Bulls Head-Oswego Monthly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Bulls Head-Oswego Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, Oswego Monthly Meeting and Oswego Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). Includes: minutes, men's and joint, 1826-1996/2009-2013; women's minutes, 1799-1887; vital records including marriages, 1799-1900, marriages & removals, 1809-1875, births & deaths, 1810-1933, marriages & removals, 1875-1917, births & deaths, 1927-1980, removals, 1979-1995; minutes of the meeting of Ministers and Elders 1883-1859 & 1890-1910; account books of the Oswego Institute and its predecessor, Oswego Village Boarding School, 1860-1863; minutes of the Moore's Mills Friends Association, 1899-1907; newsletter, 1980-89 and 95; minutes of the Oswego Cemetery Association. Also includes records of Bull's Head Preparative Meeting, 1959-66.
Dates
- Creation: 1799-2013
Creator
- Bulls Head-Oswego Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) (Organization)
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
Oswego Monthly Meeting was established in 1799, set off from Nine Partners Monthly Meeting. Oswego Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) changed its name to Bulls Head-Oswego in 1980. This meeting remains active. Oswego Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) became Poughkeepsie Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1870. This meeting also remains active.
Extent
2.1 Linear Feet
Overview
Records of Bulls Head-Oswego Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, Oswego Monthly Meeting and Oswego Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). Includes: minutes, men's and joint, 1826-2013; women's minutes, 1799-1887; vital records including marriages, 1799-1900, marriages & removals, 1809-1875, births & deaths, 1810-1933, marriages & removals, 1875-1917, births & deaths, 1927-1980, removals, 1979-1995; minutes of the meeting of Ministers and Elders 1883-1859 & 1890-1910; account books of the Oswego Institute and its predecessor, Oswego Village Boarding School, 1860-1863; minutes of the Moore's Mills Friends Association, 1899-1907; newsletter, 1980-89 and 95; minutes of the Oswego Cemetery Association. Also includes records of Bull's Head Preparative Meeting, 1959-66.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1828-1843, 1.2 1843-1872, 1.3 1872-1923, 1.4 1926-1931, 1.5 1926-1938. 1.6 1938-1954, 1.7 1954-1966, 1.8 1966-1976, 1.9 1976-1982, 1.10 1983-1989, 1.11 1992-1996, 1.12 Minute of incorporation 1991, 1.13 2009-10, 1.14 2011-13; women's minutes: 2.1 1799-1817, 2.2 1817-1835, 2.3 1835-1857, 2.4 1857-1874, 2.5 1874-1887; vital records: 3.1 Marriages 1799-1900 & Intents 1799-1850, 3.2 Marriages and Removals 1809-1875, 3.3 Births and Deaths 1810-1933 & Marriages and Removals 1875-1917, 3.4 Births and Deaths 1927-1980, 3.5 Removals 1979-1995, 3.6 Letters of transfer 1814-1876; records of the meeting of Ministers & Elders: 4.1 Minutes 1833-1859, 4.2 Minutes, 1890-1910; records of the Oswego Institute: 5.1 Account Book, 1861-1862, 5.2 Account Book 1862-1863; 5.3 Account book, 1860-1861; Records of Moore's Mills Friends Association: 6.1 1899-1907; Newsletter: 7.1 1980-89 and 1995; Miscellaneous: 8.1 Recorder's Correspondence 1939-60, 8.2 Oswego Cemetery Assn 1926-62, 8.3 Shadrach Ricketson Bequest Records1883-84/1929-31, 8.4 History 1970; Property & Financial: 9.1 Materials re: Garden Hollow Cemetery 1876-1931, 9.2 Misc. Subscriptions 1783-1983, 9.3 Deeds 1835-1981.
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 to 1872 & vital records to 1933 also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY106, 108-109.
Subject
- Bulls Head Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Clinton Corners, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Oswego Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1799-1828 : Oswego, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Oswego Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1955-1980 : Clinton Corners, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Oswego Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1828-1955 : Clinton Corners, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Bulls Head Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Clinton Corners, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Bulls Head-Oswego Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Oswego Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1799-1828 : Oswego, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Oswego Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1955-1980 : Clinton Corners, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Oswego Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1828-1955 : Clinton Corners, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Bulls Head-Oswego Monthly Meeting 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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