Alabama-West Florida
Chair: Joe Reams, 5200 Perin Road, Mobile, AL 36693
251-661-4873; E-mail: umspike@aol.com
Vice-Chair: Brad Norris
Secretary: Anthony Leigh, 1500 East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36106
334-833-4528; E-mail: aleigh@hawks.huntingdon.edu
Historian: Ed Shirley, 140 North Main Street, Brundidge, AL 36010
334-313-3176; E-mail: edtherev@gmail.com
Archivist: Sharon Tucker, Methodist Archives Center, Huntingdon College Library, 1500 E. Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36106-6201
334-833-4413 (b); E-mail: stucker@hawks.huntingdon.edu
Website: http://www.awfumc.org
Depository: Methodist Archives Center, Huntingdon College Library, 1500 E. Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36106-6201
334-833-4413; E-mail: archives@hawks.huntingdon.edu
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Depository Contact: Sharon Tucker
Research Requests: Sharon Tucker
Alaska
Chair: Larry Hayden, 3604 East 18th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99508-3371
907-222-1938; E-mail: lhaydennjuno@gmail.com
Secretary: TBA
Historian: Larry Hayden, 3604 East 18th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99508-3371
907-222-1938; E-mail: lhaydennjuno@gmail.com
Archivist: LaVerne Beck, 7225 East 20th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99504-2773
907-333-1140; E-mail: laverneinmuldoon@gmail.com
Depository: Alaska United Methodist Conference, 1660 Patterson St., Anchorage,
Alaska 99504-2773
907-333-5050
Hours: By appointment only.
**A database of the Archives collection is available upon request from the Commission Chair listed above.
Depository Contact: LaVerne Beck or Larry Hayden
Research Requests: LaVerne Beck or Larry Hayden
Arkansas
Chair: Michael Blanchard
479-858-2847; E-mail: michael.blanchard@arumc.org
Archivist: Ellen Bruce, Bailey Library, Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Avenue, Conway, AR 72032
501-450-1370 (b); Bruce: 501-804-4690 (c); E-mail: arkmethodist@hendrix.edu; ellencbruce@gmail.com
Website: www.ArkansasUMCArchives.com
Depository: Winfred Polk Arkansas Conference Archives, Bailey Library, Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Avenue, Conway, AR 72036
501-450-1370
Hours open to visitors: Thursdays, 9:30a.m.-4:30p.m.; other times by appointment
Research Requests: Ellen Bruce
Baltimore-Washington
Chair: Emora Brannan, 6400 Blenheim Road, Baltimore, MD 21212-1715
410-377-3390 (h); E-mail: emorabrannan@verizon.net
Vice-Chair: John Strawbridge, 1435 Union Ave., Baltimore, MD 21211-1906
410-243-5344 (h); E-mail: johnstrawbridge@hotmail.com
Secretary: Peggy Rhorer, 118 Summit Hall Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-869-9434 (h); E-mail: prhorer@starpower.net
Historian: Emora Brannan, 6400 Blenheim Road, Baltimore, MD 21212-1715
410-377-3390 (h); E-mail: emorabrannan@verizon.net
Archivist: Bonnie McCubbin, Lovely Lane Museum, 2200 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
410-889-4458; Fax: 410-889-1501, E-mail: bmccubbin@bwcumc.org
Website: www.lovelylanemuseum.org
Depository: Lovely Lane Museum, 2200 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
410-889-4458; Fax: 410-889-1501; E-mail: archives-history@bwcumc.org, bmccubbin@bwcumc.org
Hours: By appointment
Depository Contact: E-mail: archives-history@bwcumc.org, bmccubbin@bwcumc.org
Research Requests: E-mail: archives-history@bwcumc.org, bmccubbin@bwcumc.org
California-Nevada
Chair: Stephen Yale, 1400 El Camino Real, #227, South San Francisco, CA 94080
650-270-3105; E-mail: seyale@gmail.com
Vice-Chair:TBA
Secretary: TBA
Archivist: TBA
Depository: Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709
Hours: By appointment only.
Depository Contact: Stephen Yale
Research Requests: Stephen Yale
California-Pacific
Co-Chair: Ron Harrington
E-mail: roncarolynharrington@gmail.com
Co-Chair: Bob Isip
E-mail: bobisip@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: TBA
Secretary: TBA
Archivist: Steven Dugan, First UM Church of Ontario, 918 N. Euclid, Ontario, CA 91764
909-458-1998; E-mail: archives@calpacumc.org
Website: www.calpacumc.org/archiveshistory/
Depository: First UM Church of Ontario, 918 N. Euclid, Ontario, CA 91764
E-mail: archives@calpacumc.org
Hours: Sunday through Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m and by appointment.
