Watchtower Bible School of Gilead
Date:
1 Feb 1943
Location: Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States
Surnames/tags: Religion Jehovahs_Witnesses
Location: Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States
Surnames/tags: Religion Jehovahs_Witnesses
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Watchtower Bible School of Gilead
This profile is part of the Kingdom Farm, Lansing, New York One Place Study.
This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.
This profile is part of the Watchtower Educational Center, Patterson, New York One Place Study.
A school was established using a building at the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society's Kingdom Farm at Lansing, New York.[1][2][3][4] Albert Darger Schroeder was tasked to oversee this new school.[5][4] This school started taking its first class of 100 students on 1 February 1943.[4][6]
In 1961, the school was moved to the headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.[6]
In 1988, construction began for a new educational center in Patterson, New York.[7] This became the new location for the school.
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Sources
- ↑ Heidt, William. "Kingdom farm and Gilead School" (DeWitt Historical Society of of Tompkins County, Ithaca, New York 1971) Tompkins County Library
- ↑ Ferm, Vergilius Ture Anselm. "Religion in the Twentieth Century" (Philosophical Library, New York 1948) Page 387 Internet Archive
- ↑
1950 Census:
"United States 1950 Census"
citing Page: 19; Line: 22;
FamilySearch Record: 6X58-2VYP (accessed 21 June 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-5QHW-S4XF
David Abbull (62), separated, Stonemason, head of household in Lansing, Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States. Born in Ny. - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom" (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York 1993) Chapter 8 "Declaring the Good News Without Letup" Page 95 Watchtower Online Library
- ↑ Watchtower March 1, 1988 Pages 10-17 "My Life in Jehovah’s Spirit-Directed Organization" Watchtower Online Library
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Watchtower June 1, 1989 Pages 21-23 "A New Home for the Gilead Missionary School" Watchtower Online Library
- ↑ Watchtower November 15, 1999 Pages 8-12 "Dedication of the Watchtower Educational Center—A Festival to Jehovah" Watchtower Online Library
- "The Watchtower" (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York 1950-)
- "Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses" (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York)
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