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church About (3)
(Refs) Description:VB-321, reel 47,
Western Reserve Collection on
micro-film at NYS Library
Intro to the Church Family - list of buildings removed
(2)
(Refs) Source: VB-322, Reel 47
1842-1843 JOURNAL OF INSPIRATIONS
Buildings (4) Tour of grounds, 1981 with map
(2) Renovation of Shaker Meeting House 1986 - 1990
(11)
(Refs) Source: VB-321, Reel 47, Watervliet Church Family Journal, kept by D.A.Buckingham
Description:A RECORD
of ANCIENT BUILDINGS now decayed
at the present date 1826,
last page is handwritten
Building descriptions
Journal (17) 1814-1869 Journal summary and high lights
(11) 1869-1925 And summary of closing after 1925
(9)
(Refs) Description:AFM-289-8, Reel 46 NYS Library, Western Reserve Collection of Watervliet Shaker Papers
1813-1817 Vol 297 DAILY JOURNAL at WATERVLIET kept by Jethro Turner, Apr. 8, 1813 - Nov. 30, 1817
(26)
(Refs) Source: VB-279, Reel 44
1788-1838 RECORDS OF THE CHURCH AT WATERVLIET, NY
(17)
(Refs) Source: VB-315 Reel 47
Description:The first pages of this book detail work done by the sisters in 1830, 1831, bnd by the author
(whom I believe to be Polly Vedder) in 1834, 1835 and 1837
Pg 14-16 typed in Italic, didn't OCR
Last Page handwritten
1835-1841 Church Family
(4)
(Refs) Description:A-FM 22, Roll 9, Original in Library of Congress BX 9768 W2W

Last page handwritten --see if original is better to read -- saved to RR desktop Proj dir
1845-1846 Watervliet Church Meeting Journal
(11)
(Refs) Source: AFM-289-8 Reel 46, NYS Library, Western Reserve Collection
Description:JOURNALS KEFT BY FREEGIFT WELLS. This reel begins on 20 Oct. 1839 VB-295 in Ohio
VB-296 JOURNAL OF SMALL OCCURRENCES, kept by Freegift Wells, commencing May 2, 1857
1857-1865 JOURNALS Kept by FREEGIFT WELLS
(26)
(Refs) Source: VB-321 Reel 47
Description:Beginning May 17, 1840-1847
Original author may be Jesse Harwood, then DAB
1840-1847 Church Family
(21)
(Refs) Source: DAB ??
Description:VB-338 1852 24 Jan
RECORDS OF CHURCH FAMILY AT WISDOMS VALLEY, containing Principal Events , Beginning 1 Jan. 1852 thru 1870
1852-1870 RECORDS OF CHURCH FAMILY AT WISDOMS VALLEY,
(10)
(Refs) Description:NOTES FROM THE JOURNALS OF DAVID AUSTIN BUCKINGHAM, of Watervliet Church Famil
1854 - 1884
(On mlcroflim in NYS Library, originals in Western Reserve Collection, Reel #45)
*
1854-1884 JOURNALS OF DAVID AUSTIN BUCKINGHAM, Church Family
(10)
(Refs) Source: DABuckingham - VB-281
1862-1872 JOURNALS OF DAVID AUSTIN BUCKINGHAM, Church Family
(18)
(Refs) Description:DAB died in 1885.
1872-1885 JOURNALS OF DAVID AUSTIN BUCKINGHAM, Church Family
(6)
(Refs) Source: Western Reserve MicrofiIm VB-108, reel 34
1849-1849 WATERVLIET CHURCH FAMILY - 1849
(2)
(Refs) Description:Pg: 1-3
CM 10403, Box 3, NYS Library Special Collections, Item #4
1818-1835 JOURNAL, beginning 12 Nov. 1818
(5)
(Refs) Source: #293, AFM-22, Reel 46,
Description:#293, AFM-22, Reel 46, NYS Library, Western Reserve Collection
DAVID'S JOURNAL (DAILY)
Pg 1-3

