St. John Historical Documents from Before 1857


 Date  Document Size
1833     Church Incorporation Documents 1.4 MB  
3/18/1842     Nelson Henry Baker Baptism 4.8 MB  

St. John Historical Documents from 1858 to 1882


 Date  Document Size
1880     Erie County Atlas - History of the German Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Church 11.7 KB  

St. John Historical Documents from 1883 to 1907


 Date  Document Size
2/10/1883     St. John History Written by Pastor Volz 13.3 KB  
11/19/1883     Tearful Tributes 23.4 KB  
6/14/1885     Volz Monument Dedication 1.3 MB  
8/4/1891     Church Officers 8.0 MB  
1894     St John Hickory Street from City Atlas 1.9 MB  
12/2/1895     Zur lezten Ruhe gebettet 4.1 MB  
1898     Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Congregation 2.2 MB  
1903     St. John Congregation History (German) 22.3 MB  
6/6/1903     A Rare Event, Celebrating the 70th Anniversary 11.6 KB  
1905     Whos Who In America Listing for Francis Luther Guenther 159 KB  

St. John Historical Documents from 1908 to 1932


 Date  Document Size
1908     Banquet and Grand Concert Close Jubilee 13.4 KB  
1908     Celebrating Its Diamond Jubilee 14.4 KB  
1908     Celebration of the Churchs 75th Anniversary is closed with a Banquet 14.6 KB  
1908     Diamond Jubilee 16.4 KB  
1908     Lutherans for These 75 Years 14.2 KB  
1908     St Johns Church 75th Anniversary is Celebrated 13.5 KB  
6/8/1908     Officers of St. Johns Congragation 532.9 KB  
6/10/1908     1833-1908 Ev. Luth. St. Johannes Gemeide 14 + 15 1.6 MB  
6/10/1908     1833-1908 Ev. Luth. St. Johannes Gemeide 18.5 MB  
1912     Pastor Herman Brezing 1.6 MB  
1912     St. John Excerpts from Buffalo and Its German Community Illustrated 3.4 MB  
3/16/1913     Confirmation Certificate 7.0 MB  
3/16/1913     Confirmation Photo Mildred Lang Hermann 3.3 MB  
9/21/1913     Cross + Crown Attendance Certificate 10.7 MB  
2/4/1917     50jähriges Jubiläum des Jungmänner Vereins der Evangelische-Lutherischen St. Johannes Gemeinde, Buffalo, NY 2.8 MB  
12/6/1918     New York Times Obituary for Pastor Guenther’s Son 48.6 KB  
1929     Womens Society 3.3 MB  
5/11/1930     Mens Bible Class of Evangelical Lutheran St. Johns Church 690.2 KB  
3/6/1931     Church Plans Centennial 7.4 KB  
6/6/1931     98-Year-Old Parish to Improve Church 7.6 KB  
6/22/1931     Buffalo Evening News - St. John Orphan Home Homecoming Article 10.5 MB  
8/9/1931     Pastor Hoeppner 343.5 KB  
1/22/1932     Cradle Roll Certificate 4.6 MB  

