Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church (Webster Parish, La.) records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopy facsimiles and typescript copies of material about Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church (Webster Parish, La.). This includes a deed (1896), inventory of the estate of Mrs. M. M. Garland (1934), newspaper clippings (1934), court record about church arson (1934), and Shiloh Cemetery listing (1986).
Dates
- 1896 - 1986
Creator
- Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church (Webster Parish, La.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church (Webster Parish, La.) began around 1896. At the time of its formation, it was part of the Arkansas Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church. Shiloh and its nearby cemetery was located approximately twelve miles north of Minden, Louisiana, on Angi Road, which intersects with Louisiana Highway 159. The church building burned in 1934. In subsequent years, burials continued at the cemetery, but it is unknown if the congregation continued meeting.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection transferred by unidentified in 1992; newspaper clippings added in 2021.
Creator
- Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church (Webster Parish, La.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church (Webster Parish, La.) records
- Author
- Chris Brown and Christopher Willie
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository