Tom,,, I am quite sure I am too.. But I have a missing link I would like someone to help me with.. My great grandparents, William and Margarette RIDGWAY, both died of cholera in Delaware Co., Pa., in 1849. Their son (l of 4 kids) William Olden Ridgway, b. 1837, Delaware County, served 2 stints in the CW. I cannot connect great grandfather WILLIAM any further back than when he married Margarette Olden, daughter of young widow, Mary Olden from NJ.... Mary had married Ephriam Inskeep who had a gristmill he named GlenOlden, now a Pa., city... Maybe you or someone can help me... Thanks to all.... Ray Maxie... (My mother's name was Fairba Olden Ridgway, the end of our line's Olden name..) _________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "piddlinacres" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [Q-R] FW: Re: How did I do? >I am a descendant of Richard and Elizabeth (Chamberlain) Ridgway, through > their son Josiah. > > > Hi all.. I am a decendant of a Quaker family in Pa., the Ridgway family, >> originators of GlenOlden, Pa.... How does a person without any Quaker >> connections for many years join a present day Quaker Meeting? Thanks, >> Ray >> ___________________________ >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jo and Ken Magee" <[email protected]> >> To: "Quaker Roots" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 10:06 AM >> Subject: [Q-R] FW: Re: How did I do? >> >> >>> >>> Hello Everyone, >>> I am and have been a lifelong Quaker, member of Northwest Yearly >>> Meeting >>> (Oregon, Washington & Idaho. Dolly is right in her letter. Quakers are >>> less formal in organization than most other churches and anyone could >>> attend a meeting for business but, of course, if there were decisions to >>> be >>> made, their ideas would have less force in making the decisions. In our >>> Yearly Meeting, only members can chair committees or be Elders or >>> officers. >>> Decisions are made by trying to determine what God would have the group >>> do >>> rather than any voting. This sometimes take a long time! Jo Anne >>> Magee, >>> Klamath Falls, Oregon. >>> >>>> > > [Original Message] >>>> > > From: <[email protected]> >>>> > > To: <[email protected]> >>>> > > Date: 1/14/2009 7:18:47 AM >>>> > > Subject: Re: [Q-R] How did I do? >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > The organization arrangement seems accurate to me, assuming things >>> haven't >>>> > > changed appreciably. >>>> > > >>>> > > However, the Monthly Meeting and Meeting for Worship were pretty >>>> much >>> the >>>> > > same people and anyone could attend, not just delegates. Sometimes >>> there were >>>> > > provisional Meetings or Worship Groups (usually small communities >>>> at >>> some >>>> > > distance from an established MM) who might send representatives to >>> the Monthly >>>> > > Meetings' business sessions. This is where membership was >>>> important >>> - - those >>>> > > who were not actual members did not have a voice in the decisions >>>> and >>> >>>> > > actions taken by the Monthly Meeting (although I think they would >>>> be >>> able to >>>> > > observe if they wished.) >>>> > > >>>> > > Quarterly Meetings consisted of several MMs and again, anyone could >>> attend. >>>> > > In fact, Quarterly Meetings were quite social affairs. It was an >>>> > > opportunity to get together with Friends who lived farther away >>>> than >>> one would usually >>>> > > go to visit. The same applied to Yearly Meetings, which were made >>> up of the >>>> > > Meetings in a larger area. Anyone could go, not just delegates, >>> although >>>> > > some might be delegated to certain functions. >>>> > > >>>> > > Dolly >>>> > > >>>> > > <In a message dated 1/14/2009 12:09:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, >>>> > > [email protected] writes: >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > At the lowest level you have the Meetings For Worship [ MFW ]. >>>> This >>> is >>>> > > the the meeting that everyone attended on Sunday for worship. >>>> > > >>>> > > The next level up was the Monthly Meeting [ MM ]. This was >>>> generally >>>> > > attended by delegates from the MFW's under the care of each MM. >>>> This >>>> > > wasn't generally attended by all the members although it might be >>> held >>>> > > in one of the meeting houses of an MFW. I think the MM was where >>> most of >>>> > > the records were kept for those within it's area. >>>> > > >>>> > > The next level up was the Quarterly Meeting [ QM ]. This was >>> attended by >>>> > > delegates chosen from the MM's. >>>> > > >>>> > > Above that was the Yearly meeting. >>>> > > >>>> > > OK gang. How did I do? >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. 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