St. John Historical Documents from 1933 to 1957


 Date  Document Size
1933     Constitution of the Evangelical St. Johns Church 5.7 MB  
1933     More Than a Centennial 11.2 KB  
1933     One Century for Christ - St. John History 1833-1933 19.0 MB  
1/1933     Messenger 3.3 MB  
2/1933     Messenger 4.8 MB  
3/1933     Messenger 3.1 MB  
4/1933     Messenger 2.9 MB  
6/1/1933     Memorial Plaque 660.7 KB  
7/13/1933     Record Crowd Attends Fair for Orphanage 565.9 KB  
1935     St. Johns Orphanage 1.3 MB  
4/12/1936     Easter Memorial Altar Postcard 1.3 MB  
3/21/1937     Confirmation Class 2.6 MB  
12/1937     The Orphan Home Tidings 10.7 MB  
12/24/1937     St. John Postcard 144.0 KB  
1937     St. John Postcard 100.0 KB  
4/17/1938     Easter Memorial Altar Postcard 336.6 KB  
6/3/1938     Trip Planned to 3 Graves 7.2 KB  
11/20/1938     New Organ Dedication 4.6 MB  
11/23/1938     St. Johns Hickory Street 7.9 KB  
12/1938     Messenger 77.8 KB  
12/1938     Christmas Crib Presented by Teen Agers Postcard 313.3 KB  
1/1/1939     St. John Calendar 2.1 MB  
4/19/1939     75th Anniversary of the Founding of the St. John Orphan Home 7.4 MB  
9/24/1939     St John Lutheran Church Sunday Bulletin 207.7 KB  
1940     Steeple Landmark Will Be Torn Down 82.3 KB  
3/24/1940     Easter Memorial Altar Postcard 327.2 KB  
1940     Sanctuary Postcard 1.2 MB  
2/26/1941     Letter from Pastor Hoeppner to the Troops 999.9 KB  
3/31/1941     Letter from Pastor Hoeppner to the Troops 1.3 MB  
5/2/1941     Letter from Pastor Hoeppner to the Troops 536.4 KB  
6/18/1941     Letter from Pastor Hoeppner to the Troops 1.8 MB  
8/30/1941     Letter from Pr. Hoeppner to the Soldiers 81.6 KB  
12/10/1941     Letter from Pr. Hoeppner to the Soldiers 357.5 KB  
1942     German American History 2.2 MB  
2/14/1942     Letter to the St. John Choir 683.7 KB  
2/29/1942     Confirmation Reunion 465.1 KB  
3/29/1942     Confirmation 1.3 MB  
6/18/1942     Letter from Pr. Hoeppner to the Soldiers 362.2 KB  
6/30/1942     Service Flag Dedication Announcement 65.2 KB  
7/22/1942     Letter from Pr. Hoeppner to the Soldiers 329.8 KB  
8/30/1942     St John Lutheran Church Sunday Bulletin 2.4 MB  
9/27/1942     St John Lutheran Church Sunday Bulletin 722.3 KB  
10/1/1942     Pastor Hoeppners Letter to the Troops 25.9 KB  
10/18/1942     Schoffro Memorial Gateway Unveiling 1.5 MB  
11/10/1942     Pastor Hoeppners Letter to the Troops 26.2 KB  
12/14/1942     Pastor Hoeppners Letter to the Troops 22.0 KB  
12/20/1942     Pastor Hoeppners Christmas Letter 3.2 MB  
12/20/1942     St John Lutheran Church Sunday Bulletin 5.7 MB  
4/25/1943     Easter Memorial Altar 3.0 MB  
5/23/1943     Sunday Bulletin 876.5 KB  
12/25/1944     Letter from Pastor Hoeppner to the Troops 10.1 MB  
3/25/1945     Confirmation Reunion Service Bulletin 1.2 MB  
4/1/1945     St John Service in World War II 16.8 KB  
4/21/1946     St John Lutheran Church 1946 Easter Memorial Altar 7.0 MB  
1947     Choir Picnic 469.2 KB  
1947     Lutheran Baseball Trophy 712.4 KB  
1947     Men in Choir 536.6 KB  
1947     Young Adult Members 281.6 KB  
6/13/1948     Welkner, Pastor Frank P. 30th Ordination Anniversary 364.1 KB  
4/17/1949     Easter Sunday Men of the Choir 185.8 KB  
9/18/1949     Sunday Bulletin 4.5 MB  
7/1950     Church Choir at Niagara Drive In Theatre 537.2 KB  
8/27/1950     Church Choir at Open Air Service at Niagara Drive In Theatre 500.5 KB  
1950     Thimble Pal Sewing Group 350.7 KB  
6/22/1951     Drive-In Church Services 1.3 MB  
1952     Orphan Home Reunion 202.0 KB  
9/21/1952     Sunday Bulletin 4.7 MB  
12/31/1952     St. John Messenger 12.3 MB  
1953     Oldest Lutheran Church to Move to Amherst 7.3 KB  
8/1954     House on Main Street - Chapel Remodeling Work Crew 77.9 KB  
10/3/1954     Church Council on Pastor Hoeppners 25th Anniversary Celebration 471.4 KB  
10/3/1954     Sunday Bulletin 1.2 MB  
10/31/1954     25th Anniversary of the Pastorate of Rev. Martin J. Hoeppner Bulletin 669.4 KB  
1/19/1955     St John Lutheran Church Sunday Bulletin 703.2 KB  
1/23/1955     St John Lutheran Church Sunday Bulletin 2.2 MB  
1955     Church to Close 886.8 KB  
1956     Building Fund Canvass 7.5 MB  
1956     Sirface Wedding 3.8 MB  
8/26/1956     St John Lutheran Church Sunday Bulletin 4.3 MB  
9/9/1956     St John Lutheran Church Sunday Bulletin 3.6 MB  
9/16/1956     St John Lutheran Church Vespers Bulletin 7.4 MB  
10/1956     St. John Messenger 5.1 MB  
10/1/1956     St. John Cemetery Advertisement 44.0 KB  
10/14/1956     Pastor Hoeppners Sermon 24.0 KB  
12/31/1956     Cemetery Operating Fund 126.5 KB  

