Scope and Contents

This collection contains “Our Helper,” a bound collection of missals from the Bridge Street Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. The date range for the missals is from November 14, 1886 until May 24, 1891. The pastor during this time period was Benjamin H. Thomas.

Scope and Contents The collection documents the lives of the Thomas and Prescott families of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The collection contains biographical papers, genealogy/lineage records, and correspondence of family members. The bulk of the collection is the correspondence of Benjamin H. Thomas Jr., spanning the period from 1879 to 1927.The biographical papers consist of obituary notices and correspondence which discuss eligibility to join the D.A.R. and the moral character of family...