RECORDS OF DUNNINGS CREEK MONTHLY MEETING A Finding Aid for its Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Quaker Collection



Meeting Name:	Dunnings Creek Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends: Fishertown, Pa.)
Title:	Records,
Dates:	1794-1990
Quantity:	1.75 linear ft.
Language:	Records in English
Repository:	Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Quaker Collection

Short History of the Meeting

Dunnings Creek was established as a monthly meeting in 1803 by Warrington Quarterly Meeting. Following the Separation of 1828, the majority of members in the meeting affiliated with the Hicksite branch of Friends. Orthodox Friends withdrew and established the Dunnings Creek Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1831; this meeting became Fishertown Monthly Meeting in 1918.

In 1790 all meetings in Northern Virginia, Western Maryland, Nottingham Quarter, and meetings farther west in Pennsylvania were assigned to Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

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Description of the Records

Records of Dunnings Creek Monthly Meeting, 1794-1990. Includes men's and joint minutes 1803-1973, women's minutes 1803-1867, 1883-1887, worship & ministry and its predecessors 1922, vital records 1803-1990, financial records 1935-1938, property records 1794-1868, committees 1894-1897,1909-1929, 1943, 1956-1971, and miscellaneous 1904.

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Arrangement of the Records

Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Worship & Ministry and its Predecessors; 4.Vital Records; 5.Financial Records; 6.Property Records; 7.Committees; 8.Miscellaneous.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Restrictions on Use

Information on reproduction policies available in the Library.

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Earlier/Later Meeting Names

Warrington Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends)

Fishertown Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends)

Subjects:

Dunnings Creek Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Fishertown, Pa.) -- Archives .

Dunnings Creek Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Fishertown, Pa.) -- Archives.

Bedford County (Pa.) -- Genealogy.

Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Bedford County.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition

Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

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Notes to Researchers

Vol. 1.2 includes list of members. Vol. 1.7 includes miscellaneous correspondence. Vol. 6. 1 includes correspondence between Hiram Blackburn and Dr. I. H. Betz. Vol. 6.3 and 6.4 include names of pupils enrolled. See Pamphlet Group 1 for Burials. Meetinghouse Centennial Exhibit (1987) is stored in Picture Cupboard

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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: These records may only be consulted at Friends Historical Library or Haverford College Quaker Collection; they are not available for interlibrary loan. Where available, access is through microfilm. To request materials, please make sure to use the correct call numbers:

1. Men's Meeting and Joint

Title/Date(s):	Minutes 1803-1877
Affiliation:	Pre/H
Size:	1 vol.; 33.5 cm
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 1.1

Title page marked: "Records of the Minutes & Proceedings of Dunnings Creek Monthly Meeting." Includes rough minutes, 1818 (small book inside the volume).

Title/Date(s):	Minutes 1867-1871
Affiliation:	H
Size:	1 folder
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 1.2

Rough minutes. Includes list of members (1870).

Title/Date(s):	Minutes 1887-1954
Affiliation:	H
Size:	1 vol.; 41 cm
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 1.3

Title page marked: "Record of the Minutes of Dunnings Creek Monthly Meeting."

Title/Date(s):	Minutes 1910-1925
Affiliation:	O
Size:	1 pkg.
Repository:	HV
Location:	1116/149

Available on microfilm in the following location:

HV	No Film

Title/Date(s):	Minutes 1929-1935
Affiliation:	H
Size:	1 vol.; 21 cm.
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 1.4

Title page marked: "Minutes of Dunning Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends held at Fishertown, Penna." Rough minutes.

Title/Date(s):	Minutes 1954-1956
Affiliation:	H
Size:	1 vol.; 27.5 cm
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 1.5

Title page marked: "Minutes of Dunning Creek Monthly Meeting."

Title/Date(s):	Minutes 1956-1968
Affiliation:	H/U
Size:	1 folder
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 1.6

Title/Date(s):	Minutes 1968-1973
Affiliation:	U
Size:	1 folder
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 1.7

Includes misc. correspondence, articles, and a note concerning the death of Mabel K. Wright.

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2. Women's Meeting

Title/Date(s):	Minutes 1803-1867; 1883-1887
Affiliation:	Pre/H
Size:	1 vol.; 32 cm
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 2.1

Note: Minutes from 1867 to 1883 are missing.

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW	MR-B108

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3. Worship & Ministry and its Predecessors

Title/Date(s):	Meeting of Ministry and Oversight: Minutes 1922
Affiliation:	O
Size:	1 folder
Repository:	HV
Location:	1116/Box 6

Available on microfilm in the following location:

HV	No Film

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4. Vital Records

Title/Date(s):	Marriages and Removals 1803-1990
Affiliation:	Pre/H/U
Size:	1 vol; 33.5 cm
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 3.1

Includes removals sent and received: 1803-1990 (marriages); 1807-1930 (removals).

Title/Date(s):	Membership Records 1830-1937
Affiliation:	O
Size:	1 pkg.
Repository:	HV
Location:	1116/149.1

Available on microfilm in the following location:

HV	No Film

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5. Financial Records

Title/Date(s):	Financial Records 1935-1938
Affiliation:	O
Size:	1 folder
Repository:	HV
Location:	1116/Box 6

Available on microfilm in the following location:

HV	No Film

6. Property Records

Title/Date(s):	Deeds 1794-1868
Affiliation:	Pre/H
Size:	1 folder
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 4.1

Deeds and miscellaneous papers re: Division of Meeting House lands after the Separation.

Title/Date(s):	"Subscription to Friends New Meeting-house outside of membership" n.d.
Affiliation:	Pre
Size:	1 vol.; 9 cm
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 4.2

Includes other financial notations.

Available on microfilm in the following location:

MR-B

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7. Committees

Title:

First Day School

Minutes 1894-1896; 1 vol.; 10.5 cm; Affil.:H; Loc.:RG2/B/D861 5.1

Includes names of pupils enrolled.

Minutes 1896-1897; 1 vol.; 10.5 cm; Affil.:H; Loc.:RG2/B/D861 5.2

Includes names of pupils enrolled.

Minutes 1909-1916; 1 vol.; 37 cm; Affil.:H; Loc.:RG2/B/D861 5.3

Minutes 1916-1923; 1 vol.; 37 cm; Affil.:H; Loc.:RG2/B/D861 5.4

Minutes 1923-1929; 1 vol.; 37 cm; Affil.:H; Loc.:RG2/B/D861 5.5

Minutes 1956-1971; 1 vol.; 31 cm; Affil.:H/U; Loc.:RG2/B/D861 5.6

Title/Date(s):	Report of the Religious Education Committee 1943
Affiliation:	O
Size:	1 folder
Repository:	HV
Location:	1116/Box 6

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8. Miscellaneous

Title/Date(s):	Underground Railroad Correspondence 1904
Affiliation:	H
Size:	1 folder
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 6.1

Includes correspondence between Hiram Blackburn and Dr. I. H. Betz.

Title/Date(s):	Record of Burial Stones in Old Friends Graveyard near Spring Meadow n.d.
Affiliation:	UN
Size:	1 folder
Repository:	SW
Location:	RG2/B/D861 6.2

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