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Bear Creek (Silver City, N.C.) records

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Biographical and Historical Note

Church established in 1787.

Collection Overview

Minutes of church conferences from 1801 to 1959 [broken series], including membership rolls; and minutes of the arm of the church at Tick Creek Meeting House [now Rives Chapel], 1820-1832. Other church records include a membership record book, 1915-1931 [broken series]; and a WMU records book, 1926-1928.

Collection Inventory

  • Sandy Creek Baptist Churches Map (1960)
  • Church Minutes (1801-1959)
    • Vol. 1 (1801-1828)
    • Vol. 2 (1820-1866)
    • Vol. 3 (1847-1879)
    • Vol. 4 (1878-1898)
    • Vol. 5 (1898-1913)
    • Vol. 6 (1913-1932)
    • Vol. 7 (1932-1943)
    • Vol. 8 (1944-1955)
    • Vol. 9 (1959)
  • Church Records (1915-1931)
    • Membership Record Book (1915-1931)
  • Organization Records (1926-1928)
    • WMU Record Book (1926-1928)

Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Creator
Bear Creek Baptist Church (Bear Creek, Chatham County, N.C.).
Title
Bear Creek Baptist Church (Bear Creek, Chatham County, N.C.) records
ID
CRMF315
Date [inclusive]
1801-1959
Extent
1.0 microfilm reel(s)  35mm; Positive
Microform [Reel]
1
Microform [Reel]
4
Microform [Reel]
3
Microform [Reel]
2

Administrative Information

Publication Information
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Restrictions
Permission of the church must be obtained to photocopy these records in their entirety. 
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preferred citation
Bear Creek Baptist Church (Bear Creek, Chatham County, N.C.) records, CRMF315, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

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