by Umass Amherst Archives | Mar 13, 2020 | News
Sandwich Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records 1672-2019 31 vols., 6 boxes 5.75 linear feetCall no.: MS 902 S263 The oldest continuously-organized Quaker meeting in North America, Sandwich Monthly Meeting began holding meetings for worship on 1657 and has been...
by Umass Amherst Archives | Mar 13, 2020 | News
Adolph and Helen Meyer, Mass. Federation Presentee Ball, at Hotel Statler Hilton Boston, 1959 Nov. A founding member of the Massachusetts Federation of Polish Womens’ Clubs, holding every post in the organization, Helen (Gorecka) Meyer (1908-2003) was incredibly...
by Umass Amherst Archives | Mar 11, 2020 | News
Sandwich Quarterly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records 1679-2002 15 vols., 3 boxes 6.5 linear feetCall no.: MS 902 S2638 One of the first quarterly meetings to be established within the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends, Sandwich has been conducting meetings for...
by Umass Amherst Archives | Mar 11, 2020 | News
North Sandwich Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records 1931-2003 1 box 0.5 linear feetCall no.: MS 902 N736 Quaker worship began in Sandwich, New Hampshire, in 1783 when a group of Friends settled there to avoid signing the pledge to support the American...
by Umass Amherst Archives | Mar 11, 2020 | News
Smithfield Quarterly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records 1801-1979 13 vols. 2 linear feetCall no.: MS 902 S6588 Set off from Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting in 1801, the Smithfield Quarterly Meeting of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends oversaw monthly meetings...
by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Feb 19, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
The Archival Field Fellowship is a pilot program from the Roving Archivist Program debuted in October 2019. This new offering increases hands-on assistance to Massachusetts repositories and provides emerging archivists with professional experience and mentorship. In...
