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1823-1994 (Creation)
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1.7 m of textual records 7 photographs : b&w and col. 1 architectural drawing Parish and service registers fragile.
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Administrative history
In 1820, the settlers at Hull expressed their need for a church and resident clergyman. Three years later, Hull received its first resident clergyman, the Rev. Amos Ansley, and construction of the first St. James' was begun. St. James' was completed in 1824 and consecrated six years later. In 1865, the first St. James' burned down. Services were held in Mr. Ruggles Wright's office and then in a stone house on the Chaudiere Flats. The cornerstone for the second St. James' was laid in 1866 and the church was consecrated in 1885. Fifteen years later, on April 26, 1900, the second St. James', Hull was destroyed in the great Ottawa fire. Church services were held in a government militia tent on the old Wright homestead and then in a wooden structure known as "The Tabernacle in the Wilderness." The foundation for the third St. James' was laid in 1900 and the church was opened for Divine service the following year. Since 1978, the French language, Anglican congregation of St. Bernard de Clairvaux has shared the facilities of St. James' Church, Hull. From 1997-1999, renovations were undertaken on the church.
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Scope and content
Fonds consists of records of the activities of St. James' congregation in Hull, Quebec. It includes parish registers, 1831-1993, vestry records, 1874-1992, service registers, 1922-1992, records of committees and organizations including parish council, financial records, property records, special services and events material, correspondence, historiography, guest books, newsclippings, lists of parishioners, other information materials, photographs, and an architectural drawing.
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Donated at various times by clergy, parish officers, parishioners, and staff of St. James', Hull.
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Parish registers after 1930 available only to family members.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Photocopying of original registers is not permitted. Use of records for publication, either whole or in part, requires permission of the archivist.
Finding aids
Index to parish registers. Database available for index to parish registers. Index for other parish records. Architectural records finding aid. "Guide to the Holdings of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario"
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Further accruals are expected.
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Some records oversized.
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Most photographs are encapsulated. Bound photocopies of 1831-1950, 1854-1863, and 1863-1886 parish registers on acid-free paper.
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Parish history published 1948.