| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Newburgh, Ohio, School District Records
| | | | Creator: | Newburgh, Ohio, School District | | | | Dates: | 1854-1879 | | | | Abstract: | Newburgh Township was organized in 1814 near Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. Between 1823 and 1914 portions of Newburgh were annexed to Cleveland, East Cleveland, Independence, Garfield Heights, and Newburgh Heights. The collection consists of minutes of meetings of qualified voters and school directors of sub-district No. 4, and some financial accounts | | | | Call #: | MS 2295 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Schools -- Ohio -- Newburgh. | Newburgh (Ohio) -- Schools. | Newburgh (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Miles Park Presbyterian Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Miles Park Presbyterian Church | | | | Dates: | 1841-1967 | | | | Abstract: | Miles Park Presbyterian Church was established in 1832 as the First Congregational Church of Newburgh, Ohio. It was chartered in 1842 as the First Presbyterian Church of Newburgh. By 1873 Newburgh was annexed to Cleveland and the Church was commonly known as Miles Park Presbyterian Church. It continued to be known by this name, despite a 1925 act to rename it the John M. Davidson Memorial Presbyterian Church Society. The collection consists of minutes, financial records, correspondence, the constitution, deeds, by-laws, lease agreements, baptism applications, the church register (1842-1955), marriage licenses, certificates of dismission and reception, building fund records, church newspapers, bulletins, and miscellaneous material; and a will and estate papers of John M. Davidson. | | | | Call #: | MS 3642 | | | | Extent: | 4.61 linear feet (6 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Miles Park Presbyterian Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Churches, Presbyterian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Marriage records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Baptismal certificates. | Newburgh (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Isaac Reid Papers
| | | | Creator: | Reid, Isaac | | | | Dates: | 1829-1862 | | | | Abstract: | Isaac Reid of Dromore Parish, County Down, Ireland, emigrated with his wife, Agnes, and his children to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1832. After living for several years in Cleveland, where he worked in a small business and boarded immigrants, the family purchased eighty acres in Newburgh, where they farmed and raised cattle, hogs, and sheep. Reid and his family were members of the First Presbyterian Society of Newburgh, he serving as both trustee and treasurer for several terms throughout the 1840s-1850s. His daughters were married in Newburgh; Mary Ann to Alvah Ruggles, and Elizabeth to George Dunbar, both in 1857. George Dunbar was employed by Reid as a laborer on his farm. Both Reid, his son-in-law George Dunbar, and his grandchildren remained in Newburgh after it became a part of Cleveland. Dunbar and his eldest sons were employed in the iron industry and in local businesses, while Reid lived on Harvard Street and was employed as a laborer. Isaac Reid died in 1886. The collection consists of a ledger/letterbook; receipts, a family register, and notes removed from that volume; notes and transcripts of the contents of the volume; and a Newburgh, Ohio, school register. | | | | Call #: | MS 4704 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Reid, Isaac, 1798-1886. | Reid family. | Dunbar family. | Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Irish American families -- Ohio -- Newburgh. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Newburgh. | Schools -- Ohio -- Newburgh. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Newburgh (Ohio) -- History.
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