St. John Historical Documents from 1958 to 1982


 Date  Document Size
1958     St. John Postcard 285.2 KB  
5/18/1958     Dedication of New Building of St. John Church 904.8 KB  
5/18/1958     Service of Dedication 1.3 MB  
12/14/1958     Church Bulletin 1.0 MB  
1959     Newspaper Article About New Church 674.7 KB  
4/7/1960     Rev. Martin Hoeppner Dies, St. Johns Pastor Since 1929 117.6 KB  
1961     Das Bild Des Menschen Im Werk Otto Flath 26.1 MB  
1962     Our Unfinished Task, Completing Gods House 3.7 MB  
11/1962     Historic Church Looks to Future 2.2 MB  
12/4/1962     Pastor Schmidt Article 17.1 KB  
12/31/1962     Annual Report 1962 8.4 MB  
1963     The Church Choir Brochure 1.7 MB  
1/10/1963     Church Bulletin 1.5 MB  
1964     Special Pylon for 1849 Church Bell 432.9 KB  
12/18/1964     Gift to Williamsville Church Arrives in Time for Yule 16.6 KB  
1964     What Will Our New Church Say 374.2 KB  
1/24/1965     Dedication Day Bulletin A 3.3 MB  
1/24/1965     Dedication Day Bulletin B 2.8 MB  
1965     History and Building Overview 245.9 KB  
1966     Church Directory 6.9 MB  
2/27/1966     Order for the Blessing of Memorial Windows Bulletin 630.2 KB  
8/1968     Bell Rededication 982.3 KB  
8/24/1968     Silent Three Years, Church Bell to Ring Again in Amherst 107.7 KB  
1974     St. John Lutheran Church History 1833-1974 777.2 KB  
1/1976     St. John Lutheran Church Reminder 8.2 MB  
5/15/1976     Steinhilbers 947.7 KB  
5/5/1978     90th Anniversary of the Womens Society 4.7 MB  
1/20/1979     Church Council + Church Staff Dinner 2.9 MB  
1980     Ireland Brochure 7.7 MB  

St. John Historical Documents from 1983 to 2007


 Date  Document Size
1983     Article 1.1 MB  
1983     Church Directory 103.3 MB  
1983     Lutherans in Amherst Retain Ties With City 1.3 MB  
1983     Newspaper Article 1.3 MB  
1983     St. John Church Weathers Change for 150 Years 1.1 MB  
1983     St. John Lutheran Church History 1833-1983 381.9 KB  
2/13/1983     150th Anniversary Sunday Bulletin 900.5 KB  
3/27/1983     150th Anniversary Sunday Bulletin 2.8 MB  
11/10/1983     150th Celebration 5.6 MB  
1984     St. Johns Lutheran Home for Children 1864-1984 933.0 KB  
8/29/1984     Amherst Bee Article - Pastor Ireland Retires 1.8 MB  
1987     Church Directory 47.5 MB  
2/4/1988     Anna Hoeppner Memorial Service 240.7 KB  
11/1992     St. John Newsletter 674.5 KB  
1995     Glimpses of the Church Across the Ages Num 64 9.6 MB  
1995     Glimpses of the Church Across the Ages Num 70 25.0 MB  
4/20/1997     Meet the Breitsches 51.3 KB  
1/23/2000     Open House 382.4 KB  
1/23/2000     Remembering with Thanksgiving 308.5 KB  
9/11/2002     9-11 Memorial Service 3.6 MB  
2003     St. John Lutheran Church Home for Children 645.1 KB  
2003     St. John Cemetery Brochure 3.7 MB  
2006     Lutheran Charities 2.6 MB  
2006     St John Permanent Endowment Fund Brochure 25.1 MB  
6/2006     History of The Lutheran Church In Western New York 8.4 MB  
9/28/2006     USMC Letter 29.9 KB  
12/16/2006     Christmas Must Be Tonight 1.2 MB  
3/8/2007     Letter Connecting to Our Roots 128.9 KB  
3/28/2007     Cemetery Ad in Bee Supplement 1.4 MB  
4/5/2007     Jill Meek Davis Letter 368.1 KB  
4/5/2007     Letter to Pr. Guenther Descendant 368.1 KB  
10/1/2007     Leadership Council Benefactors Recognized 2.3 MB  
12/1/2007     Bee Christmas Ad 778.0 KB  

St. John Historical Documents from 2008 to Present


 Date  Document Size
1/28/2008     St John Lutheran Church Amherst NY Press Release 25.1 KB  
2/6/2008     St John Bee Ad - Ash Wednesday 613.7 KB  
2/10/2008     St John Bee Ad - 175th 438.9 KB  
2/11/2008     Buffalo News Photo Page 269.0 KB  
2/11/2008     Buffalo News 54.0 KB  
2/13/2008     Amherst Bee A 535.8 KB  
2/13/2008     Amherst Bee B 507.7 KB  
2/20/2008     Clarence Bee 420 KB  
2/22/2008     Upstate Update 61.4 KB  
2/25/2008     Bee - WNY Events + Festivals Guide 160.8 KB  
3/2008     The Lutheran 761.6 KB  
3/7/2008     Bee Ad 1.3 MB  
12/2008     Archives Advocate Article 1.2 MB  

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