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Labrador Missions papers [textual record (chiefly microform)]
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Record information Labrador Missions papers [textual record (chiefly microform)]
Date:1764-1955.Reference:R10993-3-4-E, MG17-D1Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:128826Date(s):1764-1955.Place of creation:Newfoundland and LabradorExtent:15 cm of textual records.
52 microfilm reels.Language of material:GermanAdded language of material:German, English, InuktitutScope and content:Series consists of microfilmed material including correspondence, minutes of house and mission conferences, diaries and other miscellaneous records, 1764-1944 (reels M-484 to M-535). Included are records relating to the Nain, Hopedale, Hebron, Okak, Zoar, Ramah, Makkovik, Killinek, Kikkertaujak, and Happy Valley missions in Labrador. Among these, registers of baptisms, marriages and burials have been identified for Okak, 1777-1919; Zoar, 1825-1939; and Ramah, 1874-1929.
Series also includes original textual records that contain miscellaneous papers in Inuktut from the Hebron mission, 1827-1955 (vol. 2). Included are three bound volumes of biblical commentaries; account books, receipts and bills; a letter to R. Schulze; and two books of marriage registrations, 1904-1918 and 1918-1933. The second book includes a few marriages for Ramah, 1904-1908, and one for Nain, 1904. The registrations are written in English and Inuktut. Photocopies of both books were microfilmed in 1987 and are also available on reel H-1806.Additional name(s):- Moravian Church - Labrador
- Moravian Church - Missions - Labrador
- Okak Mission (Labrador) - Registers of births, etc
- Ramah Mission (Labrador) - Registers of births, etc
- Zoar Mission (Labrador) - Registers of births, etc
- Moravian Church. Happy Valley Mission (Labrador)
- Moravian Church. Kikkertaujak Mission (Labrador)
- Moravian Church. Nain Mission (Labrador)
- Moravian Church. Okak Mission (Labrador)
- Moravian Church. Killinek Mission (Labrador)
- Moravian Church. Makkovik Mission (Labrador)
- Moravian Church. Ramah Mission (Labrador)
- Moravian Church. Hopedale Mission (Labrador)
- Moravian Church. Hebron Mission (Labrador)
- Moravian Church. Zoar Mission (Labrador)
Additional information:Language note:Most of the records on microfilm are in German, though some of the earliest and latest are in English. A few Inuktut translations are included., Original registrations are written in English and Inuktut (larger language family including Inuktitut).Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG17-D1 -
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