Documents

These pdf documents provide details about the history of the Farmington Meeting House and the restoration project.

Congressional Actions and Correspondence

• To Rep. Eric Massa: Request for support for Save America’s Treasures grant. 8/4/2009 (2 pages 31Kb)
• HR 3810: Introduced by U.S. Representative John R. Kuhl Jr. (R – 29th District) to evaluate the significance of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse (3 pages 35Kb)
• HR 3114: Introduced by U.S. Representative Louise M. Slaughter (D – 28th District) to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women’s Rights National Historical Park (9 pages 58Kb)

Farmington National Advisory Board

A listing of the individuals and organizations that make up the Farmington National Advisory Board.

• Farmington National Advisory Board (1 page 101Kb)

Constitution, Provisional Charter and By Laws

• Constitution of 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum (3 pages 24Kb)
• Provisional Charter of 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum (5 pages 865Kb)
• Minutes of NYS Board of Regents meeting granting Provisional Charter for 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum. (2 pages 37Kb)
• By-Laws of 1816
  Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum (6 pages 111Kb)
• Collection Management Policies of 1816
  Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum (4 pages 116Kb)

Meeting House and Restoration Project History

• Meetinghouse Timeline: Role of the meeting house in the abolition movement from 1754 to the present (2 pages 144Kb)
• Farmington Meeting House Underground Railroad Site Saved (2 pages 300Kb)
• Informational brochure: Seneca Indian, Womens and African American civil rights (2 pages 309Kb)

Historic newspaper clippings

Articles photographed from various library and personal collections.

• Obituary of Annette Gardner from the Fairport Herald, December 18, 1918. (1 page 166Kb)
• The last service held at the Farmington Hicksite meeting house. From the Fairport NY Monroe County Mail. October 7 1926. (3 pages 973Kb)
• Old Quaker Meeting House Moved to Meet Changed Farm Needs: From the Niagara Falls Gazette. Indicates the coverage and interest in the 1927 move in western New York. (1 page 276Kb)
• Friends Will Celebrate 100th Birthday of Quaint North Farmington Church: Describes the plans for the 100th birthday celebration. Includes some interesting details regarding the history of the building. (1 page 1018Kb)
• Decline of Friends Society Brings Site Change: This article provides many details pertaining to ownership, structural details and the history of the Farmington Society of Friends. (1 page 2411Kb)
• Some First Things in Farmington: A short article from a Fairport NY publication that describes the pioneers settling Farmington. (1 page 758Kb)

Application for National Register of Historic Places

The application to place the Farmington Meetinghouse into the National Register of Historic Places was submitted in January of 2007. The application consists of the following four sections.

• Application Form: Provides details regarding location and architecture (4 pages 131Kb)
• Narrative Description: Continuation sheet describing the rich history of the buildings and property (4 pages 245Kb)
• Significance: Continuation sheet that outlines the contributions that Farmington Quakers made to national dialogs on abolitionism, women’s rights and native American rights (48 pages 780Kb)
• Maps: Farmington Quaker Crossroads Historic District (5 pages 2.1Mb)
• Bibliography: Detailed and hyperlinked bibliography of citations used in the application and narratives (4 pages 236Kb)

Architectural Drawings, Plans and Maps

• Surveyors map for the region around the Meeting House on County Road 8 in Farmington NY (1 jpg image 362Kb)
• Draft site plan for the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse from John G. Waite Associates. (1 page 92Kb)

Architects plans and request for bids for the temporary stabilization of the building. The temporary stabilization was completed in December of 2007.

• Request for Bids: Original request for bids to perform the stabilization detailed in the plans (1 page 358Kb)
• Temporary Stabilization Plans: Architects drawings and plans (10 pages 1,335Kb)
• Progress for initial stabilization: Where it stands 1-15-2009 (1 page 541Kb)

Women’s Rights

• Women’s Rights Park Deserves Better Care and Funding: An Op ed piece in the 1/08/2009 Finger Lakes Times—middle left of page (1 page 111Kb)
• Calling SF Park ‘moribund’ was way off base: A response to the 1/08/2009 Op ed piece—see entry above (1 page 72Kb)
• Meeting Minutes: From the 2/07/2009 meeting of the Friends of Women’s Rights National Historical Park, Finger Lakes Chapter Executive Committee (1 page 36Kb)

Abolition

• Letter from Gennesee Meeting of Friends printed in the National Anti-Slavery Standard August 21 1845: (4 pages 25Kb)