Primary Source

Download our newsletter, Primary Source. Published 4 times per year, Primary Source keeps friends and members of the American Baptist Historical Society informed about what’s happening, including peeks at some of the treasures from the collections.

Volume 22, No. 1 Primary Source, January – March, 2024 (coming soon online)

  • Members & Donors Support Innovative Work       
  • Annual Fund Donors
  • Donors to ABHS Living Heritage Endowment
  • Thank you, donors to ABHS collections!
    • Donors of Personal Papers
    • Donors of Books & Pamphlets to the ABHS Reference Library
    • Donors of Materials Pertaining to Institutional Work
  • From the Archives Highlights of 2023 Donations
  • Here’s an Overview of the Ministry that Your Donations Fund
  • Gifts Have Been Given in Memory of …
  • Gifts Have Been Given in Honor of …
  • Church Anniversaries, January – March 2024
  • Supporting Congregations
  • Have You Included the American Baptist Historical Society in Your Will?
  • Meet Brice Bongiovanni!
  • Sharing the Stories:  Increasing Access to Records Documenting Japanese American Confinement and Northern Baptists’ Response
  • Join the Historical Society and Become a Time Traveler
  • Torbet Prize

Volume 21, No. 4 Primary Source, October-December, 2023

  • A Living Legacy:  Chin Baptists and the Missionary Service of J. Herbert & Elizabeth Cope
  • Church Anniversaries October – December          
  • New Collections Online:  Crow Indian Films & Japanese American Confinement Sites project
  • From the Archives:  500 Years Old!
  • Research Snapshot – Luis Rivera
  • Join the Historical Society and Become a Time Traveler
  • American Baptist Quarterly Call for Papers
  • Our Vision

Volume 21, No. 3 Primary Source, July – September, 2023

  • Fellowship, Fun, and Facts at the ABCUSA Biennial Mission Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Church Anniversaries July – September
  • ABHS Selected for JACS Grant
  • From the Archives:  The Cope Collection
  • Caring for Your Congregation’s Archives Part 4:  Preserving the Records
  • Join the Historical Society and Become a Time Traveler
  • American Baptist Quarterly Call for Papers
  • Our Vision

Volume 21, No. 2 Primary Source, April – June 2023

  • Caring for Your Congregation’s Archives – Part 3: Organizing & Preserving Your Congregation’s History
  • Lake Avenue Memorial Baptist Church of Rochester Named Recipient of 2023 George D. Younger Award Spring 2023 – Primary Source Online
  • Church Anniversaries April – June
  • Digital Assets Accessible Online
  • From the Archives:  Baptists in Puerto Rico
  • Research Snapshot – Eric Nordby
  • Join the Historical Society and Become a Time Traveler
  • ABHS at the Biennial Mission Summit – Save the Date!

Volume 21, No. 1 Primary Source, January – March 2023

  • Thank you for your support!
  • Annual Fund Donors From the Archives Highlights of 2022 Donations         
  • Thank you, donors to ABHS collections!
  • An overview of the ministry that your donations fund
  • Gifts have been given in Memory of
  • Gifts have been given in Honor of
  • Supporting Congregations
  • Have you included ABHS in your will?
  • George Younger Award Open for Nominations
  • William H. Brackney, January 30, 1948-November 13, 2022, ABHS Executive Director, 1978-1986
  • Join the Historical Society and Become a Time Traveler
  • Torbet Prize
  • ABC USA Biennial Mission Summit, June 23-25, 2023, San Juan, Puerto Rico

 

Volume 20, No. 4 Primary Source, October – December, 2022

  • Caring for Your Congregation’s Archives, Part 2: Gathering the Records
  • Church Anniversaries
  • At Your Fingertips: Your donation $$$ at work
  • From the Archives: Past and Present Coincide
  • ABHS Welcomes Mariah Hamby as Archivist
  • Invitation to Support ABHS
  • Research Snapshot – Adrita Mitra
  • Join the Historical Society and Become a Time Traveler
  • ABHS at the Biennial Mission Summit, June 23-25, 2023

