Historical Library & Archives
Books lining the shelves of the SDB Historical Library & Archives
Library Services & Resources
Search the archives from the comfort of your home! The Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society Library & Archives website offers access to the following resources and much more.
Library Catalog
Explore all the resources in the library & archives including photos, articles, books, periodicals, pamphlets, etc.
Index of Churches, Places & Subjects
Looking for information on a Seventh Day Baptist individual or church? Use our interactive database to browse over 200,000 records related by churches or surnames. Each interactive cards holds 100 index cards optimized for for searching.
Genealogy Assistance
There is a small core of volunteers local to the Library & Archives that find genealogy work interesting. This group is able to assist in such research as their own time permits. For more information on how they can help you click here.
Get Involved
Our library is largely maintained through the support of its patrons. If you have benefitted from the library’s resources or desire to make use of the resources available on this website, we recommend you consider becoming either a FRIEND or a PATRON. Click the links below to join or learn about additional library member perks.
News, Updates & Events
In 2021, Seventh Day Baptists celebrated the 350th anniversary of the first Seventh Day Baptist congregation in North America in Newport, Rhode Island. Learn more here!
Historical Society Holds Annual Meeting; Votes to Pursue Merger
After several years of discussions, the SDB Historical Society has voted to merge with the General Conference.
Change in Society’s Genealogy Policy, March 1, 2014
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...
Letter to the Baptists, 1843
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. The Society’s column in the 2013 Sabbath Recorder focused on the timing of the creation of the letter. The text of this letter can be found here!
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