Depository Contact: Steven Dugan
Research Requests: Steven Dugan
Central Texas
Chair: TBA
Secretary: TBA
Historian: Travis Summerlin
Archivist: Calvin Scott, 2201 East Park Row Drive, Arlington, TX 76010
817-877-5222; E-mail: calvinscott@ctcumc.org
Depository: 2201 East Park Row Drive, Arlington, TX 76010
817-877-5222; E-mail: calvinscott@ctcumc.org
Depository Contact: Calvin Scott
Research Requests: Calvin Scott
Central Appalachian Missionary (formerly Red Bird)
Chair: Robert Amundsen, Jr., 95 Red Bird Road, Thousandsticks, KY 41766
606-672-2582; E-mail: Ramundsen08@gmail.com
Website: http://www.redbirdconference.org
Archivist: Grace Yoder, B. L. Fisher Library, Asbury Theological Seminary, 204 North Lexington Avenue, Wilmore, KY 40390-1199
E-mail: archives@asburyseminary.edu
Depository: B. L. Fisher Library, Asbury Theological Seminary, 204 North Lexington Avenue, Wilmore, KY 40390
E-mail: archives@asburyseminary.edu
Depository Contact: Grace Yoder
Research Requests: Grace Yoder
Dakotas
Chair: Duane Coates, 455 2nd Ave. NE, Valley City, ND 58072
605-695-5561 (cell); E-mail: dcoates70@yahoo.com
Vice-Chair: TBA
Secretary: TBA
Historian: Cheryl Finney 235 S. Hawthorne Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-332-9959 (h); E-mail: fcheryl6@aol.com
Archivist: Laurie Langland, McGovern Library, DWU, 1200 W. University Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301-4398
605-995-2134; FAX: 605-995-2893; E-mail: Laurie.Langland@dwu.edu
Depository: The George & Eleanor McGovern Library and Center for Leadership & Public Service, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1200 W. University Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301-4398
605-995-2134; FAX: 605-995-2893
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. Appointments strongly encouraged.
Depository Contact: Laurie Langland
Research Requests: Laurie Langland
Desert Southwest
Chair: Barb Fike
E-mail: bfike2@cox.net
Archivist: Margaret Shannon, 1550 East Meadowbrook Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85014
602-266-6956, ext. 264; E-mail: archives@dscumc.org
Website: https://dscumc.org/committee/archives-history/
Depository Location: United Methodist Conference Center, 1550 East Meadowbrook Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85014
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 32830, Phoenix, AZ 85064
602-266-6956; E-mail: archives@dscumc.org
Hours: By appointment only.
Depository Contact: Margaret Shannon
Research Requests: Margaret Shannon
East Ohio
Chair: Don Trigg, 17055 Grill Rd, Doylestown, OH 44230
330-715-5504; E-mail: dlt419@aol.com
Secretary: TBA
Historian: Don Trigg, 17055 Grill Rd, Doylestown, OH 44230
330-715-5504; E-mail: dlt419@aol.com
Archivist: Sharon Monigold, Archives of Ohio United Methodism
740-368-3285; E-mail: aoum@owu.edu
Website: http://library.owu.edu/archives-methodism/home
Depository: Archives of Ohio United Methodism, Beeghly Library, Ohio Wesleyan University,
43 Rowland Avenue, Delaware, OH 43015
740-368-3285; E-mail: aoum@owu.edu
Hours: Monday-Thursdays, 8:30-Noon, 1-5 p.m.
Depository Contact: Sharon Monigold
Research Requests: Sharon Monigold
Eastern Pennsylvania
Chair: Mark Young, 230 Kennedy Dr, Coatesville, PA 19320
610-737-1295; E-mail: alvkrinst@aol.com
Secretary: TBA
Archivist: Kate Nolan
E-mail: kate@historicstgeorges.org
Website: http://www.historicstgeorges.org/
Depository: (EUB records) GCAH, P.O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940
(Methodist records) St. George’s United Methodist Church, 326 New Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-925-7788; E-mail: office@historicstgeorges.org
Hours: By appointment only.
Depository Contact: Kate Nolan
Research Requests: Kate Nolan
Florida
Chair: Ivan Corbin, 411 Quercus Road, Auburndale, FL 33823
407-401-2388 (cell); E-mail: ivangcorbin@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: TBA
Secretary: Elayne Samuels, 2601 NW 48 Terrace #149, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33313
704-674-1028; E-mail: Grandmae0508@aol.com
Archivist: Judi New, Florida United Methodist Heritage Center, McKay Archives Center, Florida Southern College, 111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland, FL 33801
863-680-4992(b); E-mail: judith.m.new@gmail.com
Website: www.flumcarchives.org
Depository: Florida United Methodist Heritage Center, McKay Archives Center, Florida
Southern College, 111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland, FL 33801
863-680-4992; E-mail: judith.m.new@gmail.com
Hours: By appointment only
Depository Contact: Judi New
Research Requests: Judi New
Great Plains
Co-Chair: Doris Wills, 2718 S.W. Ashworth Pl., Topeka, KS 66614
785-272-1850; E-mail: educator2@aol.com
Co-Chair: Don Everhart, 3 Holly Dr., Olathe, KS 66062
913-526-5877; E-mail: cdeverhart@aol.com
Kansas Area
Archivist: Melinda Rittgers, Baker University Archives, PO Box 65, Baldwin City, KS 66006
785-594-8380; E-mail: Melinda.Rittgers@bakeru.edu
Website: https://www.bakeru.edu/history-traditions/archives/
Depository: Kansas Area United Methodist Archives, P.O. Box 65, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS 66006
785-594-8380
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Depository Contact: Melinda Rittgers
Research Requests: Melinda Rittgers
Nebraska Area
Director/Curator: Karrie Dvorak, Nebraska United Methodist Historical Center/Archives,
5000 St.Paul Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504
402-465-2175; E-mail: gpcarchives@greatplainsumc.org
Depository: Nebraska United Methodist Historical Center/Archives, Cochrane-Woods Library, Lower Level,
5000 St. Paul Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504
402-465-2175; E-mail: gpcarchives@greatplainsumc.org
Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Depository Contact: Karrie Dvorak
Research Requests: Karrie Dvorak
Greater New Jersey
Chair: John Callanan, 139 Highview Terrace, Dover, NJ 07801-2016
732-922-9802 x2184 (b); 973-361-7349 (h); E-mail: jdcallanan@gmail.com
Vice-chair: Todd Lattig, 11 Elm Street, Newton, NJ 07860-2015
973-349-9795
Secretary: Ms. Morgan Glossbrenner
E-mail: mglossbrenner@gmail.com
Treasurer: Peter Mantell, Kingwood UMC, 257 County Rte 519, Stockton, NJ
908-996-6803
Historian: John Callanan, 139 Highview Terrace, Dover, NJ 07801-2016
732-300-5788, ext. 2113 (b); 973-361-7349 (h); E-mail: jdcallanan@gmail.com
Archivist: TBA
Depository: United Methodist Archives and History Center, Drew University, 36 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940
Hours: By Appointment.
