Records of Capel Salem, Dolgellau, Merionethshire, 1811-1960, including minutes, 1888-1939; financial records, 1812-1915; annual reports, 1915-1927; registers and membership records, 1828-1896; baptism registers, 1811-1960; Sunday School records, 1827-1929; Cymdeithas Ddirwestol Meirion (Merioneth Temperance Society) records, 1884-1928; notes, 1874-1910; and minutes of southern Merionethshire monthly meetings, 1840-1847.
Papurau Capel M. C. Salem, Dolgellau
This material is held atGwynedd Archives Service - Meirionnydd Record Office / Gwasanaeth Archifau Gwynedd, Archifdy Meirionnydd
- Reference
- GB 220 Z/DBD
- Dates of Creation
- 1811-1960
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- Welsh
- Physical Description
- 71 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Capel Salem, Dolgellau, Merionethshire, is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel. The Methodist cause in Dolgellau was established in 1766. The first chapel on the present site was constructed in 1808. The chapel was rebuilt in its present form in 1893-4.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following: baptism registers; Sunday School; Temperance; miscellaneous.
Access Information
No restrictions
Note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Meirionnydd Archives, Papurau Capel M. C. Salem, Dolgellau/ Papers of Salem C. M. Chapel, Dolgellau, catalogue; Salem, Dolgellau, website (www.pencefn.freeserve.co.uk), viewed 29 October 2004.
Other Finding Aids
Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Meirionnydd Archives, the National Library of Wales and the National Register of Archives. The catalogue is available online.
Conditions Governing Use
Usual copyright regulations apply
Appraisal Information
All records have been retained
Accruals
Accruals are not expected