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Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

The Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II consists of correspondence sent from church members serving in the United States military from 1942 to 1944. Included are letters sent from parents of Navy recruits training at Morehead State Teachers College and attending services at the church.

The Morehead First Christian Church in Morehead, Kentucky was established in 1888. The history of the First Christian Church dates back to the founding of Morehead when it was a small Eastern Kentucky village. The first services of the Church were held in the Rowan County Court House. During the period from 1884 to 1887, all Church services in the town and community were intermittent and irregular due to the violence of the Rowan County War. It was Edward O. Guerrant, a Presbyterian minister, who encouraged the community to erect a church building for all religious organizations to hold their services. That building stood on the site, or very near, to the present First Christian Church. The current church building was constructed in 1924. The Christian Church was also significant in the establishment of the Morehead Normal School in 1887, by Phoebe E. Button and her son Frank C. Button. Dr. Button served not only as the first and last President of the Normal School, but as the first President of the Morehead State Teacher's College and pastor of the First Christian Church.

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Mrs. Myrtle Radabaugh Letter

Myrtle Radabaugh and Forrest Ollen Radabaugh

A letter sent by Mrs. T. M. Radabaugh, mother of Forrest O. Radabaugh, on January 28, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Mrs. [Myrtle] Thomas M. Radabaugh

Myrtle Radabaugh and Forrest Ollen Radabaugh

A letter sent by Mrs. T. M. Radabaugh, mother of Forrest O. Radabaugh, on March 12, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Bill Ramey Letter

William Ramey

A letter sent by Bill Ramey from Fort Benning, Georgia on June 15, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Bill Ramey Letter

William Ramey

A letter sent by Bill Ramey from Fort Lawton, Washington on March 6, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Bill Ramey Letter

William Ramey

A letter sent by Bill Ramey from Phoenix, Arizona on June 27, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Bill Ramey Postcard

William Ramey

A letter sent by Bill Ramey from Phoenix, Arizona on August 1, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Wilma C. Reid Letter

Wilma C. Reid, James R. Reid, and William C. Reid

A letter sent by William C. Reid, mother of William C. Reid, from Woodbridge, New Jersey on November 10, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Paul Reynolds Letter

James Paul Reynolds

A letter sent by Paul Reynolds to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1943.
Mabel Reynolds Letter

Mabel Reynolds

A letter believed to have been sent by Mabel Reynolds to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1943.
Sam & Laura Ross Letter

Sam Ross, Laura Ross, and David Duke Ross

A letter sent by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ross, parents of David D. Ross, from Levy, Arkansas on November 25, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Gladys Rouse Letter

Gladys Rouse and Walter E. Rouse

A letter sent by Gladys Rouse, wife of Walter Rouse, from Wilmar, California on November 17, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Mrs. Schindel Card

Margaret Schindel and Winfield Scott Schindel

A card sent by Margaret Schindel, mother of Scott Schindel, to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Mrs. Bertha and George H. Schneider Letter

Bertha Schneider, George H. Schneider, and Alvin Lee Schneider

A letter sent by George and Bertha Schneider, parents of Alvin Lee Schneider, from Sterling, Kansas on February 6, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Mrs. [Rena] Joseph Schroeter Letter

Rena Schroeter and Joseph Schroeter

A letter sent by Mrs. J. Schoeter, mother of Joseph Schroeter Jr., on December 3, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Mrs. George Schuler Letter

Mabel W. Schuler and George Lamar Schuler

A letter sent by Mrs. George Schuler, mother of Lamar Schuler, from Pottsville, Pennsylvania on June 9, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
LeRoy Selby Letter

LeRoy Selby and Lloyd John Selby

A letter sent by LeRoy Selby, father of Lloyd J. Selby, from Trenton, New Jersey on November 17, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Mrs. L. D. Shirey Letter

Susan Shirey, Leland D. Shirey, and David S. Shirey

A letter sent by Mrs. Susan Shirey, mother of David S. Shirey, from Turkey City, Pennsylvania on September 2, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Margaret Snyder Letter

Margaret Snyder and Kenneth Robert Snyder

A letter sent by Margaret Snyder, mother Kenneth R. Snyder, from the Bronx, New York on March 8, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Mrs. Z. T. Stamps Letter

Z. T. Stamps

A letter sent by Mrs. Z. T. Stamps to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky on June 14, 1943.
Florence Stevenson Card

Florence Stevenson and Richard L. Stevenson

A card sent by Florence Stevenson, mother of Richard Stevenson, from Walcottville, Indiana on December 21, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Mrs. Murphy Thorson Card

Elsie A. Thorson and Clarence M. Thorson

A letter sent by Elsie Thorson, mother of Clarence M. Thorson, from Kerkhoven, Minnesota on March 1, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Ferts Letter

Unknown

A letter sent to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky on September 11, 1943 from Glasgow, Kentucky.
Unidentified Letter

Unknown

A letter sent by an unidentified soldier on April 25, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Jimmy Letter

Jimmy Unknown

A letter sent by soldier named Jimmy to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1942.
Paul Letter

Paul Unknown

A letter sent by soldier named Paul to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1942.
Mrs. J. E. Western Letter

Ida Western and Leonard J. Western

A letter sent by Mrs. J. E. Western, mother of Leonard J. Western, from Greentop, Missouri on July of 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Mrs. C. M. Whittington Letter

C. M. Whittington

A letter sent by Mrs. C. M. Whittington from Cincinnati, Ohio on December 13, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
James D. & Ethel Wilson Card

James D. Wilson, Ethel Wilson, and Paul James Wilson

A letter sent by James and Ethel Wilson, mother of Paul J. Wilson, from Knoxville, Tennessee on August 4, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
James E. Wofford Letter

James Earle Wofford and Leroy Wofford

A letter sent by J. E. Wofford, father of Leroy Wofford to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1942.
Henrietta Wuethrich Letter

Henrietta Wuethrich and Fred H. Wuethrich

A letter sent by Henrietta Wuethrich, mother of Fred H. Wuethrich, on March 11, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Henrietta Wuethrich Letter

Henrietta Wuethrich and Willard C. Wuethrich

A letter sent by Henrietta Wuethrich, mother of Willard Wuethrich on February 25, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Henrietta Wuethrich Letter

Henrietta Wuethrich and Willard C. Wuethrich

A letter sent by Henrietta Wuethrich, mother of Willard Wuethrich, on March 18, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Mrs. D. B. Young Card

Effie Cantrell Young and George Alexander Young

A card sent by Effie C. Young, mother of George A. Young, from Greensburg, Kentucky on April 4, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.
Camden Young Letter

Johnson Camden Young

A letter sent by Corporal Camden Young from Ellington Field, Texas on August 20, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.