Henrietta Memler: Brimfield Church History

Interview Date: c. 1992

Henrietta Memler gives a presentation to the Brimfield Historical Society on the Churches of Brimfield, 1837-1992. It was recorded on cassette tape. In April 2022, Kim (Claybaugh) Hanks converted the cassette to a digital recording. 

Below is a tag and timestamp for this audio recording. The original cassette recording is not high quality. Because of this there are places in the digital recording that may not be audible or discernable. There are likely spelling issues with names and places in the timestamp. 

When searching for key words/tags, names, places, and dates use spelling variations if needed.  

No time stamp available.

Henrietta Memler
Brimfield Churches
Henry Memler
L L Guyer
Wright Brothers
Charleston
Methodist Church
Jacob Snyder
Rev. Zadoch Hull
Hiram Shane
Bishop Philander Chase
Robin’s Nest
Mrs. Belcher
Episcopal Church
Rev. Mildocker [sp.?]
Father John Grady
St Joseph’s Catholic Church
Alec McDonald
Scotland Prairie
Rev. Jerimiah [sp.?] Murphy
Congregational Church
Jonathan Blanchard
Knox College
John W Wiley
Bradford Hall
Joseph P Bowman
Nathanial Chamberlain
Freeman Miles
Moses C Johnson
Rev Joseph E Roy
Abolitionist
Underground Railroad
Union Church
Baptist
Louis Atkinson
Eliza (aka Aunt Lizzie) Akin
Elder Bailey, [?] Taylor
William E Day
Tornado of 1856
Presbyterians
John Maher
Elmwood
Brimfield Bible Society
Johnson Brothers
Peoria County Sunday School Association
Bishop Spaulding
Fire of 1886
Jerry Heinz
Jim’s Market
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Community Building
Evangelical Free Church of America  

Interviewed by: Brimfield Historical Society

Interview Format: mp3 Recording from Original Cassette Tape

Total Time : 28:54

The interview is archived at the Brimfield Public Library District in Brimfield, Illinois.

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