%eadnotat; ]> millvpm* RECORDS OF FISHING CREEK PREPARATIVE MEETING, GREENWOOD PREPARATIVE MEETING, MILVILLE PREPARATIVE MEETING, FISHING CREEK MEETING, AND GREENWOOD MEETING (MILVILLE, PA) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Quaker Collection Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2003 RECORDS OF FISHING CREEK PREPARATIVE MEETING, GREENWOOD PREPARATIVE MEETING, MILVILLE PREPARATIVE MEETING, FISHING CREEK MEETING, AND GREENWOOD MEETING (MILVILLE, PA). A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Quaker Collection Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Records 1838-1894. Preparative Meeting of Friends held at Millville (Pa.). 1.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College & Haverford College Library Quaker Collection For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu SHORT HISTORY OF MEETING

A preparative meeting at Fishing Creek was established by Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting in 1799. At the time of the Hicksite Separation --which in this area of Pennsylvania did not occur until 1829-30-- the meeting split into Hicksite and Orthodox branches. In 11mo 1893, following action by the Monthly Meeting of Friends held at Millville, Pa., its parent meeting, Fishing Creek Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) began using the name "Preparative Meeting of Friends held at Millville, Pa." This preparative meeting was discontinued in 1894.

 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Minutes of the men's meeting and later, of joint sessions with women, 1838-1894; minutes of the women's meeting, 1863-1893.

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

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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:

Earlier/Later Meeting Names Fishing Creek Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite) Records. 1838-1893. Subjects: Preparative Meeting of Friends held at Millville (Pa.) -- Archives. Fishing Creek Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite) -- Archives. Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Columbia County. Columbia County (Pa.) -- Genealogy. 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.

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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.

 Minutes1838-1894 2 v. (52 p.) ; 20 cm or less. HSW Box 50

Minutes of the Hicksite men's meeting, 1838 1mo17-1857 3mo11, and 1857 4mo15-1894.

In 11mo 1893, following action by the Monthly Meeting of Friends held at Millville, Pa., its parent meeting, Fishing Creek Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) changed its name to "Preparative Meeting of Friends held at Millville, Pa." This meeting was discontinued in 1894.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph 179 No Film Women's Meeting Minutes1863-1893 2 v. ; 16 cm. or smallerHSW Box 50

Minute books of the Hicksite women's meeting, 1863 3mo11-1875 6mo16 & 1875 7mo14-1893 9mo13.

In 11mo 1893, following action by the Monthly Meeting of Friends held at Millville, Pa., its parent meeting, Fishing Creek Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) changed its name to "Preparative Meeting of Friends held at Millville, Pa. This meeting was discontinued in 1894.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph 179 No Film