EELK Seabrooki Kogudus (Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Seabrook, New Jersey) records
Abstract
Collection consists of circulars and bulletins, congregational journal, letters from pastors and Church Council to the congregation, budgets, booklets of church services and regulations in Northville Lutheran cemetery.
Dates
- 1949-2000
Creator
- Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Seabrook, New Jersey (Organization)
Language of Materials
Estonian, English
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
HISTORICAL SKETCH
EELK (Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church) Seabrook Congregation was founded in 1949. Mihkel Soovik was elected as the first parson, succeeded by Karl Kiisk in 1962, Juhan Suurkivi in 1965, Hans Rebane in 1966, Philip Tammaru in 1973 and Endel Ulp in 1998. Pastor Heino Nurk was appointed in 2001 and most recently, reverend Thomas Vaga and his son Markus Vaga in 2006. Endel Miido was the president of the Church Council in 1958-1980, followed by Harald Virunurm in 1986-2005 and later his son Harry Virunurm.
Extent
5 linear inches
PROVENANCE
Collection transferred to the IHRC from the Estonian Archives in the U.S.A. (EAU) in 2003-2005. It was processed as part of a collaborative project between the Estonian Archives in the USA (Lakewood, New Jersey), the National Archives of Estonia (NAE), the BaltherNet non-profit network, and the IHRC Archives in May 2014. Birgit Nurme and Pille Aguraiuja of the National Archives in Tallinn, Estonia, worked with IHRC staff on the project.
RELATED COLLECTIONS
IHRC 3611 - Kiisk, Karl
- Community life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Displaced persons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Estonian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Religious life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Author
- IHRC Archives
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding Aid in English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Immigration History Research Center Archives Collecting Area
