%eadnotat; ]> homevpm RECORDS OF HOMEVILLE PREPARATIVE MEETING AND HOMEVILLE MEETING (HOMEVILLE, PA) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2003 RECORDS OF HOMEVILLE PREPARATIVE MEETING AND HOMEVILLE MEETING (HOMEVILLE, PA)A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Homeville Preparative Meeting Records 1838-1917 Homeville Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite 1867-1917) 0.5 ln. ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog http//tripod.brynmawr.edu Records entirely in English SHORT HISTORY OF MEETING

An indulged meeting known as "Colerain" was established in 1828 by Fallowfield Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). In 1839, the meeting for worship and preparative meeting were established by Western Quarterly Meeting; the name of this meeting was changed to "Oxford" at this time. In 1842, the Oxford meetings were transferred to Pennsgrove Monthly Meeting. In 1867, the name of this meeting was changed to "Homeville." The preparative meeting and meeting for worship at Homeville were discontinued in 1917; their members were attached to Pennsgrove Monthly Meeting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records include: Hicksite minutes, 1877-1917; papers of the Homeville Cemetery Company, 1914-1915.

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Collection is open for research. Access is through microfilm, if available.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in TRIPOD, the joint on-line catalog of Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings. Please note that records created before 1827, the date of a schism in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, may have been added to by either the Hicksite or Orthodox branches of this meeting, but could include information about members of the other branch before the Separation

Subjects Homeville Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite 1867-1917) Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County. Chester County (Pa.) -- Genealogy. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers These records may only be consulted at Swarthmore (SW), and are not available through inter-Library loan. To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers for the Library in which you wish to use the records

Men's Meeting and Joint

Official records of proceedings kept for all Quaker business meetings. Only Quakers could participate. It has responsibility for care of members, authorizes removals and marriages, maintains discipline, considers the queries, manages meeting property, fosters social concerns, and reports regularly to the quarterly meeting. Beginning at the end of the 19th century, men and women ceased to hold separate business meetings, meeting instead in joint session.

 Minutes 1877-1917 2 v. H SW Box 64 1.1-1.2

Minutes of the Hicksite meeting, 1877-1909 and 1909-1917. Volume 1877-1909 includes membership list 1897-1908; Volume 1909-1917 includes text of Coates' bequest, earlier minutes relating to bequest, and other financial matters.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

MR-Ph255 No Film Miscellaneous Homeville Cemetery CompanyPapers1914-1915 4 items (in folder)HSW RG2/Ph/H64 2.1

Charter, correspondence, and rules & regulations (printed), 1914-1915.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film