by Nick Kersten | Apr 8, 2014 | Journal
In the February 2014 edition of the Sabbath Recorder (PDF version here, on page 14), the Historical Society’s column was devoted to a discussion of the mistakes often made with respect to the locations and names of our historical congregations in Rhode Island....
by Nick Kersten | Feb 28, 2014 | Featured, Journal
For many years, the Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society has served genealogists with information about their SDB ancestors as we have had the resources and time to do so. Our dedication to this service came from the knowledge that our collection is the only one of...
by Nick Kersten | Oct 25, 2013 | Journal
As the Historical Society prepared the new edition of Don Sanford’s seminal work, A Choosing People, the SDB General Conference made it clear they wanted access to the book in formats beyond the typical hardcover book. Specifically, one of the requests...
by Nick Kersten | Aug 14, 2013 | Journal
The Ephrata Cloister is the historic site originally built by the German Seventh Day Baptist community founded by Conrad Beissel in 1732. German Seventh Day Baptists were (and are) doctrinally and theologically distinct from the larger General Conference of...
by Nick Kersten | Jun 26, 2013 | Featured, Journal
In 1843, the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference sent a letter to the Baptist Convention, asking them to consider the biblical evidence for observance of the seventh day Sabbath. In the January 2013 edition of the Sabbath Recorder, the Historical Society’s...
by Nick Kersten | May 6, 2013 | Journal
Respected Baptist Historian H. Leon McBeth passed away on Monday, April 29th. McBeth was a giant in Baptist History, teaching for many years at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and publishing many books. His obituary gives an indication of his impact on...
