%eadnotat; ]> farnhmm RECORDS OF FARNHAM MONTHLY MEETING An Inventory of Its Records at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff 2007 Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2007 Finding aid written in English Summary Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Farnham Monthly Meeting of Friends (1842-1902 : East Farnham, Quebec, Canada) Farnham Monthly Meeting Records 1842-1911. 9 v. ; 1 linear ft. RG2/NY/F373These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Farnham Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1842-1911. Includes: men's minutes, 1842-1902, women's minutes (and joint), 1842-1902, registers of births, deaths and marriages, 1839-85, 1861-1911, and 1885-1911, minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1845-1902, and a Treasurer's account book, 1853-1902. History of the Meeting

Farnham Monthly Meeting was established in 5mo 1842 by Ferrisburgh Quarterly Meeting out of Ferrisburgh Monthly Meeting (Orthodox). It was laid down in 1902.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Farnham Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1842-1911. Includes: men's minutes, 1842-1902, women's minutes (and joint), 1842-1902, registers of births, deaths and marriages, 1839-85, 1861-1911, and 1885-1911, minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1845-1902, and a Treasurer's account book, 1853-1902.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes (men's): 1.1 1842-1878; Women's minutes (and Joint): 2.1 1842-1902; Vital records: 3.1 Register 1839-1885, 3.2 Register 1861-1911, 3.3 Register 1885-1911; Ministers and Elders: 4.1 1845-1857, 4.2 1857-1880, 4.3 1881-1902; Financial records: 5.1 Accounts 1853-1902.

Access Restrictions:

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Use Restrictions:

Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

Custodial History:

Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.

Other Formats:

Births & deaths, 1839-1885, membership, 1856-76, minutes, 1842-78, and removals, 1841-84also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY 67.

Acquisition Information:

Deposit, 1997.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Society of Friends -- Quâebec (Province) Subjects: Farnham Monthly Meeting of Friends (1842-1902 : East Farnham) Places: -- Quâebec (Province) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Monthly meeting records normally include minutes of men’s and women’s meetings for business and registers of births, deaths, marriages, removals (transfers), and disownments. In general, non-members are not mentioned in the minutes, even when they attended meeting for worship on a regular basis.

Note to Researchers: To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers; patrons must use microfilm if it is available.

Vital Records Register 1839-1885 34 cm; 1 vol Orthodox RG2/NY/F373 3.1