Pg 4-5:
"Jeremiah Copley's Account Book" for sales of seeds
1836


1817-1819 DAVID'S JOURNAL (DAILY)
(22)
(Refs) Source: VB-338
Description:VB-338
RECORDS OF CHURCH FAMILY AT WISDOMS VALLEY, containing
Principal Events,
Beginning 1 Jan. 1852 thru July 1878

Replaced -21
1852-1878 RECORDS OF CHURCH FAMILY
(6)
(Refs) Source: VB-316
Description:1st 1/2 of 009
script - terrible OCR

VB- 316 Reel 47. "This little book is for Augusta S. from Ann B.
1830-1860 A (SCRIPT) MEMO KEPT BY ANN BUCKINGHAM WHEN THE BELOVED MINISTRY ARRIVES
(7)
(Refs) Source: AFM 289-8, Reel 46, #299 Western Reserve Collection at NYS Library
Description:2nd 1/2 of 009

Mixed entries:
1)BROTHER SETH'S JOURNEY TO LONG ISLAND in 1819
2) A SMALL JOURNAL OF A TRIP MADE TO THE WEST 1876
3) VB-315 Reel 47
4) list of reel titles
5-6) AFM-22, Roll 9
A Listing of Some Unusual-Happenings
7) Hand written
1789-1876 Mixed entries from Journals
ministry About (11) Paterwic's review of lead ministry
(4)
(Refs) Description:P4 list of NY state library reels
1830-1830 Intro to Rufus Bishop - p3 hand, P4 list of reels
(7)
(Refs) Description:Split into 2 doc sets
pg 1-2 has record of Rowland who served in Revolution
lots of mixed records, 1890 and ends with some from 1790
Journal (4) 1835-1836 MINISTERIAL JOURNAL, by Asenath CIark
(1)
(Refs) Description:P4 list of NY state library reels
1830-1830 Rufus Bishop journal started 1830
(18)
(Refs) Description:Script: Pg 5, 7, 15, 16
1830-1839 JOURNAL OF PASSING EVENTS, by Rufus Bishop
(20)
(Refs) Description:Script 1,4,8,13, 18
1839-1849 JOURNAL OF PASSING EVENTS, cont'd
(12)
(Refs) Description:Page 10 is very odd 1st entry
1849-1854 JOURNAL OF PASSING EVENTS, cont'd
(10) 1854-1857 JOURNAL OF PASSING EVENTS, cont'd
(17)
(Refs) Description:GILES B. AVERT

was:
Continues by GILES B. AVERT

Can't find why ??
1857-1861 JOURNAL OF PASSING EVENTS, cont'd
(14)
(Refs) Description:Hand work on P 12
1861-1865 JOURNAL OF PASSING EVENTS, cont'd
(21) 1865-1871 JOURNAL OF PASSING EVENTS, cont'd
(19)
(Refs) Description:Bottom of page 18 looks like junk -- line is crossed out
1872-1877 JOURNAL OF PASSING EVENTS, cont'd
(20) 1877-1883 JOURNAL OF PASSING EVENTS, cont'd
(17)
(Refs) Description:.
1883-1890 JOURNAL OF PASSING EVENTS, cont'd
small About (60)
(Refs) Description:Various handwritten notes:
Pg 19

Intro to the Shakers
(7) Story of the North Family
Bio (17)
(Refs) Description:Ck page 3
2nd para starts:
In 1834, we have the first of hist journals of a trip to the ...
Biography of Freegift Wells
Journal (43)
(Refs) Source: Aug. 17, 1849 -April 17, 1851
Description:This a Journal kept at the North Family at Mt. Lebanon by someone or several brethren who were "gardeners," that is,
1849-1851 Journal of gardens
Research (18) INDEX OF CHILDERNS NAMES
(23)
(Refs) Description:spreadsheet has details in compact form
Shaker mental list.ods
MENTAL HEALTH IN THE SHAKERS
south About (17)
(Refs) Description:Pg 4, 6, 9 handwritten
1800-1938 Intro to South Family
(2)
(Refs) Description:From a scrapbook kept by Canterbury Shakers, now at Shaker Museum
Old Chatham. (newspaper source < date unknown)

