The Unity of the Brethern Church, often referred to as the Moravian Church, was founded during the 1400s in central Europe. Moravian missionaries moved into the Northwest Territory in the 1700s attempting to spread their message of salvation to all, including Native Americans. David Zeisberger and John Heckewelder were prominent Ohio missionaries, both of whom helped establish communities like Schoenbrunn and Gnadenhutten in what would become eastern Ohio during the 1770s.
Below are lists of select archival and library materials related to the Moravian Church, available for research at the Ohio History Connection Archives & Library. Review the catalog links below, or explore our Online Collections Catalog using a specific church name or related search terms for more information [example search terms: "Moravian", "Moravians -- Ohio", "Moravians in Ohio", "Moravian Church", "Moravian Indians"].
August Carl Mahr Papers. 1772-1949 [MSS 215]
Collection 1765-1822. [MSS 230]
David Zeisberger Papers. 1781-1797 [MIC 26]
Diary [microform], 1799-1869. [MIC 27]
Gnadenhutten Historical Pageant, 1925. [VFM 5995]
Jacob Rauschenberger Papers. 1816-1826, 1955 [MSS 637]
John J. Excell Papers. 1850-1887 [MSS 45]
The Moravian Mission of Pilgerruh, 1937. [VFM 6008]
The John Heckewelder Memorial Moravian Church records [microform], 1799-1922. [MIC 189]
Moravian mission collection [microform], 1772-1822. [MIC 114]
The Moravian missions in Ohio by Francis C. Huebner. [266 H87]
The Moravians on the Cuyahoga : address delivered before the Western Reserve Historical Society by P.H. Kaiser. [284.6 K123]
Schoenbrunn and the Moravian missions in Ohio by James H. Rodabaugh and Mary Jane Gorman. [977.166 R611]
The story of Sharon Moravian Church, comp. by M.F. Oerter. [284.6 Sh23]
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