Depository Contact: TBA
Research Requests: Temporarily research@GCAH.org
Holston
Chair: Mike Feely, 9148 Colchester Ridge Rd., Knoxville, TN 37922
865-719-9715; E-mail: revfeely@yahoo.com
Vice Chair: Ron Fisher, 309 East Broadway, Maryville, TN 37804
423-337-7903; E-mail: revronfisher@gmail.com
Secretary: Sue Tilson
Historian: TBA
Archivist: Robin Turner, Sherman Hall, Tennessee Wesleyan University, 204 E College St., Athens, TN 37303
423-746-5279; E-mail: rturner@tnwesleyan.edu
Depository: Holston Conference Archives, Sherman Hall, Tennessee Wesleyan University, 204 E College St., Athens, TN 37303
423-746-5279; E-mail: holstonconferencearchives@tnwesleyan.edu
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Depository contact: Robin Turner
Research requests: Robin Turner
Illinois Great Rivers
Chair: Rev. Michael A. Hall, P.O. Box 22, Sandoval, IL 62882-0022
618-247-3857; E-mail: michaelahall.hall1@gmail.com
Historian: TBA
Archivist: Kenyon Reed, IGRC Archives, 1601 Salem Road, Mt. Vernon, IL. 62864
618-242-2817; E-mail: archives@igrc.org
Website: https://www.IGRC.org/archives
Depository:IGRC Archives and Special Collections; Wesley UMC, 1601 Salem Road, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
618-242-2817; E-mail: archives@igrc.org
Hours: Monday & Wednesday, 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m., Friday, 9:00a.m.-1 p.m., all other times by appointment
Research Requests: Kenyon Reed
Indiana
Chair: Michael G. Cartwright, 215 Pine Hills Drive Nashville, IN 47448-7069
317-919-5516; E-mail: michaelgcartwright@substack.com
Vice-Chair: TBA
Secretary: LaDonna Weber, 8300 Sawyer Brown Rd., Apt. S303, Nashville, TN 37221
260-444-8036; E-mail: ladonnarw@aol.com
Historian: TBA
Archivist: Bethany Fiechter, Coordinator of Archives and Special Collections, DePauw University Archives, P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135
765-658-4406 (b); E-mail: bethanyfiechter@depauw.edu or archives@depauw.edu
Website: http://www.depauw.edu/library/archives
Depository: Archives of DePauw University and Indiana Methodism, Roy O. West Library, 11 E. Larrabee St., P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135
765-658-4406; E-mail: archives@depauw.edu
Hours: Weekdays, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Depository Contact: Bethany Fiechter
Research Requests: Bethany Fiechter
Iowa
Chair: Dale A. Schoening, 1747 R Ave, Madrid, IA 50156
515-290-7737; E-mail: daschoening@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: Raymond Doser, PO Box 73, Lovilla, IA 50150-0073
641-660-0295; E-mail: doserraymomd43@gmail.com
Secretary: TBA
Archivist: Monica Clark, 2301 Rittenhouse St., Des Moines, IA 50321
515-974-8933; E-mail: Monica.Clark@iaumc.org
Depository: Iowa Methodist Conference Archives, 2301 Rittenhouse St., Des Moines, IA 50321-3101
515-974-8933; E-mail: Monica.Clark@iaumc.org
Hours: By appointment only
Depository Contact: Monica Clark
Research Requests: Monica Clark
Kentucky
Chair: TBA
Secretary: Delores R. Murphy, 190 Bethel Church Road, Brandenburg, KY 40108
270-422-4501 (b&h)
Archivists: Grace Yoder, B. L. Fisher Library, Asbury Theological Seminary, 204 North Lexington Avenue, Wilmore, KY 40390-1199
E-mail: archives@asburyseminary.edu
Richard Weiss, Kentucky Wesleyan College, 3000 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42302
270-852-3265
Depository: B. L. Fisher Library, Asbury Theological Seminary, 204 North Lexington Avenue, Wilmore, KY 40390
E-mail: archives@asburyseminary.edu
Depository Contact: Grace Yoder
Depository: Kentucky Wesleyan College, 3000 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42302
270-852-3265
Depository Contact: Richard Weiss
Louisiana
Chair: Lueburda Jamison Myers
318-221-7657; E-mail: ljmyers@msn.com
Vice-Chair: Margaret Harmon
Secretary/ Treasurer: Ellen DeWitt
Archivist: Chris Brown, Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections, Magale Memorial Library, 2911 Centenary Blvd., Shreveport, LA 71134
318-869-5462; E-mail: cbrown@centenary.edu
Website: https://www.la-umc.org/homepagecommissiononarchivesandhistory
Depository: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections, Magale Memorial Library, 2911 Centenary Blvd., Shreveport, LA 71134
318-869-5462
Depository Contact: Chris Brown
Research Requests: Chris Brown, E-mail: archives@centenary.edu
Michigan
Chair: Melanie Young, 6445 W. Beard Rd., Perry MI 48872
517-227-4199; E-mail: msyoung14760@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: TBA
Secretary: Joyce Vanderlip, 304 E Market St., Centreville MI 49032
810-813-9200: Email: pastorjoyce.umc@gmail.com
Historian: Dan Yakes, 409 Mill Pond Road, Whitehall, MI 49461
231-894-9279; E-mail: yakesd@iserv.net
(Former Detroit Conference)
Archivist: Rebecca McNitt, Detroit Annual Conference, Shipman Library, Adrian College, 110 S. Madison, Adrian, MI 49221
517-265-5161, Ext. 4429; E-mail: dcumcarchives@adrian.edu
Website: https://miumcarchives.org/s/miumc-archives/page/miumc-home
Depository: Shipman Library, Adrian College, 110 S. Madison, Adrian, MI 49221
517-265-5161, Ext.4429; E-mail: dcumcarchives@adrian.edu
Depository Contact: Rebecca McNitt
Research Requests: Rebecca McNitt
(Former West Michigan Conference)
Archivist: Elizabeth Palmer, Stockwell-Mudd Library, 611 E. Porter Street, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224
517-629-0487; Fax: 517-629-0504; E-mail: epalmer@albion.edu
Website: https://miumcarchives.org/s/miumc-archives/page/miumc-home
Depository: Stockwell-Mudd Library, 611 E. Porter Street, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224
517-629-0487; Fax: 517-629-0504
Archives open by appointment only.
Depository contact: Elizabeth Palmer
Research requests: Elizabeth Palmer
Minnesota
Chair: David Werner, 2645 Broadway Ave N, Rochester, MN 55906-3979
507-289-4817 (b); 651-280-5379 (c); E-mail: dwerner@evangelum.org
Historian: Thelma Boeder, 1480 Applewood Ct. W., Unit 215, St. Paul, MN 55113
651-489-2604; E-mail: ballingerboeder@gmail.com
Archivist: Heidi Heller, Room 400, 122 W. Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-870-0058 or 612-230-6149 (b); E-mail: heidi.heller@minnesotaumc.org
Depository: Room 400, 122 W. Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-870-0058; Fax: 612-870-1260
Hours: Weekdays, by appointment
Depository Contact: Heidi Heller
Research Requests: Heidi Heller
Mississippi
Chair: Rob Webb, P.O. Box 494, Prentiss, MS 39474
601-792-4956; E-mail: rowebb16@bellsouth.net
Archivist: Wyatt Winnie, Millsaps Library, 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 39210-0001
601-974-1071; E-mail: winniwa@millsaps.edu
Depository: Millsaps College, 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 39210-0001
601-974-1077
Hours: Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Depository Contact: Wyatt Winnie
Research Requests: Wyatt Winnie
Missouri
Chair: Sandy Nenadal
E-mail: snenadal@moumethodist.org
Secretary: John Finley, Missouri United Methodist Archives, Central Methodist University, 411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248
660-248-3391; E-mail: jfinley@centralmethodist.edu
Archivist: John Finley, Missouri United Methodist Archives, Central Methodist University, 411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248
660-248-3391; E-mail: jfinley@centralmethodist.edu
Depository: Missouri United Methodist Archives, Central Methodist University, 411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248
660-248-3391; E-mail: jfinley@centralmethodist.edu
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 12-4 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m.-11 p.m.
Website: https://centralmethodist.libguides.com/home/archives
Depository Contact: John Finley (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Research Requests: John Finley
Mountain Sky
Chair: Kelly Murdock-Billy
406-920-1214; E-mail: kbilly1@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: Emily Hagan
307-689-8129; E-mail: RevEmilyH@gmail.com
Secretary: Nancy Mead, 15 Sunnybrook Pl Unit L, Alamosa, CO 81101
719-589-03516; E-mail: nancmead1@earthlink.net
Treasurer: Ben David Hensley
336-688-4610; E-mail: ben@lumc.net
Archivist: TBA
Depository: Iliff School of Theology, 2201 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80210
303-744-1287
Hours: When Iliff is open; 9:30AM-4PM
Depository Contact: TBA
Research Requests: TBA
New England
Chair: Pat Thompson, PO Box 538, Morrisville, VT 05661
802-888-2185; E-mail: pajt8817@aol.com
Secretary: Nancy Noble, 58 Garfield, Long Island, ME 04050
207-766-5993 (h); E-mail: nnoble@mainehistory.org
Historian: Patricia Thompson, P.O. Box 538, Morrisville, VT 05661
802-888-2185; E-mail: pajt8817@aol.com
Archivist: John Coelho, Boston University School of Theology Library, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
617-353-1323; E-mail: jcoelho@bu.edu
Website: https://www.bu.edu/sthlibrary/archives/neccah/
Depository: Boston University School of Theology, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
617-353-1323; E-mail: jcoelho@bu.edu
Hours: Weekdays by appointment, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Depository Contact: 617-353-1323; E-mail: jcoelho@bu.edu
Research Requests: 617-353-1323; E-mail: jcoelho@bu.edu
New Mexico
Chair: David Maldonado
505-206-7096; E-mail: dmaldonado40@hotmail.com
Secretary: Secretary: Ione Wood, 909 Harvard, Clovis, NM 88101
575-762-4673; E-mail: woodic@3lefties.com
Archivist: Willard Steinsiek, Archives New Mexico Conference, United Methodist Church,
11816 Lomas NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
505-255-8786; E-mail: nmarchives@nmconfum.com
Depository: Archives New Mexico Conference, United Methodist Church, 11816 Lomas NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
505-255-8786; E-mail: robertandnelda@msn.com
Hours: Hours: Monday-Friday, 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., other times by appointment.
Depository Contact: Willard Steinsiek
Research Requests: (Must call)
New York
Chair: Bette Sohm
E-mail: Bette.Sohm@nyac-umc.com
Vice-Chair: Leslie Reyman
Secretary: TBA
Archivist: Tim Riss
E-mail: Timothy.Riss@nyac-umc.com
Website: www.nyac.com/archives
Depository: C. Wesley Christman Archives, New York Annual Conference Center, 20 Soundview Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606
914-615-2241; E-mail: archives@nyac.com
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. by appointment.
Depository Contact: Tim Riss
Research Requests: Tim Riss
North Alabama
Chair: Gayla Sue Mendez
678-698-0218; E-mail: gaylasuemendez@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: Dwight Dillard
Secretary: Nancy Van Valkenburgh
Treasurer: K. Reagin Brown, 1401 Lakeside Drive, NW, Cullman, AL 35055
256-727-6794; E-mail: reagin.brown@umcna.org
Historian: TBA
Archivist: Guy Hubbs, Birmingham Southern College Library, Box 549020, Birmingham, AL 35254
205-535-2858 (b); E-mail: ghubbs@bsc.edu
Depository: North Alabama Conference Archives, Birmingham Southern College Library, Box 549020, Birmingham, AL 35254
205-535-2858: E-mail: ghubbs@bsc.edu
Hours open to visitors: By appointment only
Depository Contact: Guy Hubbs
Research Requests: Guy Hubbs
North Carolina
Chair: Dennis Lamm
252-521-1452 (cell); E-mail: lammbo@nccumc.org
Vice-Chair: Douglas Jonas
919-771-6882 (cell); E-mail: dcjonas2000@gmail.com
Secretary: Dennis Lamm
252-521-1452; E-mail: lammbo@nccumc.org
Historian: Bill C. Simpson, 2111 Crosby Drive, Burlington, NC 27215
336-228-8020; E-mail: DrBillSimpson@gmail.com
Archivist: TBA
919-832-9560 (b); Fax: 919-834-7989; E-mail: archives-history@nccumc.org
Website: www.nccumc.org
Depository: N.C. Conference Archives, 700 Waterfield Ridge Place, Garner, NC 27529
919-779-6115; FAX: 919-772-2308 ; E-mail: archives-history@nccumc.org
Hours: Weekdays, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. by appointment
Depository Contact: Robin Harry
Research Requests: Robin Harry
North Georgia
Chair: Ginger Smith
E-mail: virginia.smith@emory.edu
Archivist: Brandon Wason, Archives & Manuscripts Department, Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, 1531 Dickey Drive, #452B, Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-1222 (b); FAX: 404-727-1219; E-mail: bwason@emory.edu
Depository: Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, 1531 Dickey Drive, #452B, Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-4166
Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Depository Contact: Brandon Wason
Research Requests: Emily Corbin: 404-727-1223; E-mail: emily.corbin@emory.edu
North Texas
Chair: Greta McKelvey
214-662-4087; E-mail: gretamckelvey@ghausen.com
Secretary: TBA
Historian: Frances Long, 4013 Overdowns, Plano, TX 75023
972-423-5127 (b); E-mail: efrances3@verizon.net
Archivist: Calvin Scott, 2201 East Park Row Drive, Arlington, TX 76010
817-877-5222; E-mail: calvinscott@ctcumc.org
Website: https://ntcumc.org/archives-history
Depository: Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, 6005 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX 75275
614-586-5183; E-mail: archives@ntcumc.org
Hours: 8AM-9PM, Monday-Thursday, 8AM-6PM, Friday, and 10AM-6PM, Saturday
Depository Contact: Calvin Scott
Research Requests: Calvin Scott
Northern Illinois
Chair: Dan Swinson, 1143 Daniel Ct, Sycamore, IL 60178
847-772-6915; E-mail: djswinson7@gmail.com
Secretary: Marilyn Steenwyk
E-mail: RMML9347@gmail.com
Historian: Dan Swinson, 1143 Daniel Ct, Sycamore, IL 60178
847-772-6915; E-mail: djswinson7@gmail.com
Archivist: Carol Noren, 5334 N. Spaulding Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
773-267-8864; E-mail: cnoren@Northpark.edu
Depository: Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, The Styberg Library, 2121 N. Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201
847-866-3877; E-mail: jaeyeon.chung@garrett.edu
Hours: By appointment
Depository Contact: Lucy Chung
Research Requests: Dan Swinson
Northwest Texas
Chair: Zandra Luttrell, P.O. Box 918, Shallowater, TX 79363-0918
806-832-5830 (h); 806-831-1588 (cell)
Vice-Chair: None
Secretary: L. M. (Rusty) Dickerson, Jr., 1011 Houston Street, Levelland, TX 79336-3519
806-894-3031 (h); 806-679-4782 (cell); E-mail: rusty@fumclevelland.org