PLAN TO RAZE SHAKER VILLAGE IS BLOCKED BY
SURVIVORS OF CHURCH FAMILY WHO REFUSE TO VACATE
From a scrapbook kept by Canterbury Shakers
Accounts (3)
(Refs) Description:VB-118 & 119, Reel 13, Western Reserve
Collection at NYS Library

Sisters Account's Book - Wvlt SF
Buildings (7)
(Refs) Description:SOUTH FAMILY - 1800-1933
Pg 1 - history of SF
Pg 2 - handwritten notes from VB-3xx journals
pg 3 - SF map
pg 4 - building description
pg 5 - SF residence drawing

1800-1933 Main Label (West gallery)
Journal (9)
(Refs) Source: VB-306 to VB-309
1836-1854 SF journal
(10)
(Refs) Source: JOURNAL NO. 6, VB-310, Reel #47, AFM 289.8 NYS library
Description:VB-310 to VB-312

Lots of checks and handwritten notes
1855-1870 SF journal
(10)
(Refs) Source: VB-312
1871-1881 SF journal
(10)
(Refs) Source: VB-312 to VB-314
Description:Last page handwritten note
1881-1894 SF Journal
(6)
(Refs) Source: JOURNAL VB-352,
1889-1896 WATERVLIET SOUTH FAMILY
(7)
(Refs) Source: VB-353 WATERVLIET SOUTH FAMILY
Description:(This is different handwriting that VB-352 and not as literate an author.
Cemetery is "semitry", shirts are "shurts",
hail is "hayel . " )
1892-1896 WATERVLIET SOUTH FAMILY
(8)
(Refs) Source: VB-348 to VB-351, Reel 48
Description:VB-348, Reel 48, Western REserve Collection at State Library
Watervliet South F a m i l y Journal, 1880-1882
Author a sister,
probably Isabella Graves 1880-1881

VB-350,Reel 48, Western REserve Col l e c t i on at State L i b r a r y
W a t e r v l i e t South F a m i l y J o u r n a l , 1884-1886
Author - I s a b e l l a Grave

VB-351, Sept. 1, 1886 - December 1888
(Same a uthor)
1880-1888 SF Journal
(3)
(Refs) Description:Pg 1 commencing with the 1st of May 1865
thru July 5, 1868

pg 2
NYS DC-18639, Box 12
WATERVLIET SOUTH FAMILY JOURNAL,
May 1, 1865 - July 5, 1868
1865-1868 JOURNAL NO. 8 of the South Family,
(9)
(Refs) Source: CM-10403, Shaker Collection of NYS Library
Description:CM-10403, Shaker Collection of NYS Library
SOUTH FAMILY, WATERVLIET, N. Y.
RECORD OF EVENTS FROM DAY TO DAY KEPT BY ANNA BELLE GOEPPER
Beginning April 5, 1915 for Anna Case, Eldress and Trustee
1915-1916 SOUTH FAMILY, WATERVLIET, NY by Goepper
(9)
(Refs) Description:Anna Goepper - 1916 - book 2 pg 11

Research done in the Manuscript Section of the NYS Library, August 1984
Notes from Anna Goepper's Journals of Watervliet South Family, Volume 3^ 1917-1918
1916-1917 South Family Watervliet, NY by Goepper
(8)
(Refs) Description:Pg 4 - bottom page 4

pg 8 crocked -- see if can get better
Last - July 8 - rescan not crocked
Need to add text of last part
1917-1918 South Family Watervliet, NY by Goepper
(4)
(Refs) Description:May 10, 1918 - Dec 31, 1918
1918-1918 South Family Watervliet, NY by Goepper
(9)
(Refs) Description:Anna Goepper's Journals of Watervliet South Family, Vplurne_4, kept for Anna Case
1919-1919 South Family
(10) 1919-1920 South Family
(10)
(Refs) Source: Anna Goepper's Journals
1920-1922 South Family
(11)
(Refs) Source: WANAMAKER DIARY - 1919 Kept by Lucy S. Bowers
Description:WANAMAKER DIARY - 1919 Kept by Lucy S. Bowers
(p. 389 in this book)
1919-1923 South Family
(10)
(Refs) Description:WANAMAKER DIARY - 1924 Kept by Lucy S. Bowers, WaterVMet South Family

