St. Nicholas Church (Export, Pa.) Records

Collection

Identifier: r-2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains baptism, marriage and funeral records (1913-1976), as well as membership lists and legal documents related to the purchase of church property.

Dates

1904 - 1976

Conditions Governing Access

Access and use of this collection may be subject to restrictions, particularly for information related to possibly still-living individuals. Please contact the archivist (archives@ukrhec.org) for more information and to make arrangements. Researchers may be required to use a digital surrogate.

Biographical / Historical

Export, Pennsylvania was a coal mining area during the first half of the 20th century. The mines employed many immigrants, especially from Eastern Europe, and the St. Nicholas parish served that community. It began as a parish of the Russian Orthodox Mission to North America, and served many ethnic groups, including Serbs and Rusyns. It later became a part of the jusrisdiction of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. Like other parishes founded in the early 20th century industrial and mining towns, it suffered from declining membership and closed in the 1970s.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (2 bound volumes)

Language of Materials

Church Slavic; Old Slavonic; Church Slavonic; Old Bulgarian; Old Church Slavonic

Ukrainian

Russian

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains the parish records of the St. Nicholas Church in Export, Pennsylvania. It contains baptism, marriage and funeral records, as well as membership lists and legal documents.

Status of materials

These materials belong to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, and are on deposit with the Ukrainian History and Education Center for processing, preservation, and access.