Historian: Robert Monk, 3232 Heritage Lane, Abilene, TX 79606
325-692-3623; 325-201-3137 (cell); E-mail: rcmonk9@gmail.com
Archivist: Cindy Martin, 1401 Avenue M, Lubbock, TX 79401-3939
806-762-0201, ext.15; E-mail: archives@nwtxconf.org
Website: www.nwtxconf.org/archives—history.html
Depository: Northwest Texas Conference Archives, 1401 Ave. M, Lubbock, TX 79401
806-762-0201, Ext. 15; E-mail: archives@nwtxconf.org
Hours: 8:30AM-4:30PM, Monday-Friday
Depository Contact: Beryl Waddell (Monday-Thursday, flexible)
Research Requests: Beryl Waddell
Oklahoma
Chair: Brian Bakeman, 5108 N Hudson Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73118
405-570-2159; E-mail: brian405@prodigy.net
Vice-chair: Christina Wolf, 2501 N Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-208-5919; E-mail: cwolf@okcu.edu
Secretary: TBA
Archivist: Christina Wolf, Oklahoma City University, 2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-208-5919; E-mail: cwolf@okcu.edu
Depository: Dulaney-Browne Library, Oklahoma City University, 2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-208-5067; E-mail: cwolf@okcu.edu or dblarchives@okcu.edu
Hours: 9-5, Monday-Friday
Depository Contact: Christina Wolf
Research Requests: Christina Wolf (dblarchives@okcu.edu ; 405-208-5067)
Oklahoma Indian Missionary
Chair: Jennifer Tahbonemah, 7340 Skillman St, Apt 1011, Dallas, TX 75231
214-417-2703 (cell); E-mail: jlbtahbonemah@gmail.com
Secretary: TBA
Archivist: Christina Wolf, Oklahoma City University, 2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-208-5919 (b); E-mail: cwolf@okcu.edu
Depository: Dulaney-Browne Library, Oklahoma City University, 2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-208-5067; E-mail: cwolf@okcu.edu or dblarchives@okcu.edu
Hours: 9-5, Monday-Friday
Depository Contact: Christina Wolf
Research Requests: Christina Wolf (dblarchives@okcu.edu ; 405-208-5067)
Oregon-Idaho
Chair: Nancie Peacocke Fadeley, 260 Sunset Drive, Eugene, OR 97403-2121
541-343-6908; E-mail: nfade@uoregon.edu
Secretary: Kenny Davies, 3518 Aster Street NW, Salem, OR 97304
503-399-0252; E-mail: kennykd@comcast.net
Historian: TBA
Archivists:
Conference Archivist: Lori Alton, 902 Mimosa St. S., Salem, OR 97302
503-544-6403; E-mail: lorijalton@yahoo.com
(Oregon) Shirley Manning Knepp, Willamette Lutheran Retirement, 7693 Wheatland Road N., RL1, Keizer, OR 97303-3456
503-949-1180 (cell); E-mail: smkmikie@comcast.net
(Idaho) Linda Tewksbury, 253 E. Calderwood Drive, Apt.1, Meridian, ID 83642-7558
208-870-6371; E-mail: letewksbury@gmail.com
Depositories:
Oregon U.M. Archives, 680 State Street, Suite 60B, Salem, OR 97301
503-540-0793; E-mail: Archives@umoi.org
Idaho U.M. Archives, 5175 Howry Lane, Meridian, ID 83642-7043
208-362-5220
Hours: By appointment
Depository Contacts: Archivist
Research Requests: Archivist
Pacific Northwest
Chair: William M. Bryan, Jr., Prosser UM Church, 824 6th Street, Prosser, WA99350.
509-786-1097; E-mail: prosserumc.99350@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: Kelvin Brown, The Bridge UM Church, 5601 S. Puget Sound Ave., Tacoma, WA 98409
253-301-1752; E-mail: kelvinator46@gmail.com
Secretary: TBA
Archivist West: TBA
*Archives West at The Bridge UM Church, 5601 S. Puget Sound Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98409
Hours: By appointment only.
Archivist East: William M. Bryan, Jr., Prosser UM Church, 824 6th Street, Prosser, WA 99350
509-786-1097; E-mail: prosserumc.99350@gmail.com
*Archives East at Central United Protestant Church, 1124 Stevens Drive, Richland, WA
Hours: By appointment only.
Research Requests: William M. Bryan, Jr.
Peninsula-Delaware
Chair: Creston Long, 1005 Mayfield Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801
410-860-6856
Vice-Chair: Bonnie Shively, 101 Allen Ave., Viola, DE 19979
410-739-0301; E-mail: revshive@aol.com
Secretary: TBA
Historian: Philip Lawton, 1281 Barratts Chapel Road, Felton, DE 19943
302-284-8172; E-mail: phlawton@verizon.net
Archivist: Barb Duffin, Barratt’s Chapel, 6362 Bay Road, Frederica, DE 19946
302-335-5544; Fax: 302-335-5750; E-mail: Barratts@aol.com
Website: www.barrattschapel.org
Depository: Barratt’s Chapel, 6362 Bay Road, Frederica, DE 19946
302-335-5544; Fax: 302-335-8180; E-mail: Barratts@aol.com
Hours: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; other times by appointment.
