Sidney Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records

1791-1915
1 vol., 1 folder (0.2 linear feet)
Call no.: MS 902 S536
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Quaker meeting for worship began in Sidney, Maine, in 1795, under the care of Vassalboro Monthly Meeting and advanced to preparative meeting status in 1800, before finally being set off as a monthly meeting in 1802. One of a number of meetings established in the Kennebec River Valley in the decades after the American Revolution, Sidney became the parent of worship groups in several nearby towns at the turn of the nineteenth century, the most successful of which was the one in Fairfield, which was set off from Sidney as a monthly meeting in 1911. Sidney was laid down to Winthrop Monthly Meeting in 1932.



The records for Sidney Monthly Meeting held in SCUA consist of a single volume each of minutes from the Women's meeting (1791-1809) and from Ministry and Counsel (1907-1915). The bulk of the records for the meeting are held in the collections of the Maine Historical Society.

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Background on Sidney Monthly Meeting


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

Abbie Loring in Cape Cod Quaker attire, ca.1930.

Photo by Alton H. Blackington

Quaker meeting for worship began in Sidney, Maine, in 1795, under the care of Vassalboro Monthly Meeting and advanced to preparative meeting status in 1800, before finally being set off as a monthly meeting in 1802. One of a number of meetings established in the Kennebec River Valley in the decades after the American Revolution, Sidney became the parent of worship groups in several nearby towns at the turn of the nineteenth century, the most successful of which was the one in Fairfield, which was set off from Sidney as a monthly meeting in 1911. Sidney was laid down to Winthrop Monthly Meeting in 1932.

Sidney Monthly: constituent meetings
  • Athens Preparative (before 1805-ca.1824)
  • Athens Worship Group (ca.1824-ca.1833)
  • Belgrade Worship Group (1802-1864, 1876-1879)
  • Capstown Worship Group (1803)
  • Fairfield Preparative (1802-1901)
  • Fairfield Worship Group (1901-1907)
  • Oakland Worship Group (1907-1932)
  • Sidney Preparative (1802-1901)
  • Tingtown Worship Group (1804)
  • Winthrop Preparative (1802-1808)

Scope of collection

The records for Sidney Monthly Meeting held in SCUA consist of a single volume each of minutes from the Women's meeting (1791-1809) and from Ministry and Counsel (1907-1915). The bulk of the records for the meeting are held in the collections of the Maine Historical Society.

Inventory

Sidney Monthly Meeting of Friends
1791-1915
Sidney Monthly Meeting: Minutes (Women)
1791 June-1809 May
Folder
09:D2
Sidney Monthly Meeting: Ministry and Counsel
1907-1915
Bound vol.
09:D2

Administrative information

Access

The collection is open for research.

Provenance

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

Related Material

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

Sidney Monthly records held at Maine Historical Society
  • Minutes, Men's meeting and Joint, 1802-1831 (2 vol.)
  • Minutes, Women's, 1802-1820 (1 vol.)
  • Minutes, Women's, 1820-1863 (1 vol.)
  • Births, deaths, burials, 1788-1875 (1 vol.)
  • Marriages, 1900 (1 vol.)
  • Treasurer's records, 1841-1911 (1 vol.)
  • Miscellaneous loose papers, 1803-1920 (1 folder)

Processing Information

Processed by Nora D. Charles, Mar. 2020.

Language:

English

Copyright and Use (More information )

Cite as: Sidney Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends)Records (MS 902 S536). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.

Search terms

Subjects

  • New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
  • Quakers--Maine
  • Sidney (Me.)--Religious life and customs
  • Society of Friends--Maine

Contributors

  • Sidney Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) [main entry]

Genres and formats

  • Minutes (Administrative records)

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