%eadnotat; ]> glefamm RECORDS OF GLENS FALLS MONTHLY MEETING AND QUEENSBURY MONTHLY MEETING (ORTHODOX) 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 Glens Falls Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Glens Falls, N.Y.) Glens Falls Monthly Meeting Records 1800-1970. 30 v. ; 2.5 linear ft. RG2/NY/G655These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Glens Falls Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, the pre-Separation and Orthodox branches of Queensbury Monthly Meeting, 1800-1970. Includes: Minutes 1800-1970; Vital Records 1790-1952, including births & deaths, 1790-1906, membership, 1854-1952, and marriages & removals, 1806-55; Ministers and Elders minutes, 1892-1970; records of Mission Aid societies, 1920-51; Young Friends Fellowship, 1950-53. History of the Meeting

Queensbury Monthly Meeting was established in 1800, set off from Easton Monthly Meeting. It was a part of Easton Quarterly Meeting until Saratoga Quarterly was established in 1815. The Hicksite branch was laid down in 1863, members attached to Saratoga Monthly. The Orthodox branch changed its name to Glens Falls Monthly in 1877. It was laid down in 1973.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Glens Falls Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, the pre-Separation and Orthodox branches of Queensbury Monthly Meeting, 1800-1970. Includes: Minutes 1800-1970; Vital Records 1790-1952, including births & deaths, 1790-1906, membership, 1854-1952, and marriages & removals, 1806-55; Ministers and Elders minutes, 1892-1970; records of Mission Aid societies, 1920-51; Young Friends Fellowship, 1950-53.

Organization of the Records

Divided into Series: Minutes (men's & joint): 1.1 1800-1811, 1.2 1811-1818, 1.3 1818-1840, 1.4 1840-1878, 1.5 1897-1912, 1.6 1912-1937, 1.7 1937-1945, 1.8 1945-1950, 1.9 1959-1970; Women's minutes: 2.1 1800-1811, 2.2 1828-1829, 2.3 1829-1844, 2.4 1844-1854, 2.5 1854-1876; Vital records: 3.1 Births and Deaths 1790-1906, 3.2 Membership 1854-1952, 3.3 Marriages and Removals 1806-1855, 3.4 Miscellaneous 1844-1908; Ministry and Counsel: 4.1 Ministers and Elders 1892-1911, 4.2 Pastoral Committee 1905-1914, 4.3 Pastoral Committee 1914-1944, 4.4 Ministry and Counsel 1944-1957, 4.5 Ministry and Counsel 1957-1967, 4.6 Ministry and Counsel 1967-1970; Christian Endeaver Society: 5.1 1904-1909; Mission Aid Societies: 6.1 Women's Foreign Mission Society 1920-1931, 6.2 Women's Missionary Society 1941-1951, 6.3 Ladies Aid Society 1925-1944, 6.4 Home and Foreign Mission Auxilary 1922-1934; Young Friends Fellowship: 7.1 1951-1953, 7.2 Conference 1950-1953; Property: 8.1 Properties and Transcripts 1772-1956; Annual Reports: 9.1 1964-66; Miscellaneous: 10.1 Library record 1860, 10.2 Phil Kiliru Scholarship 1964-65, 10.3 Correspondence 1974, 10.4 Bicentennial 1967.

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:

Marriages, 1806-55, minutes, 1800-78, women's minutes, 1800-1811 & 1828-54 also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY 121, 122, 123, 124.

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.

Earlier Meeting Names: Queensbury Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1877 : Glens Falls, N.Y.). Queensbury Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1800-1828 : Glens Falls, N.Y.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Warren County. Subjects: Glens Falls Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Glens Falls, N.Y.) Queensbury Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1800-1828 : Glens Falls, N.Y.) Queensbury Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1877 : Glens Falls, N.Y.) Places: Warren County (N.Y.) 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 Births and Deaths 1790-1906 1 vol. Orthodox RG2/NY/G655 3.1