Again Andrea I must thank you for the information. I intend to call Moorstown tomorrow and see what I can find out. If I get stuck you may hear from me again. Ann On 11/26/06, andrea long <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes that is true, there are more unplanned meetings in the East than here > in the midwest. There are a few here but many have a pastor and a planned > meeting with Quiet Worships built in as well. I have not attended a meeting > that was unplanned as of yet, but maybe someday in my travels I will. Some > of the bigger meetings here have two worship services, one unplanned before > First Day School and then a planned meeting. My meeting is small but in > within the IYM it is concidered one of the large to medium ones in > attandance and membership. Looking at the map, I think Moorestown is the > closest to the one Ann is looking for. So it probably is a part of the > PYM. I am sure that someone at Moorestown will be able to give Ann a push > in the right direction. Andrea > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Dova Wilson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 6:21:54 PM > Subject: Quaker Records for NJ > > > At least part of NJ, like Moorestown Meeting, is part of Philadelphia > Yearly Meeting (PYM). Maybe all of NJ, but I'm not sure. I was raised sort > of Quaker and remember going to a youth group weekend at Moorestown so I'm > sure they are PYM. I no longer live in the PA/NJ area. The main PYM meeting > (huge!) is in Philadelphia at 5th and Arch Street. If you contact them I'm > sure they can point you in the right direction. > > Look for records at Haverford and Swarthmore colleges near Philadelphia. > Google them for the exact links, but they have LOTS of Quaker records. You > can send them a short query for something like $30 and they will do a lookup > for you if you are out of area. No pastors in PYM. You would reach people > who live at the meetings, like a caretaker, during the week. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Ann Brown " Cookie"