Yorktown and Amawalk (Orthodox) Monthly Meetings Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Yorktown Monthly Meeting and its predecessor, Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), 1798-1941. Includes: minutes, 1830-1941; women's minutes, 1828-1878; vital records, 1798-1907; and minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1835-1869.
Dates
- Creation: 1798-1941
Creator
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Copyright and Rights Information
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Amawalk Monthly Meeting was established in 1798 under Purchase Quarterly Meeting, set off from Chappaqua Monthly Meeting. Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) changed to an Executive Meeting (meeting quarterly) in 1897. Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) changed its name to Yorktown Monthly Meeting in 1882. Yorktown was laid down in 1988. Amawalk was revived in 1977 after a short hiatus.
Extent
1.3 Linear Feet (12 volumes)
Overview
Records of Yorktown Monthly Meeting and its predecessor, Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), 1798-1941. Includes: minutes, 1830-1941; women's minutes, 1828-1878; vital records, 1798-1907; and minutes of Ministers and Elders, 1835-1869.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint): 1.1 1830-1856, 1.2 1856-1901, 1.3 1901-1941; women's minutes: 2.1 1828-1840, 2.2 1840-1867, 2.3 1867-1878; Vital records: 3.1 Register 1885-1907, 3.2 Births and Deaths 1798-1884, 3.3 Marriage Certificates 1798-1868, 3.4 Membership 1862-1952; Ministers & Elders records: 4.1 1798-1829; 4.2 1835-1852, 4.3 1852-1869, 4.4 1869-1919.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Custodial History
Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, 1997.
Existence and Location of Copies
Minutes, 1830-56, women's minutes, 1828-67, and marriages, 1798-1868also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY 2-4.
Subject
- Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1798-1828 : Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1882 : Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1798-1828 : Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1828-1882 : Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Yorktown Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Yorktown and Amawalk (Orthodox) Monthly Meetings Records
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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