%eadnotat; ]> soglfmm RECORDS OF SOUTH GLENS FALLS AND MOREAU (ORTHODOX) 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 South Glens Falls Friends Monthly Meeting (1955-1974 : Glens Falls, N.Y.) South Glens Falls Friends Monthly Meeting Records 1847-1969. 33 v. + 1 box. RG2/NY/S673These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of South Glens Falls Monthly Meeting and its predecessors. Includes minutes 1847-1959, vital records 1863-1932, and miscellaneous 1923-69. Also included are records of Christian Endeavor, Women's Foreign Missionary Society, Ladies Aid, Friends Sunday School, Docas Society, Polyanna Class, and the Quaker Guild. History of the Meeting

In 1855, Moreau Monthly Meeting was established with a membership of the former monthly meetings of Saratoga and Greenfield and of Moreau Preparative Meeting. In 1917 its name was changed to South Glens Falls. In 1974 it united with Glens Falls Monthly Meeting to form Adirondack Monthly Meeting.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of South Glens Falls Monthly Meeting and its predecessors. Includes minutes 1847-1959, vital records 1863-1932, and miscellaneous 1923-69. Also included are records of Christian Endeavor, Women's Foreign Missionary Society, Ladies Aid, Friends Sunday School, Docas Society, Polyanna Class, and the Quaker Guild.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes, Men's and Joint: 1.1 1876-1892, 1.2 1892-1908, 1.3 1909-1933, 1.4 1940-43, 1.5 1944-46, 1.6 1947-50, 1.7 1951-54, 1.8 1955-56, 1.9 1956-59, 1.10 1934-40; Minutes, Women: 2.1 1847-75; Vital Records: 3.1 1863-1932, 3.2 1891-1906; Misc: 4.1 1923-69, 4.2 1938-56, 4.3 1944-47, 4.4 1872-1950, 4.5 1934-1957; Christian Endeavor: 5.1 Roll, 1909, 5.2 1909-15, 5.3 Accounts 1909-13; Women's Foreign Missionary Society: 6.1 Accounts 1928-41, 6.2 Accounts 1941-48; Friends Sunday School: 7.1 Roll 1904-05, 7.2 Roll 1909-11, 7.3 Roll 1911-12, 7.4 1912-14, 7.5 Minutes 1916-20, 7.6 Receipts 1912-14, 7.7 Library Catalog 1915; Dorcas Society: 8.1 1920-25, 8.2 1925-27; Ladies Aid: 9.1 1926-55; Polyanna Class: 10.1 1919-22; Quaker Guild: 1948-55.

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.

Other Information

Volume 2.1 includes women's minutes of Saratoga Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), 1847-55.

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 Moreau Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1855-1917 : South Glens Falls, N.Y.). Saratoga Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1855 : Halfmoon, N.Y.). Women's meeting. South Glens Falls Friends Monthly Meeting (Orthodox : 1917-1955 : South Glens Falls, N.Y.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Saratoga County. Subjects: Moreau Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1855-1917 : South Glens Falls, N.Y.) South Glens Falls Friends Monthly Meeting (1955-1974 : South Glens Falls, N.Y.) South Glens Falls Friends Monthly Meeting (Orthodox : 1917-1955 : South Glens Falls, 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 Register: Recorder's Blanks 1863-1932 1 fol. Orthodox RG2/NY/S673 3.1