The Historical Society has a collection of local church and cemetery records in our archives.
Church Records
Churches are an important part of the community and have records of births, deaths, marriages, and community events. The Historical Society maintains information on the early church history in the village and records from the following churches.
| Church | Records |
|---|---|
| Brooklyn Churches | Binder |
| Dayton Church | News clippings and misc. info |
| Faith Lutheran Church | News clippings |
| Hallelujah Campground | Binder Stone structures |
| Holy Mother of Consolation | Binder Directories HMC A History Book 1856-2007 |
| Oregon Methodist Church | History and Pamphlets |
| People’s United Methodist Church | Binder |
| Presbyterian Church | Binder Directories Records and Information |
| Rutland Church | Information News clippings Pamplets |
| St. John’s Lutheran | Binder |
Cemetery & Burial Records
The Historical Society holds the records of all Cemeteries in the Village and surrounding areas.
| Cemetery/Location | Records |
|---|---|
| American Overseas Cemeteries | |
| Funeral records | Ledger dated 1883-1923 |
| Lindsey Funeral Ledger | Funeral information dated 1883-1947 |
| Ames/Babbit | Burial records – Incomplete |
| Brooklyn | Burial records – Incomplete |
| Dunn | Burial records – Incomplete |
| Lake Harriet | Burial records – Incomplete |
| East Dayton | Burial records – Incomplete |
| Fitchburg Cemeteries | Folders of information |
| Frenchtown | Burial records – Incomplete |
Graves | Burial records – Incomplete Plot information |
| Holy Mother of Consolation | St. Mary’s Cemetery Plot Map Burial Records – incomplete St. Mary’s Church Cemetery Records |
| Jug Prairie | Burial records – Incomplete |
| Lake Harriet | Information |
| McFarland Cemeteries | Lists of burials |
| Mt. Hope | Burial records – Incomplete |
| Oak Hall | Burial records – Incomplete |
Prairie Mound Cemetery | Plot map Burial records – Incomplete |
| Rutland Cemeteries | Burial permits Plot maps History |
| St. James | Burial records – Incomplete |
| St. William | Burial records – Incomplete |
| Storytown | Burial records – Incomplete |
| Town of Dunn Burying Ground | Pamplet of information |
| West Dayton | Burial records – Incomplete |