mums902-f3568 Falmouth Quarterly Meeting of Friends Records Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by I. Eliot Wentworth. Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, UMass Amherst 2018

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 Finding aid encoded in MSWord 2018-10-01 Finding aid written in English Falmouth Quarterly Meeting of Friends Falmouth Quarterly Meeting of Friends Records 1965-1996 MS 902 f3568 3 vols. 0.25 linear foot Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries Part of the Society of Friends' New England Yearly Meeting, Falmouth Quarterly Meeting was set off from Salem Quarter in 1794 and has subsequently given rise to quarterlies in Vassalboro (1813) and Parsonsfield (1888-1938).With the majority of records for Falmouth Quarterly Meeting housed at the Maine Historical Society, SCUA maintains records that include only the minutes from 1988 to 1996, and records of Ministry and Counsel, 1965-1988, with a small gap near that end. English

Abbie Loring in Cape Cod Quaker attire, ca.1930.Photo by Alton H. Blackington

Part of the Society of Friends' New England Yearly Meeting, Falmouth Quarterly Meeting was set off from Salem Quarter in 1794 and has subsequently given rise to quarterlies in Vassalboro (1813) and Parsonsfield (1888-1938).

With the majority of records for Falmouth Quarterly Meeting housed at the Maine Historical Society, SCUA maintains records that include only the minutes from 1988 to 1996, and records of Ministry and Counsel, 1965-1988, with a small gap near that end.

The collection is open for research.

Cite as: Falmouth Quarterly Meeting of Friends Records (MS 902 f3568). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.

Gift of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends Records, March 2016.

This collection is part of the New England Yearly Meeting Records.

Most of the records of Falmouth Quarterly Meeting are held in the Maine Historical Society, including:

Men's minutes, 1794-1804, 1 vol. Men's minutes, 1794-1849, 1 vol. Men's and joint minutes, 1849-1946, 4 vol. Joint minutes, 1946-1966, Location unknown. Joint minutes, 1966-1987, 3 vol. Quakers Religion Maine New Hampshire

Processed by I. Eliot Wentworth, October 2018.

 New England Yearly Meeting of Friends Quakers--Maine Society of Friends--Maine Quakers--New Hampshire Society of Friends--New Hampshire Minutes 1988-1996 09:A5Falmouth Quarterly: Minutes1988-1996Folder Worship and ministry 1965-1988 09:A5Falmouth Quarterly: Ministry and Counsel1965 May 29-1984 Apr. 29Bound vol. 09:A5Falmouth Quarterly: Ministry and Counsel1988Bound vol.