Archives & History Committee
Lillian McPherson, chair
Members: Jean Bowen, Bob Hildreth, Pastor Holmes, Virginia Horton, Anna Jane Keller (Confirmation Records), Sue Marks, Kenneth Marks, Sam Mozley, Adaline Pasour, Zeke Pasour, Pastor Yount.
The mission of the Archives & History Committee of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is to collect and preserve the primary, documentary evidence and historically significant records of HTELC through which the congregation can identify its past. Since archives are the collective memory of the congregation, the committee will organize, arrange, store, and make accessible, the history of HTELC through the archival material.
responsibility for the congregation's records
The primary responsibility for congregational archives belongs to the congregation. Specific responsibility for maintaining the records of the congregation belongs with the pastor working with the committee to establish and maintain the archives of HTELC.
The A & H is a committee composed of council-appointed members including a committee chair, church archivist, and church historian, along with other members serving in various capacities as outlined by the committee. The committee provides continuous care of records as they move from active to archival status. The committee develops policies regarding the archives, particularly on such issues as collection development and access to information (including a Finding Aid). The committee works with the pastor and others who create records of the congregation in developing a systematic process of preserving all relevant documents created by the congregation, council, and committees.
archival materials
Archival materials are those that hold historical and evidential value for the congregation. Usually these documents answer the "who, what, when, where and (if possible) the why" of the history of a local parish. The official papers, correspondence, and other parish records created or received by the congregation and its officers and organizations belong to the congregation. All such material is entitled to archival preservation. The records should not be thought of as the property of the pastor or any other individual member who maintains or produces them. If records are donated to the archives from private sources, a "Deed of Gift" will be used that assigns all copyrights, as well as literary and property rights of the materials, to the congregation.
committee meetings and members
The committee meets each month as listed in the church calendar. One month is devoted to a work day, usually held at 9:00 am on a Monday. The alternate month is a meeting month, usually held on a Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 pm. Anyone interested in history, genealogy, the preservation of historical documents, and the sharing of history is invited to contact any of the following people or email us at archives@htelc.org for more information about working with our committee.
| The History of Holy Trinity HTELC Archives Finding Aid |
Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church |