Volume 20, No. 3 Primary Source, July-September, 2022

  • Caring for Your Congregation’s Archives – Part 1:  Where do we begin?
  • Church Anniversaries July – September
  • Nominations Open for George D. Younger Award for Excellence in Local Baptist History
  • at YOUR FINGERTIPS
  • From the Archives:  Scandinavian Baptists
  • Gratitude for the Life and Ministry of Beverly Carlson
  • Research Snapshot – Glen B. Chapman
  • Join the Historical Society and Become at Time Traveler
  • Torbet Prize Open for Submissions

Volume 20, No. 2 Primary Source, Apr-Jun 2022

  • Of What Use Are Archives?
  • Farewell to Caroline Crowell
  • Church Anniversaries April – June
  • West Virginia records now available digitally!
  • From the Archives American Baptist Ministry in Alaska
  • Time Travelers
  • Research Snapshot – Shiva Urella
  • Join the Historical Society and Become a Time Traveler
  • ABHS Seeks a New Archivist
  • Our Vision

Volume 20, No. 1 Primary Source, Jan-Mar 2022

  • Members Support Story-keeping and Story-telling
  • Annual Fund Donors
  • Church Anniversaries January – March
  • Donors to ABHS Living Heritage Endowment
  • Gifts have been given in Memory of / Hnor of
  • Baptist Lights Dimmed but not Extinguished
  • How does ABHS use your contributions?  Take a Look!
  • From the Archives – Highlights of 221 Donations
  • Thank you, donors to ABHS collections!
  • Have you included the American Baptist Historical Society in your will?
  • Join the Historical Society and Become a Time Traveler
  • Torbet Prize
  • Our Vision

Volume 19, No. 4 Primary Source, Fall 2021

  • Chico First Baptist Church Honors Former Pastor with Gift to ABHS
  • Church Anniversaries October – December
  • At Your Fingertips:  What we digitize … and why
  • From the Archives: Nellie G Prescott Travel Diaries
  • ABHS Board Members Work on National History Projects
  • What do the Walt Disney Family Museum and the American Baptist Historical Society have in common?
  • Research Snapshot — Research-by-Mail
  • Join the Historical Society and Become a Time Traveler
  • American Baptist Quarterly Call for Papers

Volume 19, No. 3 Primary Source, Summer 2021

  • ABHS the 2021 Biennial Mission Summit
  • ABHS Welcomes Our New Administrative Assistant Jean McDaniel
  • Church Anniversaries July – September 2021
  • Audiotape Digitization in Process
  • From the Archives: 110 years of American Baptist Conventions
  • Support ABHS Ministry
  • Research Snapshot — Melvin Miller
  • American Baptist Quarterly Call for Papers

Volume 19, No. 1 Primary Source, Winter 2021front page of Winter 2021 Primary Source

  • Thank you for your support!
  • Annual Fund Donors
  • Gifts Given as Tributes
  • From the Archives:  Highlights of 2020 Donations
  • Thank you, donors to ABHS collections!
  • A Look Back at 2020

Volume 18, No. 4  Primary Source, Fall 2020

  • Historical Society Transitions
  • Church Anniversaries
  • ABHS copies of Philadelphia Confession of Faith
  • From the Archives – Baptists and Political Life
  • Research Snapshot
  • Join the Transcription Project!

