%eadnotat; ]> quastmm RECORDS OF QUAKER STREET MONTHLY MEETING AND DUANESBURG MONTHLY MEETING (HICKSITE) 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 Quaker Street Monthly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (1933- : Quaker Street, N.Y.) Quaker Street Monthly Meeting Records 1806-2009 4 linear ft. RG2/NY/Q331These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Quaker Street Monthly Meeting and its predecessor Duanesburgh Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1806-2009. Includes minutes 1806-1982/2000-09 and vital records 1806-1912. History of the Meeting

Duanesburgh Monthly Meeting was established in 1806. In 1828 it divided into Hicksite and Orthodox branches. The Hicksite branch became an Executive Meeting in 1904. It ceased to meet regularly for several years before 1933, meeting only at the call of the clerk. In 1933 it began to meet regularly once more, and changed its name to Quaker Street Monthly Meeting, which body continues to the present day.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Quaker Street Monthly Meeting and its predecessor Duanesburgh Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1806-2009. Includes minutes and vital records.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Men's Minutes: 1.1 1806-27, 1.2 1827-1912, 1.3 1933-42, 1.4 1943-64, 1.5 1964-82, 1.6 2000-09; Women's Minutes: 2.1 1806-67, 2.2 1867-75; Vital Records: 3.1 Marriages and Removals 1806-1912, 3.2 Births, Deaths and Marriages 1810-1912, 3.3 Register 1806-1905; Ministers' and Elders' minutes: 4.1 1808-76, 4.2 1882-1905, Miscellaneous: 5.1 1989-95.

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.

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: Duanesburgh Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends: Hicksite : 1828-1904 : Duanesburgh, N.Y.). Duanesburgh Executive Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1904-1933 : Quaker Street, N.Y.). Duanesburgh Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1806-1828 : Duanesburgh, N.Y.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Schenectady County. Subjects: Duanesburgh Executive Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1904-1933 : Quaker Street, N.Y.). Duanesburgh Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1806-1828 : Duanesburgh, N.Y.). Duanesburgh Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1828-1904 : Duanesburgh, N.Y.). Quaker Street Monthly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends (1933- : Quaker Street, 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 Marriages and Removals 1806-1912 1 vol. Pre/Hicksite RG2/NY/Q331 3.1