Registers and Records : 1792-1979.

Call Number: HIL-MICL FC LCR .O5M2N5R4
Category: Church
Creator: St. Mark's Anglican Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario).
Description: 2 microfilm textual records (26 volumes) ; 35 mm
Background: 
            The first Anglican Parish in Niagara was established in 1792 by Robert Addison, a missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The church building was erected between 1804 and 1809.  It was severely damaged during the War of 1812-1814 but had been rebuilt by 1822. Alterations were carried out in the mid and late nineteenth century.

St. Mark's was located in the town of Niagara. In 1970, the town of Niagara and the township of Niagara combined to become the municipality of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Contents: 
            The collection was microfilmed in two parts, each with its own reel. The first reel contains the earlier records of the parish. These include: registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, 1792-1879; confirmation lists, 1830-1954; minutes of the Niagara District Committee of the Society for Promotion of Christian Knowledge, 1826-1830; and vestry minutes of St. Mark's Church, 1842-1898.

The second reel contains records relating to the role of the parish in the community. Included are: Fort George Garrison Registry, 1821-1849; registers of Rev. Thomas Green, Rector of Niagara, 1826-1839; register of marriages and baptisms, Queenston, Upper Canada, 1821-1826; minutes and reports of St. Mark's Womens' Auxilliary, 1901-1924;  and minutes, reports and attendance of 'Willing Workers' of St. Mark's Church, 1896-1937.
Originals:

The original records were held by St. Mark's Anglican Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario and now reside with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum.
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The Table of Contents has been microfilmed at the beginning of each reel.



The Table of Contents is available in print. A detailed document listing is available online through McMaster University Library.
Electronic Finding Aid Record:
Notes: A more detailed description of the Registers and Records of this congregation can be found in RG 6, Series I-III (1), and RG 2, Series III (2) of the following Inventory: White, Peter G. comp. Records of Niagara: Inventory. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario: Niagara Historical Resource Centre, 1979.
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