Mystic Congregational Church Records

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2026.040.053

Scope and Content

Collection of booklets, programs and ephemera related to the Mystic Congregational Church on East Main Street, Mystic (Stonington). *Church manual of the Congregational Church and Society at Mystic Bridge, published 1860. Includes the confession of faith and covenant of the church as well as a list of stated meetings and collections, a list of members and a brief historic sketch. Handwritten note on first page: "Miss Mary Ann Brown with the kindest wishes of your pastor, W.R. Long, January 1, 1860. *Advertisement and program for a concert benefiting the music fund of the Mystic Congregational Church, March 28, 1895. Participants in the program included Mary Evans, Harriet B. Hoxie, Henry I. Sparks, Earl G. Batty, John Wheeler, A.M. Purdy, Lillian Brayton, Palmer Watrous, Addie Clyde, Louis A. Moser, Harry C. Allyn, Walter T. Fish, James W. Baker, Lyman Saunders, Charles W. Foote, Herman Rickerman, Nelson Baker, Carrie Cundall and Nellie Gladwin. *Flyer, concert benefit for the Mystic Congregational Church, held at he Parish House, November 27, 1900. Participants in the concert included Carrie Noble, Julia G. Foote, Edith Hart, Eliza M. Denison, Mehitable Antonia Brown, Wilhelmina Schroder, Dave Wolfe, F.G. King, Charles W. Foote, M.F. Velie and A. Stanton King. *Booklet, "Fiftieth Anniversary of the Congregational Church, Mystic, Connecticut," January 20, 1902. Includes history of the church and list of committee members, *Ribbon from the reception of the 50th anniversary of the Mystic Congregational Church, January 20, 1902. *Church manual of the Mystic Congregational Church published May 21, 1928. Includes list of church officers and members, the articles of association, covenant and ecclesiastical order, and a history of the church.

Collection

Carol Kimball Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.040

Source or Donor

Carol Kimball

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Article of Incorporation

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Receipt

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Legal Documents

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Financial Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Mystic Congregational Church

Date(s) of Creation

1860 - 1928

Archive Size/Extent

1 folder

Primary Language

English

Provenance

Notes

Part of a collection of records collected by Carol Kimball during her tenure as the Town of Groton Historian; given to the Groton Historical Society following her death; stored for several years at the Avery Copp Museum; donated to the Groton Public Library 2026