Holy Cross Church Collection

MSA SC 2484

Dates

1896-1964

Medium

Microfilm

Restrictions

No restrictions

Storage

Contact the Department of Special Collections for location.

Film Number(s)

SCM 843

Description

Holy Cross Church, Holy Cross Parish, Protestant Episcopal, AL, Cumberland, 612 Brookfield Avenue: parish register 1896-1964.

History

Holy Cross Chapel was established in 1891 by Mrs. Mary Perry Evans and her brothers, Thornton T. and Taylor Perry, in memory of their mother Mrs. Estelle Taylor Perry. Completed in 1891, the chapel remained under the care of Emmanuel Parish until 1896 when it became an independent parish and congregation.

For additional information, see: Maryland Historical Records Survey, Inventory of the Church Archives of Maryland. Protestant Episcopal: Diocese of Maryland (Baltimore: Maryland Historical Records Survey Project, November 1940), p. 227.

Collection Inventory

Series 1: Church Records, Protestant Episcopal

Microfilm Inventory

Microfilm Series