PHMC Grant Funds 20th Century Records Project

PHMC Grant Funds 20^th Century Records Project

Thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Christ Church archives received funding to process its twentieth century archival holdings. The Church’s 17^th, 18^th and 19^th century records were initially processed in 1980 as a collaborative venture with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The project funded by an NHPRC grant, made possible not only the processing but the microfilming of those records. Four years ago Christ Church and Christ Church Preservation Trust undertook a major project to make the early archival records even more accessible with the development of an on-line database which can be seen here.

This newest initiative provides the opportunity to bring together the Church’s 20^th century diverse records. The 20^th Century at Christ Church was an era of social involvement and care for people in the area, as the educational and community center for Old City. Today Christ Church is still an active Episcopal parish with vibrant social programs, and a National Historic Landmark with a program of historic interpretation that attracts 250,000 tourists a year.

The records include minutes, files of individual rectors, parish publications, architectural drawings, parish surveys, accounting and other financial records, photographs, films and audio tapes in addition to records of the Christ Church Preservation Trust.