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Yorkton Pastoral Charges fonds
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- Textual record
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1889–2012 (Creation)
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2 metres (approx.) of textual records
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Administrative history
Yorkton St. Andrew's Pastoral Charge was formed as a new United Church charge in 1925, consisting of preaching points at St. Andrew's United Church, in Yorkton, and at Orkney (previously St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Orkney Church). Prior to that, the area had also included a Methodist Church -- likely the one that formed the new United Church Yorkton Fourth Avenue Pastoral Charge, in 1925 until sometime before 1932. Around 1959, the additional Yorkton Rural Pastoral Charge was formed, under W.M.S. supply Evelyn Mathews (points soon included Calder, Halmok, Hampton, Otthon, Orcadia, Willowbrook) and ca.1961, Yorkton - South West Pastoral Charge was also formed, under W.E. Shank.
Custodial history
Original provenance for many of the records in the fonds is unclear. Initial items were transferred to the archives between 1925 and 1986. Additional batches of records were received around 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013 and 2018.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of textual materials generated by Yorkton St. Andrew’s Pastoral Charge and Yorkton Rural Pastoral Charge, as well as their predecessors, associated and constituent churches – their boards, committees and related bodies, local women’s units and youth groups.
Contents include: minutes of church boards, councils, sessions, stewards, congregational, trustee meetings; meetings of local Ladies Aid Societies, Women’s Association (W.A.) and United Church Women (U.C.W.) groups; records from Sunday School; correspondence and property files; financial records and annual reports; church histories and member directories; historic rolls and communion rolls; and registers of baptisms, marriages and burials held at Yorkton, Orkney, Beaverdale, Springside, Orcadia, Hubbard, Theodore, Rokeby, Calder, Willowbrook, Saltcoats, Tonkin, and related locations.
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Arrangement
Original order for many of these records is unclear. Items under A.381.XV.A and A.381.XV.B were arranged and listed as local church records sometime before 1990, with various others under XV.SA, XV.SC and XV.SR added in batches, between 1998 and 2018. The fonds was created in 2022, based on historical relationships between the charges, records previously listed and any new accruals.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Restrictions on access
Some records are restricted, to protect personal information.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Use, publication, and/or reproduction of records are subject to the conditions of the Copyright Act. Church registers may not be photographed, scanned or otherwise copied without written permission from the Regional Council. Please consult archivist for assistance.
Finding aids
GS-168 includes original file listings.
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Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Alpha-numeric designations
Textual records: A.381.XV.A.4490 to A.4493; A.381.XV.B.226; A.923.XV.SA.2651 to SA.2683, SA.2697 to SA.2701, SA.3026 to SA.3074, SA.4041 to SA.4046; A.1084.XV.SC.1033 to SC.1035; A.1094.XV.SC.1198 to SC.1206; A.1108.XV.SR.321 to SR.347; A.1109.XV.SR.764 to SR.771