Bell County (Ky.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henderson Settlement School records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0049-SAA 049
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of photographs and microfilmed records documenting the history and operation of United Methodist Church related Henderson Settlement School and child care program in Bell County, Kentucky.
Dates:
1925 - 1984
Red Bird Mission records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0044-SAA 044
Abstract
The Board of Missions of the mid-western based Evangelical Church began considering the eastern Kentucky’s Red Bird River region for a home mission project in 1919. On the recommendation of Rev. William Buyers, a Presbyterian minister from Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky, a Board appointed committee visited the area and found that residents were receptive to the idea of a mission. The first Mission worship service was held in a tiny schoolhouse at Beverly in Bell County on May 29, 1921. The...
Dates:
1920 - 1985