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Manuscript
Collection #45 St. Ansgarius
Church Records, 1849-1971
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3 Archives boxes ABSTRACT:
These records consist largely of parish registers dating from
1849 through 1896, listing communicants and pastoral acts such baptisms,
burials, and marriages. Also
included is a pastor’s diary, circa 1882, and the church meeting
minutes for 1858-1875. Photos
of the church interior and of St. Ansgarius’ founder, Gustav Unonius,
complement the church records. The
records are largely in the Swedish language. HISTORY:
Founded in 1849, St. Ansgarius Church was first located at
Illinois and Franklin Streets, Chicago, IL.
It was founded by Gustav Unonius, a convert to the Episcopal
Church who previously led a group of Swedish immigrants to settle at
Pine Lake, Wisconsin. At
the end of the century, St. Ansgarius was located on Sedgwick Avenue,
one block north of Chicago Avenue, in Chicago.
The church remained at this location until 1920, at which time
the church effectively closed due to the departure of the rector, Carl
August Nybladh and the majority of the congregation.
However, in 1924, the bishop of Chicago re-opened St. Ansgarius
at a temporary location on Lincoln Avenue, and later built the Jenny
Lind Memorial Chapel at 2514 West Thorndale Avenue, Chicago.
In 1940 the church was re-dedicated as St. Francis Church, and
this congregation survived into the 1990’s.
(Information courtesy of Richard R. Seidel, Historiographer, The
Diocese of Chicago, 1999). ACCESS
RESTRICTIONS:
There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is
open to all members of the public.
However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for
conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright that may be
involved in the use of this collection. PROCESSOR:
This collection was initially processed by unidentified staff;
reprocessed and described by Ellen Engseth in April of 1999. ARRANGEMENT:
The files are organized alphabetically by type of record or
subject, then chronologically. CONTAINER
LIST:
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