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Regional Church Preservation Oral Histories

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(2014 – 2017)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier NCOH-0005
Creator(s) See Nabb Center Staff
Acquisition See Nabb Center Staff
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Mike Setzler, February 2020
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Separated Materials

Interview questions, release forms, church borchures, community pictures, and a typed history of the church can be found in the archive folder of the Edward H. Nabb Reseach Center for Delmarva History and Culture. Transcriptions are also available online in PDF form via Dropbox. 
Abstract

These oral histories document the actions and stories of those who attended churches that have closed or are working to preserve a church. Topics (so far) include the story of Grace United Methodist Church and its decline and closing in the mid-2010's. Compiled transcripts are included.

Administrative History

Grace United Methodist Church was a century-old church and community centered in Tyaskin, MD. Beginning in 1908, Rev. John W. Hardesty sought a place to create the church and leased an old house belonging to William H. Jackson, fixing it up and preparing it for services later that year. In 1909, the Methodist Society known as the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church was created with a membership of Seventy-four. The Church Building was later built and dedicated in 1910 at a cost of $7,000, later repayed by the community by 1919. In 2014, the Church was unexpectedly closed as churches in the surrounding area, notably Asbury Church. They were notified that September, 2014, by the district Superintendent that the church had been closed by the Superintendents' Conference. 

Scope and Content Note

NCOH-0005_00001: This interview was conducted by Creston Long with Kenneth and Maurice Bailey on August 22, 2017. Kenneth and Maurice belong to Grace United Methodist Church in Tyaskin, MD. Kenneth and Maurice discuss their memories of the church and the surrounding area of their youth as well as how the church was forced to close while under their care. The interview is available online here.

 
Arrangement Statement

Oral history interviews are arranged by date of the interviews conducted and files are given unique identifiers. Administrative files are arranged alphabetically by interviewee surnames. 

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • United Methodist Church
  • Corporate Names
    • Grace United Methodist Church
  • Location Terms
    • Tyaskin (Md.)

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Interview with Kenneth and Maurice Bailey, 22 August 2017 

Artifacts

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