Depository Contact: Barb Duffin
Research Requests: Barb Duffin
Rio Texas
Chair: Vallie Blair, Three Rivers UM Church, PO Box 417, Three Rivers, TX 78071-0417
361-786-3217 (b); 210-861-6583 (cell); E-mail: valliblair@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: TBA
Secretary: TBA
Historian: TBA
Archivist: Isabel Munoz
210-408-4500 Ext. 526: E-mail: imunoz@riotexas.org
Depository: Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275
Depository: 16400 Huebner Road, San Antonio, TX 78248
888-349-4191
Hours open to visitors: By appointment only
Depository Contact: TBA
Research Requests: TBA
South Carolina
Chair: Luther H. Rickenbaker III, 348 Harrell Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307
864-579-6191; E-mail: rickenbakerlh@wofford.edu
Vice-Chair: (Mr.) E. Jens Holley, 416 Rockingham Road, Seneca, SC 29672
E-mail: holley@clemson.edu
Secretary: Meredith M. Dark, Socastee United Methodist Church, PO Box 30787, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
E-mail: mmdark@umcsc.org
Treasurer: (Mr.) E. Jens Holley, 416 Rockingham Road, Seneca, SC 29672
E-mail: holley@clemson.edu
Historian: A.V. Huff, Jr., 30 Glenrose Ave., Greenville, SC 29609
864-834-9726 (h); E-mail: av.huff@furman.edu
Archivist: Phillip Stone, Wofford College, 429 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663
864-597-4309; E-mail: stonerp@wofford.edu
Website: www.wofford.edu/library/archives/methodist.aspx
Depository: Sandor Teszler Library, Wofford College, 429 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663
864-597-4309; E-mail: stonerp@wofford.edu
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – noon, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. *Appointments strongly recommended
Depository Contact: Phillip Stone
Research Requests: Phillip Stone
Depository: H. V. Manning Library, Claflin University, 400 Magnolia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115
803-535-5406
Appointments recommended
Depository Contact: Sarah De Weever
Research Requests: Phillip Stone
South Georgia
Chair: Flo Sapp Martin, 606 Chastain Place, Macon, GA 31210
478-397-4742; Email: flosappmartin@aol.com
Archivist: Anne Packard, Arthur J. Moore Museum, P. O. Box 24081, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
912-638-4050; E-mail: apackard@epworthbythesea.org
Website: http://www.epworthbythesea.org
Depository: Moore Methodist Museum, 100 Arthur J. Moore Drive, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
912-638-4050; E-mail: apackard@epworthbythesea.org
Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Depository Contact: Anne Packard
Research Requests: Cindy Angelich, cangelich@epworthbythesea.org
Susquehanna
Chair: John F. Piper, Jr., 459 Clayton Ave, Williamsport, PA 17701-3805
570-322-8278 (h); E-mail: piper@lycoming.edu
Secretary: Matthew J. Loyer, 35 N Lehman St, York, PA 17403-1116
717-357-0707 (cell); E-mail: mloyer@susumc.org
Archivists: Milton W. Loyer, 917 Emily Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-5708
570-321-4088 (b); 717-766-0977 (h); E-mail: loyer@lycoming.edu
Bob Baker, P.O. Box 391, 112 Saddle Lake Road, Tunkhannock, PA 18657
570-836-2123 (b); 570-840-6733 (cell); E-mail: bbaker@wcexaminer.com
Website: www.lycoming.edu/umarch
Depository: Susquehanna United Methodist Archives, Lycoming College Library, 700 College Place,
Williamsport, PA 17701
570-321-4088; E-mail: loyer@lycoming.edu
Hours: Mondays, 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Depository Contact: Milton W. Loyer or Bob Baker
Research Requests: Milton W. Loyer or Bob Baker
Tennessee-Western Kentucky
Chair: Timothy Holton
E-mail: timothy.holton@twkumc.org
Historian: David Martin
E-mail: historian@twkumc.org
Archivist: Gratia Strother
E-mail: gratia.strother@twkumc.org
Depository: John Abernathy Smith Heritage Center, Nashville, TN
615-601-1581; E-mail: archives@twkumc.org
Hours: By appointment only
Research Requests: Gratia Strother
Depository Contact: Gratia Strother
Texas
Chair: Jacob Smith, First United Methodist Church, 329 N. Bowie St., Jasper, TX 75951
409-384-5735; E-mail: jsmith@fumcjasper.org
Vice-Chair: Vacant
Secretary: Vacant
Historian: Bill Hardt, 10375 New Wehdem Rd, Brenham, TX 77833
979-830-5210; E-mail: wchardt@gmail.com
Archivist: Robert Besser
E-mail: rbesser@txcumc.org
Depository: Texas Annual Conference Archives, 3771 N. Loop 336 E, Conroe, TX 77302
E-mail: rbesser@txcumc.org
Depository Contact: Robert Besser
Research Requests: Robert Besser
Upper New York
Chair: Sam Smith
E-mail: ssmith3@drew.edu
Vice Chair: Karen Staulters, 2140 Cook Road, Ballston Lake, NY 12019
518-882-2058; E-mail: jkstaul@aol.com
Secretary: Susan Slenker, 2219 Connell Ter., Baldwinsville, NY 13027
315-635-6761; E-mail: jslenker@twcny.rr.com
Treasurer: Sam Smith
E-mail: ssmith3@drew.edu
Archivist: Reilly Callahan, UNY Conference Center, 7481 Henry Clay Blvd., Liverpool, NY 13088
E-mail: archives@unyumc.org
Depository: Upper NY Annual Conference Center of the UM Church, 7481 Henry Clay Blvd., Liverpool, NY 13088
E-mail: archives@unyumc.org
Hours: By appointment only.
