Quaker? How to Find Your Roots

The Society of Friends, or the Quakers, may have the easiest genealogical research because they have the most detailed records saved when compared to any other church (with the exception of the Church of England). So, if you are searching for your Quaker roots, your research may be a bit painless when compared to researching other faiths. The most vital records may come from those taken from Monthly Meetings that the Quakers held. At times these meetings occurred with people attending from very large areas, crossing a county, a city and at times, even the state. These meetings occurred four to five times a month. Each meeting had three books that were kept, the men's minutes, the women's minutes and the book of marriage, birth and death. Everything was recorded in these books at each meeting. These books, while some have been lost, may be found in genealogy libraries or local Quaker college libraries. You may want to start your genealogical search in these books.