Richard H. Taylor, Congregational Church Historian Charles Bowles Jr., a pastor in far northern New York near the Saint Lawrence River, is someone I discovered...
As we prepare to celebrate the Congregational Library & Archives’ 171st birthday on May 25, 2024, we are excited to share a birthday present from...
The Congregational Library & Archives (CLA) is pleased to announce that its New England’s Hidden Histories project (NEHH) has been awarded a digitization grant from...
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- March 10, 2024
Zachary Bodnar, CLA Archivist The Capron Family Papers collection is unique, not only because of the extraordinary life led by its central figures, Sarah and...
Billy McCarthy, CLA Archivist The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP, was first published in 1910 by W. E. B. Du Bois as the...
In this blog post from 2020, former Assistant Archivist Jules Thomson shared thoughts that eventually culminated in the creation of the Black and Indigenous...
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- February 14, 2024
Zachary Bodnar, CLA Archivist Among the many books and pamphlets that Congregationalists were reading and reacting to during the nineteenth century, especially in the lead...
Meaghan Wright, CLA Librarian Less than 18 months ago, the UCC Historical Council voted to recognize the Afro-Christian Convention as the “fifth stream” of the...
A church anniversary celebration is an opportunity to make meaningful and creative connections with the congregation’s history. It is a time to learn more about...
The Congregational Library & Archives is pleased to welcome four new members to the Board of Directors this month. “The Congregational Library and Archives lives...














