1933-1946).

Scope and Contents

Certificate of organization, bylaws, deeds, mortgage documents, tax exemption forms, and cemetary deeds.

  • oversize 1
  • box 1 folder 2
Meeting minute books, 1932-1938, 1973-1975. 
Volume 1, 1932-1938.
  • volume 15
Volume 2, 1973-1975.
  • volume 16
Loose pages, 1933-1976.

Scope and Contents

Meeting minutes, correspondence, and parish closing records.

  • box 1 folder 3
Series 4.  Register books, 1930-1973. 
Baptism records, 1930-1968.
  • volume 17-18
Matrimonial records, 1939-1970.
  • volume 19
Funeral records, 1939-1973.
  • volume 20
Loose pages, 1933-1967.

Scope and Contents

Baptism records, plus one matrimonial record from 1937.

  • box 1 folder 4