%eadnotat; ]> renssmm RECORDS OF RENSSELAERVILLE 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 Rensselaerville Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1828-1895 : Rensselaerville, N.Y.) Rensselaerville Monthly Meeting Records 1814-1895. 6 v. ; 1.5 linear ft. RG2/NY/R473These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Rensselaerville Monthly Meeting, 1814-95. Includes minutes 1814-95; and vital records 1814-67. History of the Meeting

Rensselaerville Monthly Meeting was set off from Coeymans Monthly Meeting by Duanesburgh Quarterly Meeting in 1814. In 1828 it divided into Orthodox and Hicksite branches. The Hicksite branch continued until it was laid down in 1895, the members being attached to Duanesburgh Monthly Meeting.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Rensselaerville Monthly Meeting, 1814-95. Includes minutes 1814-95; and vital records 1814-67.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1814-33, 1.2 1833-95; Women's Minutes: 2.1 1814-53, 2.2 1853-66; Vital Records: 3.1 Marriages (Hicksite and Orthodox) 1814-67, 3.2 Register 1828-67.

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.

Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Albany County. Subjects: Rensselaerville Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends: Hicksite: 1828-1895: Rensselaerville, 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 (abstract) 1814-1867 1 vol. Orthodox and Hicksite RG2/NY/R473 3.1