Depository contact: archives@unyumc.org
Research Requests: archives@unyumc.org
Virginia
President: Michael Browder, 11030 Merganser Ter., Chesterfield, VA 23838-5269
804-458-5557; E-mail: m.browder@hotmail.com
Vice-President: William Stead, 430 Covington St, Culpeper, VA 22701
540-825-1867; E-mail: AZ1BLSTEAD@yahoo.com
Secretary: Barbara Lewis, 8341 Fletcher’s Chapel Road, King George, VA 22485
434-246-5641; E-mail: barbaralewis@vaumc.org
Archives Chair: Nina Frederick, 209 Vista Lane, White Post, VA 22663
540-837-1242; E-mail: nbfrederick@gmail.com
Conference Archivist: Stephanie Davis, 7005 Hartford Oaks Court, Mechanicsville, VA 23116
704-258-4815; E-mail: stephaniedavis@vaumc.org
Depository: Conference Archives—
Mailing address: PO Box 5606, Glen Allen, VA 23058
Physical address: 10330 Staples Mill Rd., Glen Allen, VA 23060
804-521-1132; E-mail: stephaniedavis@vaumc.org
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:30 am-2:30 pm, Researchers by appointment on Thursdays.
Depository contact: Stephanie Davis
Research requests: Stephanie Davis
Depository: McGraw-Page Library, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA 23005
804-752-4718; E-mail: lpreston@rmc.edu
Hours: Monday-Thursday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m.; *Appointments strongly recommended
Depository contact: Laurie Preston
Research Requests: Laurie Preston
West Ohio
Chair: Dave Boling
E-mail: dwboling@gmail.com
Secretary: TBA
Historian: TBA
Archivist: Sharon Monigold, Archives of Ohio United Methodism
740-368-3285; E-mail: aoum@owu.edu
Website: http://library.owu.edu/archives-methodism/home
Depository: Archives of Ohio United Methodism, Beeghly Library, Ohio Wesleyan University, 43 Rowland Avenue, Delaware, OH 43015
740-368-3285; E-mail: aoum@owu.edu
Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30-Noon, 1-5 p.m.
Depository Contact: Sharon Monigold
Research Requests: Sharon Monigold
West Virginia
Chair: Jay Bunting, P.O. Box 486, Davis, WV 26260‐0486
E-mail: padrej@gmx.com
Vice-Chair: TBA
Secretary: TBA
Archivist: Brett Miller, Anne Merner Pfeiffer Library, West Virginia Wesleyan College, 59 College Avenue, Buckhannon, WV 26201
304-473-8601; E-mail: miller_bt@wvwc.edu
Depository: UM Archives, Anne Merner Pfeiffer Library, West Virginia Wesleyan College, 59 College Avenue, Buckhannon, WV 26201
304-473-8601
Hours: By appointment only
Depository Contact: Brett Miller
Research Requests: Brett Miller
Western North Carolina
Chair: Sandrea Williamson, 6024 Tamannary Drive, Greensboro, NC 27455
336-282-0807 (h); E-mail: stbw1948@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: Kelly Crissman
336-266-5961; E-Mail: kcrissman@wnccumc.net
Secretary: Alan Keely, 3530 N. Lakeshore Drive, Clemmons, NC 27012
336-778-1211 (h); 336-829-8759 (cell); E-mail: keely@wfu.edu
Historian: James L. Pyatt, P. O. Box 1004, Misenheimer, NC 28109
704-961-8450 (cell); E-mail: jpyatt@wnccumc.org
Archivist: James L. Pyatt, P. O. Box 1004, Misenheimer, NC 28109
704-961-8450 (cell); E-mail: jpyatt@wnccumc.org
Website: http://wnccumc.org/wncc-archives/
Depository: WNC United Methodist Archives,
Physical Address: G. A. Pfeiffer Library, Pfeiffer University, 48380 US Highway 52, Misenheimer, NC 28109
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 1004, Misenheimer, NC 28109
Hours: Tuesdays by appointment only.
704-961-8450; E-mail: archives@wnccumc.org
Depository Contact: James L. Pyatt
Research Requests: James L. Pyatt
Western Pennsylvania
Chair (Interim): Nelson Thayer, 197 Abel Heath Lane, Franklin, PA 16323
724-462-4090; E-mail: thayntt53@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: TBA
Secretary: David Grinnell, 2924 Marshall Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15214-2636
412-321-4963; E-mail: grinnell@pitt.edu
Archivist: David Grinnell
E-mail: archives@wpaumc.org
Depository: P.O. Box 5002, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
724-776-2300, ext. 248
Depository Contact: John R. Wilson
Research Requests: David Grinnell
Wisconsin
Chair: Lynn Williams
414-688-1079; E-mail: lew0201@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: Chris Bethke
Secretary: Joel Certa-Werner, Trinity UM Church, 105 S Holly Ave, Elk Mound, WI 54739
715-879-5596
Historian: Sandy Kintner, 750 Windsor Street, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
608-837-7328; E-mail: archives@wisconsinumc.org
Archivist: Lynn Lubkeman, 750 Windsor Street, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
608-837-7328 (b); 888-240-7328; E-mail: archives@wisconsinumc.org
Website: www.wisconsinumc.org/archives
Depository: Wisconsin Conference Archives of the UM Church, 750 Windsor Street, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
608-837-7328; E-mail:archives@wisconsinumc.org
Depository Contact: Lynn Lubkeman
Research Requests: Lynn Lubkeman