%eadnotat; ]> orcpamm RECORDS OF ORCHARD PARK FRIENDS MONTHLY, EAST HAMBURG EXECUTIVE, HAMBURG (HICKSITE), AND EDEN MONTHLY MEETINGS 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 Orchard Park Friends Monthly Meeting (1958- : Orchard Park, N.Y.) Orchard Park Friends Monthly Meeting Records 1814- 20 v.+ 1 box ; 1.7 linear ft. RG2/NY/O751These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Orchard Park Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, East Hamburg Executive and Monthly Meetings (Hicksite), Hamburg Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) , Hamburg Monthly Meeting, and Eden Monthly Meeting, 1751-ongoing. Includes: Minutes 1814-2002; Vital records 1751-1942, including births & deaths, 1759-1866 & 1751-1942, marriages & removals, 1822-99, and removals, 1819-92; Ministers & Elders minutes, 1821-1907; Financial records 1831-1958; Newsletter 1981-95. History of the Meeting

Eden Monthly Meeting was established in 1814, set off from Farmington Monthly. In 1820 Eden Monthly divided into Hamburgh and Concord Monthly Meetings. The Hicksite branch of Hamburg Monthly became a part of Genesee Yearly Meeting on its establishment in 1834. The meeting changed its name to East Hamburg Monthly Meeting in 1852. In 1906 the meeting became an Executive Meeting; it changed its name to Orchard Park Monthly Meeting in 1958, and this meeting remains active. The Orthodox branch of Hamburg Monthly was laid down in 1846, its members attached to Collins Monthly Meeting.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Orchard Park Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, East Hamburg Executive and Monthly Meetings (Hicksite), Hamburg Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) , Hamburgh Monthly Meeting, and Eden Monthly Meeting, 1751-ongoing. Includes: Minutes 1814-2002; Vital records 1751-1942, including births & deaths, 1759-1866 & 1751-1942, marriages & removals, 1822-99, and removals, 1819-92; Ministers & Elders minutes, 1821-1907; Financial records 1831-1958; Newsletter 1981-95.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes (men's and joint): 1.1 1814-1831, 1.2 1831-1856, 1.3 1857-1903, 1.4 1904-1934, 1.5 1935-1958, 1.6 1958-1968, 1.7 1969-1975, 1.8 1976, 1980-2002, 1.9 1976-79; Women's minutes: 2.1 1814-1824, 2.2 1824-1851, 2.3 1851-1872, 2.4 1872-1882; Vital Records: 3.1 Births and Deaths 1759-1866, 3.2 Births and Deaths 1751-1942, 3.3 Marriages and Removals 1822-1899, 3.4 Removals 1819-1892, 3.5 Births and Deaths 1814-66; Ministers and Elders: 4.1 1821-1850, 4.2 1851-1907; Financial records: 5.1 Treasurer's Book 1831-1882, 5.2 Treasurer's Book 1857-1958; Miscellaneous: 6.1 Newsletter 1980-89, 6.2 Newsletter 1991-1995, 6.3 Miscellaneous Meeting records 1981-84.

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:

Men's minutes, 1814-56, women's minutes, 1814-51, & births & deaths, 1751-1942, also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY 55-56.

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.

Early Meeting Names: East Hamburgh Executive Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1906-1958 : Orchard Park, N.Y.). East Hamburgh Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1852-1906 : East Hamburgh, N.Y.). Eden Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1814-1820 : Hamburg, N.Y.). Hamburg Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1852 : Hamburg, N.Y.). Hamburgh Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1820-1828 : Hamburg, N.Y.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Erie County. Subjects: East Hamburg Executive Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1906-1958 : Orchard Park, N.Y.) East Hamburg Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite: 1852-1906: East Hamburg, N.Y.) Eden Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1814-1820 : Hamburg, N.Y.) Hamburg Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1852 : Hamburg, N.Y.) Hamburgh Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1820-1828 : Hamburg, N.Y.) Orchard Park Friends Monthly Meeting (1958 - : Orchard Park, N.Y.) Places: Erie 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 1759-1866 1 vol Pre/Hicksite RG2/NY/O751 3.1

Births 1759-1866, Deaths 1805-1866. Loose enclosed index.