Volume 18, No. 3  Primary Source, Summer 2020

  • How long might Coronavirus Persist on Library and Archival Materials?
  • ABHS Webinar Series:  Saving Our Stories                              
  • Church Anniversaries
  • Digital Update: Book Catalog Online
  • Research Snapshot
  • From the Archives: Rare Items from the Colgate Collection
  • Realm Project
  • Transcription Project

Volume 18, No. 2   Primary Source Spring 2020

  • Making History in an Age of Pandemic
  • Church Anniversaries
  • Digital Archives Update
  • From the Archives: Association Records
  •  Research Snapshot
  • ABHS Archives Continue to Increase

Volume 18, No. 1   Primary Source Winter 2020

  • It is all Due to Donors
  • Annual Fund Donors
  • Gifts in Honor and in Memory
  • From the Archives: Highlights of 2019 Donations
  •  Donors of Personal Papers
  • Research Snapshot
  • Church Anniversaries

Volume 17, No. 4    Primary Source, Fall 2019

  • Congregations and Regions Celebrate
  • Church Anniversaries
  • Digital Archives Update
  • From the Archives: Chaplains Military Service
  •  Research Snapshot
  • Intersection of Sacred and Secular History

Volume 17, No. 3    Summer 2019

  • Younger Award to FBC, Salina, KS
  • Church Anniversaries
  • Happenings at Virginia Beach Biennial
  • From the Archives:  New York City Mission Society
  •  Research Snapshot
  • Call for Papers for ABQ

Volume 17, No. 2  Spring 2019

  • Progress Report on Digital Archives
  • Church Anniversaries
  • ABHS at Virginia Beach Biennial
  • From the Archives:  Valley Forge Headquarters
  • Membership circle:  Samuel Colgate
  •  Research Snapshot
  • Call for papers for ABQ

Volume 17, No. 1  Winter 2019 digital

  • Thank You to Donors
  • Highlights of 2019 Archival Donations
  • At Your Fingertips Donors
  • Expense Allocations 2018
  • Annual Fund Donors
  • Gifts in Honor and in Memory
  • Church Anniversaries
  • Biennial Events for ABHS
  • Younger and Torbet Prizes

 

Volume 16, No. 4   2018 fall 

  • New Board of Manager Members
  • Church Anniversaries Oct. – Dec.
  • ABC Theologians’ Conference
  • From the Archives–Remembering Hopevale Martyrs
  • Research Snapshot
  • Helen Barrett Montgomery

Volume 16, No. 3

 2018 Summer Primary Source

  • Welcome to Jenny Manasco
  • Fall Lecture to focus on ethics
  • Church Anniversaries
  • Rauschenbusch Conference lectures on line
  • Dr. Louise Fleming at Bolegni (Congo)
  • From the Archives–the Karen Nationalist
  • Research Snapshot
  • ABQ Call for papers
  • Samuel DeWitt Proctor
  • Torbet Prize open for Submissions

Volume 16, No. 2    2018 Spring Primary Source

  • Rauschenbusch’s Legacy Still Relevant     
  • Executive Director Honored by Morehouse College
  • Rare 16th Century Bible
  • Research Shapshot
  • Jitsuo Morikawa Membership Circle
  • Church Anniversaries

 

 

 

Volume 16, No. 1    2018 winter digital version

  • Telling The Story                                    
  • Lulu Fleming Membership Circle
  • Annual Fund Donors
  • At Your Fingertips Donors
  • Highlights of the 2017 Collections Donations
  • Thank you to Collection Donors
  • Research Snapshot
  • Church Anniversaries
  • Gifts in Memory and Gifts in Honor

 

Volume 15, No. 4    Fall 2017

  • Religious Dissent and Democracy
  • Become a Time Traveler
  • Glass Slides from a Missionary to Congo
  • Become a Member: Henry Lyman Morehouse
  • Event Video Available
  • Call for Papers for ABQ
  • Registration Open for Rauschenbusch Conference
  • Church Anniversaries

 

         

Volume 15, No. 3     Summer 2017 

  • Younger Award Winner
  • Biennial Events
  • Textiles from China Preserved
  • Become a Member: Ann Hasseltine Judson
  • Research Snapshot
  • Church Anniversaries

 

Volume 15, No. 2, Spring 2017

  • Welcome to New Archivist
  • Become a Member
  • Rauschenbusch Conference
  • Torbet Prize
  • Research Snapshot
  • American Baptist Responses to Injustices
  • Biennial Events
  • Church Anniversaries

 

Winter 2017

 

 

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