PUBLISHED HISTORIES

The first document, located in the Parish Register, Volume 2, is the first history of the parish, begun by parishioner Margaret Tebeau and continued consecutively by the Rev. Francis Craighill and the Rev. Thomas Burke. The handwritten document recounts the history of the church from 1868-1910.  A transcription follows to assist the reader.

The second document, History of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville, Florida, written by parishioner Benjamin Pierpont Richards, Jr., covers diocesan and parish history from inception through 1938. At the request of the author shortly before his death, the last chapter was completed in 1948 by the Rev. George Alexander.  In 1958 the Rev. Custis Fletcher registered the unpublished typescript with the diocese.

In 1950, Frank Pisani, parishioner and editor of the parish publication "Holy Trinity Herald," wrote the third history, Holy Trinity, Our Story, which covers the history decade by decade through 1950. It was published and widely distributed.

At the centennial anniversary in 1968, a brochure outlined the history of the parish and set goals for the future.

The fourth history, Church of the Holy Trinity, A Panorama of Our Parish was compiled in 1991 by St. Elizabeth and St. Margaret Circles and the parish chapter of Episcopal Church Women (ECW), following the fire which burned the 1907 church. The booklet was published and widely distributed.

The fifth history, A History of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, is a comprehensive account written by parishioner George R. Bentley, Professor of History and Diocesan Historian from 1977 to 1994.  This account traces Holy Trinity’s history from inception through 1995. 

Finally, find our latest history, published in 2017: "The foundation remains"...the Challenge Continues. Written by Dr. Jessica Taylor, UF history graduate, to mark our sesquicentennial celebration, this account brings the history forward from the fire of 1991 to 2018

If you would like to request copies of any of the published histories, contact us.

For a history of the organs at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, click here.