1921-1925
1929
1921-1929 South Family
(4)
(Refs) Description:Pg 26-29
End of Anna Goepper's Journals
1921-1922 Anna Goepper's Journals
(3)
(Refs) Source: NYSL CM 10403, Box 1, Book 1
Description:pg 1-3
RECORD OF SOUTH FAMILY, WATERVLIET NYSL
CM 10403, Box 1, Book 1
1800-1887

split of S-3 part 1
1800-1887 RECORD OF SOUTH FAMILY, WATERVLIET
(10)
(Refs) Source: VB-305
Description:VB-305 SOUTH FAMILY SHAKERS. Vol. I, 1830-1833

split from S-3
1830-1833 SOUTH FAMILY SHAKERS
(2)
(Refs) Source: NYSL CM 10403, Box 1, Book 1
1800-1887 RECORD OF SOUTH FAMILY, WATERVLIET
(3)
(Refs) Source: VB-350, VB-351, Wvlt SF - Graves
1886-1888 South Family
Photos (4)
(Refs) Description:check captions - handwritten
Have notes with transcribed names
Photos (xerox) of Shakers
west About (16)
(Refs) Description:pg 2,5,10 - handwritten
1810-1922 History of West Family
Accounts (2)
(Refs) Description:excerpts from journal of Isaac anstatt,
Jan. 1881-May 1900
(In Chatham Library, #1988.1.9
1881-1900 Expenses and income from Isaac anstatt
Journal (12)
(Refs) Source: AFM-22, Reel 46, *300 Western Reserve Collection at NYS Library (on microfilm
Description:JOURNAL OF WEST FAMILY ,
Believe the author is Elder Seth Wells

Hand written notes
Pg 1, 2, 3, 4

Reel: #302 is a Trip by Seth Y. Wells to Eastern Believers' Schools in 1823.
He went to Enfield, NH and Canterbury, NH.
1822-1836 JOURNAL OF WEST FAMILY, possible author Elder Jesse Wells
(10)
(Refs) Description:VB-323, Reel 47, NYSL collection of Western REserve Shaker tapes
VB-323,324,325

1830-1846 JOURNAL KEPT BY DEACONS OF 2d FAMILY, WATERVLIET, beginning 1830
(11)
(Refs) Source: VB-325 Reel 47 WF Journal
1854-1866 JOURNAL OF WEST FAMILY
(19)
(Refs) Source: VB-325
Description:This is a continuation of VB-325f Journal of the Watervliet West
Family Shakers. This now, however, begins Reel 48 of the Western
Reserve file of Shaker material, AFM-22 at the NYS Library
1867-1877 Journal of the Watervliet West Family Shakers.
(12) 1877-1884 VB-326 West Family
(9)
(Refs) Description:VB-343 Reel 48, Western REserve Shaker collection, NYS Library
JOURNAL OF ELDER AUGUSTUS BLASE, Watervliet West Family,
1855 - March 7, 1884

pg 1
1855-1884 JOURNAL OF ELDER AUGUSTUS BLASE, Watervliet West Family,
(12)
(Refs) Description:JOURNAL OF WEST FAMILY, WATERVLIET
1857 - 1881

pg 1 - intro

1857-1881 JOURNAL OF WEST FAMILY
(24)
(Refs) Description:JOURNAL OF WEST FAMILY
Waterv I let
January 1, 1882 - December 31, 1892
1882-1893 JOURNAL OF WEST FAMILY
(4)
(Refs) Description:Dot Filley's Research: Wvlt West Family Journal, 1885-1894" in
Williams College Library [217 F21] Probable author - Isaac Anstatt

Pg 1 is handwritten
1885-1892 Wvlt West Family Journal
(15)
(Refs) Description:From Dorothy Filley's research notes on "A FAMILY JOURNAL 1885-1894" for Watervlie
Second Family. Williams College Library, 217 F 21. 175 pp.
1885-1896 A FAMILY JOURNAL 1885-1894 for Watervlie Second Family