South Glens Falls Friends Monthly Meeting Records (including Moreau, Saratoga, and Greenfield)
Scope and Contents
Records of South Glens Falls Monthly Meeting and its predecessors. Includes minutes 1847-1959, vital records 1863-1932, and miscellaneous 1923-69. Also included are records of Christian Endeavor, Women's Foreign Missionary Society, Ladies Aid, Friends Sunday School, Docas Society, Polyanna Class, and the Quaker Guild.
Dates
- Creation: 1847-1969
Creator
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Copyright and Rights Information
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
In 1855, Moreau Monthly Meeting was established with a membership of the former monthly meetings of Saratoga and Greenfield and of Moreau Preparative Meeting. In 1917 its name was changed to South Glens Falls. In 1974 it united with Glens Falls Monthly Meeting to form Adirondack Monthly Meeting.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (33 volumes, 3 folders, and 1 box)
Overview
Records of South Glens Falls Monthly Meeting and its predecessors. Includes minutes 1847-1959, vital records 1863-1932, and miscellaneous 1923-69. Also included are records of Christian Endeavor, Women's Foreign Missionary Society, Ladies Aid, Friends Sunday/Sabbath School, Docas Society, Polyanna Class, and the Quaker Guild.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes, Men's and Joint: 1.1 1876-1892, 1.2 1892-1908, 1.3 1909-1933, 1.4 1940-43, 1.5 1944-46, 1.6 1947-50, 1.7 1951-54, 1.8 1955-56, 1.9 1956-59, 1.10 1934-40; Minutes, Women: 2.1 1847-75; Vital Records: 3.1 1863-1932, 3.2 1891-1906, 3.3 1906-56; Misc: 4.1 1923-69, 4.2 1938-56, 4.3 1944-47, 4.4 1872-1950, 4.5 1934-1957, 4.6 1953-55, 4.7 1860; Christian Endeavor: 5.1 Roll, 1909, 5.2 1909-15, 5.3 Accounts 1909-13; Women's Foreign Missionary Society: 6.1 Accounts 1928-41, 6.2 Accounts 1941-48; Friends Sunday School: 7.1 Roll 1904-05, 7.2 Roll 1909-11, 7.3 Roll 1911-12, 7.4 1912-14, 7.5 Minutes 1916-20, 7.6 Receipts 1912-14, 7.7 Library Catalog 1915, 7.8 Sabbath School records 1877-78; Dorcas Society: 8.1 1920-25, 8.2 1925-27; Ladies Aid: 9.1 1926-55; Polyanna Class: 10.1 1919-22; Quaker Guild: 1948-55.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Custodial History
Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, 1997.
General
Volume 2.1 includes women's minutes of Saratoga Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), 1847-55.
Subject
- Moreau Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1855-1917 : South Glens Falls, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Saratoga Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1855 : Halfmoon, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Moreau Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1855-1917 : South Glens Falls, N.Y.) (Organization)
- South Glens Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends (South Glens Falls, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- South Glens Falls Friends Monthly Meeting Records (including Moreau, Saratoga, and Greenfield)
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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