America's Religious Crossroads
America's Religious Crossroads

Author: Stephen T. Kissel

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2021-12-28

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0252053192

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Between 1790 and 1850, waves of Anglo-Americans, African Americans, and European immigrants flooded the Old Northwest (modern-day Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin). They brought with them a mosaic of Christian religious belief. Stephen T. Kissel draws on a wealth of primary sources to examine the foundational role that organized religion played in shaping the social, cultural, and civic infrastructure of the region. As he shows, believers from both traditional denominations and religious utopian societies found fertile ground for religious unity and fervor. Able to influence settlement from the earliest days, organized religion integrated faith into local townscapes and civic identity while facilitating many of the Old Northwest's earliest advances in literacy, charitable public outreach, formal education, and social reform. Kissel also unearths fascinating stories of how faith influenced the bonds, networks, and relationships that allowed isolated western settlements to grow and evolve a distinct regional identity. Perceptive and broad in scope, America’s Religious Crossroads illuminates the integral relationship between communal and spiritual growth in early Midwestern history.

The Church in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland From 1749 to September, 1887
The Church in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland From 1749 to September, 1887

Author: George F 1847-1916 Houck

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019882290

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This book is a meticulously researched history of the Catholic Church in Northern Ohio and the Diocese of Cleveland. George F. Houck traces the history of the Church from the 18th century to the late 19th century, describing the challenges and triumphs of the faith in the region. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Catholicism in the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Church in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland from 1749 to September, 1887
The Church in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland from 1749 to September, 1887

Author: George F. Houck

Publisher: Sagwan Press

Published: 2018-02-04

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781376663839

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Closing Chapters
Closing Chapters

Author: Thomas G. Welsh

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 0739165941

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Closing Chapters attempts to explain the disintegration of urban parochial schools in Youngstown, Ohio, a onetime industrial center that lost all but one of its eighteen Catholic parochial elementary schools between 1960 and 2006. Through this examination of Youngstown, Welsh sheds light on a significant national phenomenon: the fragmentation of American Catholic identity.

Ohio Guide to Genealogical Sources
Ohio Guide to Genealogical Sources

Author: Carol Willsey Bell

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13:

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Arranged alphabetically by county. Within each county lists important agencies, court records, census records, and published sources to aid in local genalogical research.

American Philanthropic Foundations
American Philanthropic Foundations

Author: David C. Hammack

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2018-04-16

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 0253025435

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Once largely confined to the biggest cities in the mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes states, philanthropic foundations now play a significant role in nearly every state. Wide-ranging and incisive, the essays in American Philanthropic Foundations: Regional Difference and Change examine the origins, development, and accomplishments of philanthropic foundations in key cities and regions of the United States. Each contributor assesses foundation efforts to address social and economic inequalities, and to encourage cultural and creative life in their home regions and elsewhere. This fascinating and timely study of contemporary America's philanthropic foundations vividly illustrates foundations' commonalities and differences as they strive to address pressing public problems.