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Vernon River United Church pastoral charge fonds : [1848-1993]
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CA PCA Acc4414
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Microfilmed 1994 (Creation)
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6 reels of 35 mm microfilm
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Vernon River United Church pastoral charge
Biographical history
The Vernon River United Church pastoral charge currently consists of the communities and surrounding areas of Pownal, Orwell, Orwell Head, Vernon River, Cherry Valley, and Millview, Prince Edward Island. Prior to 1968, when the amalgamation and building of one central church took place, the area encompassed by the union was split into several circuits of varying religious affiliations, i.e. Bible Christian, Methodist and Presbyterian, until 1925 when the Congregationalist, Presbyterian and Methodist churches joined to form the United Church. Circuit boundaries also changed throughout the years. Orwell Head, originally a Presbyterian congregation which included the Orwell section of the Belfast congregation, remained a separate circuit until 1968. Clifton and Mt. Herbert, originally part of the Pownal circuit joined Charlottetown Trinity United in 1962. Millview remained with Pownal to become part of the Vernon River pastoral charge. Cherry Valley was also part of the Pownal circuit for a period of time.
Custodial history
Records for the various circuits and churches were collected by St. Andrew's United Church, Vernon River following the amalgamation of 1968. These originals are retained by the Church. Some records were previously filmed by PARO as Acc3456 and Acc3450. These have been refilmed and original volumes from Acc3456, previously unfilmed, have been filmed in appropriate sequence in this accession for the purpose of making the fonds more complete.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of baptisms, marriages, and burial records, session and congregational minutes, rolls of officials and members, and records of various church organizations such as young people's and women's groups for the six series which follow:
Series 1 : Pownal United Church records [Reels 1-3]
Series 2 : Orwell Head United Church records [Reel 3]
Series 3 : Orwell United Church records [Reel 4]
Series 4 : Vernon River United Church records [Reels 5-6]
Series 5 : Cherry Valley United Church records [Reel 6]
Series 6 : Eldon/Belfast United Church records [Reel 6]
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- English
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Originals were returned to the Church
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS (INCLUDING VOLUME LISTINGS) AVAILABLE
Associated materials
See also Acc3456: Records of Pownal Church, Hall, and School; and Acc3450: St. Andrews Church registers, Orwell
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Microfilm is located in the microfilm cabinets in the Reading Room
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