Material relating to Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren, Elgin, Illinois, missionary vignettes, (eg: "Mary Emmert Stover, Our Missionary Mother") circa the 1940's forward, newspaper clippings, postcard, photograph,

• Wedding photo of Lottie and Ernest Hoff.
• Christmas greeting postcard wiith E. G. Hoff holding grandson, Gregeory Lee. circa 1946.
• Hoff family history on card's verso.

William Beery, 103 yrs of Age. 

Lottie Neher Hoff and E. G. Hoff - Bible Scholar - clippings about their life.

Miss Ruth Shriver, clipping about her life.

Photograph of Arzetta Jane Brickley at 103 yrs. in her room at Timbercrest.

Vignettes of Church of the Brethren missionaries circa the 1940's forward.

Vignettes of the Highland Ave. Church of the Brethren, Elgin, Illinois.

Clippings showing:

Dr. WIlbur McFadden and Family, Vernard Eller, Glenn Rohrer, Dan West, Ora Huston, Edward K. Ziegler (1960), Jesse Ziegler, Burton Metzler, Lorell Weiss, Ira Moomaw (1962), Chalmer Faw, James B. Bowman (missionary), Mary Schaeffer, Ernest and Olivia Ikenberry, Merlin Shull, Martha Cocanower, Martha Rupel, Wilma Stern, Anna Warstler, etc.

1961 Annual Conference Worship leaders, Dale W. Brown, Clarence Sink, Wilfren Staufer, Hubert Newcomer, Thomas Davis and other 1961 Conference speakers.

What makes this album interesting in the amount of history it records.  There are articles about Church of the Brethren missionaries, the Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren  in Elgin, Illinois, Church of the Brethren ministers and leaders, as well as personal stories about the compiler and folks this individual knows.  It is a shame that the source remains unknown.

Following is a brief history that is written on a card in this album:

The Highland Ave. Church of the Brethren, 783 W. Highland, Elgin, Ill was our home church, for the entire time, during our wedded life.

The first five years, we came from our apartment in Saint Charles.

On Nov. 13., 1948, we moved to Fragrant Vista.  We attended church from here for over seventeen years.

On June 20, 1966, we moved to Eagle Heights and attended the Highland Avenue Church until Everett's death Jan. 15, 1971.

The album includes:

• Wedding photo of Lottie and Ernest Hoff and the way their Dining Table looked at their wedding.
• Christmas greeting postcard wiith E. G. Hoff holding grandson, Gregeory Lee. circa 1946.
• On card verso:
  • Ernest Hoff b.
    • Lottie Neher Hoff b.
      • Grandson, Gergory b
        • son of:
          • minister Emrick, Leland B.S. 39
          • Ernestine (Hoff) Emrick B.S.40
          • writer                   home maker

William Beery, 103 yrs of Age.  Heard him sing Rose of Sharon on B[irthday?].  Wm. Beery b 4 - 8 - 1852, d 1 - 28 - 56 (age 103 - 9 mo. 20 d.).  "Elgin's Older Resident."  Had two children, Leon and Judith (Mrs. I. N. Garber).

"Mary Emmert Stover, Our Missionary Mother."

Lottie Neher Hoff and E. G. Hoff - Bible Scholar - clippings about their life.

Miss Ruth Shriver, clipping about her life.

Arzetta Jane Brickley in her room at Timbercrest.  Taken when 103 yrs. old. Jan 31, 1973.  Picture by Ruth McCullough who has a birthday, Jan. 31 (same day).

Vignettes of Church of the Brethren missionaries circa the 1940's forward.

Vignettes of the Highland Ave. Church of the Brethren, Elgin, Illinois.

Clippings showing:

Dr. WIlbur McFadden and Family, Vernard Eller, Glenn Rohrer, Dan West, Ora Huston, Edward K. Ziegler (1960), Jesse Ziegler, Burton Metzler, Lorell Weiss, Ira Moomaw (1962), Chalmer Faw, James B. Bowman (missionary), Mary Schaeffer, Ernest and Olivia Ikenberry, Merlin Shull, Martha Cocanower, Martha Rupel, Wilma Stern, Anna Warstler, etc.

1961 Annual Conference Worship leaders, Dale W. Brown, Clarence Sink, Wilfren Staufer, Hubert Newcomer, Thomas Davis and other 1961 Conference speakers.

Many more newsclippings.

Description prepared 15 July 2010 by Jeanine M. Wine.