History of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends, Gwynedd, Pennsylvania

Published via the internet, 2005, copyright Gwynedd Friends Meeting

Table of Contents

Preface, p. 3

Chronology, p. 6

Part I: 300 Years of Worship and Service at Gwynedd Monthly Meeting,

by Laurie Halse Anderson

Section I 1698 – 1798, p. 10

Section II 1798 – 1898, p. 41

Section III 1898 – 1998, p. 65

Sources, p. 75

Lord’s Prayer (in Welsh and English), p. 78

Part II:
Overview, by Regina Peasley, p. 81

Gwynedd History - 20th Century, by Janet Henderson, p. 84


Part III: Property

Schools/ Schoolhouse, by Janet Henderson and Reba Mohan, p. 104

1998 Addition to the MeetingHouse, by Reba Mohan, p. 107

The Trees at Gwynedd Meeting, by Bill Pye, p. 108

Part IV: Individual Glimpses

Eliza Foulke's Talk to Adult FDS class, 1963, p. 110

Gwynedd Meeting and my Spiritual Quest, by Barbara Sprogell Jacobson (1974), p.117

A Bit of Gwynedd History, by MaryEllen Sarbaugh (2003), p. 122

Paul and David Seaver’s Refusal to register for the draft in 1950, by Paul Seaver , (2002), p. 135

Quaker influences early in my life, by John Braxton (2002), p. 142

Part V: Reaching Out

Families from Europe, by Carol Pye (2000), p. 152

Excerpt of letter from Heinz Valtin (1995), p. 154

The Mandradjieff Family, by Blanche Zimmerman (1998), p. 155

The Trinhs, by Melissa Perot (2000), p. 157

El Salvador: The Overground Railroad, by Deb Faulkner (2000), p. 161

Part VI: Groups

Youth Exchange, by Jan Henderson (2000) & Marcia Wise (2003), p. 164

Friendly Crafters, by Regina Peasley (1990), p. 171

Mother’s Groups, by Reba Mohan (2000), p. 177

Dream Group, by Lea Stabinski (2001), p. 178

Camping Trips, by Doug & Deb Faulkner (2001), p. 179

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