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DOCUMENTS

Due to the long, rich history of Unity Church & Cemetery, we have collected many cherished documents that we are proud to share some of here. We intend to keep adding more documents as time and space allow, so check back often. Enjoy perusing these documents.

If you have any historic documents about or from Unity Church & Cemetery that you would like to share, please submit a scan of the document(s) to our email address at unitychurch1864@gmail.com.

WRITTEN HISTORIES AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Refurbished Window Dedication Article

Refurbished Window Dedication Article

This article appeared in The Sachem, a Caledonia weekly newspaper, on Thursday, September 5, 2019. This article was to inform people that they were invited to gather at Unity Church on the second Sunday in September in 2019 at 2:30 pm to celebrate the dedication of the recently refurbished stained-glass windows. Many heritage families donated the money to have a window refurbished in their family's memory.

75th Anniversary Newspaper Article

75th Anniversary Newspaper Article

A newspaper article from the Hamilton Spectator on October 4, 1939 about the 75th Anniversary of Unity Church & Cemetery

80th Anniversary Newspaper Article

80th Anniversary Newspaper Article

A Hamilton Spectator article about Unity Church and Cemetery's 80th Anniversary

October 5, 1940 Newspaper Article

October 5, 1940 Newspaper Article

This Hamilton Spectator article from October 5, 1940 shows some of the officers of Unity Church & Cemetery.

January 1978 Newspaper Article

January 1978 Newspaper Article

This Hamilton Spectator article describes the damage that a winter storm did to Unity Church in January 1978.

UNITY HISTORY by Stanley Parke

A history of Unity Church and Cemetery written by Stanley Parke in 1990.

SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTER PAGES

Class 5 Sunday School 1880

Class 5 Sunday School 1880

These handwritten records are the Sunday attendance records for one of the twelve Sunday School classes held at Unity Church Sunday School in 1880.

Class 6 Sunday School 1880

Class 6 Sunday School 1880

These handwritten records are the Sunday attendance records for one of the twelve Sunday School classes held at Unity Church Sunday School in 1880.

Class 8 Sunday School 1880

Class 8 Sunday School 1880

These handwritten records are the Sunday attendance records for one of the twelve Sunday School classes held at Unity Church Sunday School in 1880.

Class 9 Sunday School 1880

Class 9 Sunday School 1880

These handwritten records are the Sunday attendance records for one of the twelve Sunday School classes held at Unity Church Sunday School in 1880.

Class 10 Sunday School 1880

Class 10 Sunday School 1880

These handwritten records are the Sunday attendance records for one of the twelve Sunday School classes held at Unity Church Sunday School in 1880.

Class 6 Sunday School 1882

Class 6 Sunday School 1882

These handwritten records are the Sunday attendance records for one of the thirteen Sunday School classes held at Unity Church Sunday School in 1882.

NEWSLETTERS AND BULLETINS

2021 Unity Church & Cemetery Newsletter

In 2021, due to concerns about Covid-19 and variants, a special newsletter was mailed in place of the annual service.

OTHER

Dr. Robert Hardie Offering Plate

Dr. Robert Hardie Offering Plate

Dr. Robert Hardie, medical missionary, went to Korea in the late 1800s. He and his family had lived in the solid brick house at the corner of Hwy. 6 and Unity Road. They attended Unity Church. He was well liked in Korea where he served as a missionary. The Women’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.) was formed in 1895 at Unity Church. In 1913, the brass offering plate was given to the Unity W.M.S. by the Hardies. It was used for the offering from that time until the group joined Grace United Church ladies in the 1990s. Joan Bates was the last treasurer of the Unity U.C.W. (W.M.S. became United Church Women in 1962). Ora Howley had been the previous treasurer. Each treasurer guarded the plate.

Treasurer's Report from 1961

This is the last year of the Unity Women's Auxiliary. This report was written by Coral Parke, treasurer. The ladies then formed the Unity Unit of the UCW through Grace United Church. This continued until 1994 when the ladies quit the Unity Unit and joined the Thursday afternoon Unit at Grace United Church instead.

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