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National Stanley Family Association Reunion 2007
The Great Migration West on the Kanawha Trail
June 22 & 23, 2007
Plainfield Friends Meeting House
105 S East St, Plainfield, IN
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As Darlene Stanley drove home for Christmas last December, she realized she was driving part of the 'Kanawha Trail' arriving (home in Columbiana, OH) within 9 hours not the three months by horse back or wagon train in which her great, great grandparents took (or their parents), with conscious choice, leaving Guilford County, North Carolina to relocate to Plainfield, Indiana. The Kanawha Trail was THE PATH, the way out of North Carolina to the middle west areas of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. (See Kanawha Trail definition on page 3 and the Way Bill on page 9 of the January 2007 NSFA Newsletter.)
It was known by the Quakers and Native Americans as the pathway to a frontier that promised a better life or perhaps a life among those not challenged by the issues confronting the southern Quakers and Native Americans. Was it their decision to reject slavery? Did they open their homes to the Underground Railroad? Was it a decision to join others in a new Quaker community? Did they intuit the coming events of the revolution and their family’s safety? Was it getting too crowded, quoting disowned Quaker Daniel Boone, “ if you can see the smoke from a neighbors chimney, it is too crowded” or were land rights better in the north? Less taxation?
"About the end of the eighteenth century there began the great migration to the Middle West which sapped the strength of all North Carolina meetings and ended the existence of many. New Garden contributed in large numbers to the movement but had sufficient vitality to withstand the losses in membership.” (New Garden Monthly Meeting minutes excerpt pg. 487,488 no date available)“
"Both New Garden Meeting and Deep River Monthly Meetings suffered great losses by migration to the Northwest Territory during the first half of the nineteenth century. Record of migration begins with 1811 and extends to 1860. As usual they are all to Indiana except ten, which are divided between Tennessee, Ohio and Illinois.” (from Deep River Monthly meeting minutes, no date available).
The ancestors of James, (son of Thomas I); grandchildren, nieces, nephews of William, Abel, Nathan, William C. will be gathering together in Plainfield, Indiana this June! A branch of the James Stanley family will be presented. Many of us have relatives who passed through or are still in Indiana. We invite you to attend the June reunion and find out just who these Stanley’s were and meet their direct descendants. Come and learn about the Indiana Stanley’s! Learn how to research your own line, bring your questions, your pictures to share and your Wallets! You need a Stanley watch, hat and t-shirt. See you there!
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH FACILITIES: Since Indiana (around Indianapolis particularly) was a hotspot for Stanley family migration, here are some resources you can use for research while you are here and at home. Click here for research facility information.
MAPS AND HOW TO GET TO THE PLAINFIELD FRIENDS MEETINGHOUSE:
You can get there from anywhere in the world. Click here to see maps and to obtain driving directions from just about anywhere!
LODGING: Local motels and campgrounds will be available. Click here for more lodging information.
Local Attractions: For information about local attractions or accommodations in the area contact: Hendricks County Convention & Visitors Bureau, 8 West Main St, Danville, IN 46122, 800-321-9666, www.TourHendricksCounty.com. They also have great information about local attractions, shopping, and leisure activities. Brochures and maps of the area may also be ordered from the Visitors Bureau. Click here for a partial list of attractions.
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REGISTRATION: Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 22 in the Plainfield Friends Meeting House and will last until 11:30 a.m. Additional registration will be at the Academy Building Museum in Mooresville, IN from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. that same day. Registrations will also be taken 9:00 a.m. until noon on Saturday, June 23 at the Plainfield Friends Meeting House. Click here for the registration form and click here for the agenda.
The April issue of the Stanley News also will have/has the agenda and registration form. |
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The following tours are planned plus some cemetery visits: |
Friday, June 22
Academy of Hoosier Heritage - Academy Building
250 N. Monroe St.
Mooresville, IN
317-831-9001 |
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Mooresville Friends Academy Building was probably built in 1861. Education has always been important to Plainfield residents. Classes were first held in private homes, but the Quakers soon established schools. By 1861 the Monthly Meeting school had an enrollment of 227 children. The first public grade school was built in 1867-68 for 300 students. The Quakers started Central Academy, a four-year secondary school, in 1881.
Website: www.academymuseum.org.
To get to the Museum from the Plainfield Friends Meetinghouse, go north on S East St to East Main St/US-40. Turn right onto US-40 and go 1.4 miles. Turn right onto IN-267 and go 7.4 miles. 250 N Monroe St is on your right at the corner of Monroe St and Morgan St. For those with GPS units, the driveway coordinates are approximately: 39.614979,-86.380423 or N39°36.89874, W086°22.82538
Mill Creek Friends Meeting became a Preparative Meeting in October 1830 and was set off as a Monthly Meeting from White Lick Monthly Meeting on October 16, 1834. As early as 1829, Friends of the Mill Creek settlement were meeting for worship. Later, other meetings were set off from Mill Creek including Hadley and Danville. The Mill Creek Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1933. During the Separation of 1877, the meeting was divided and a Mill Creek Monthly Meeting of Conservative Friends was established. It was discontinued in 1929.
To get to Mill Creek Meeting House and Cemetery from Plainfield Meeting House, take US-40 west approx. 4 miles and turn right on IN-39 N. Go 5 miles (through Clayton, IN) and where IN-39 jogs west and then north, keep going west on W 200 South. Go 2 miles then turn north onto S 250 West. Go 0.2 miles north and where S 250 West starts to angle NW, go straight ahead into the meeting house and cemetery driveway on your right. For those with GPS units, the driveway coordinates are approximately: 39.734221,-86.565282 or N39°44.053’ W86°33.917’
Sugar Grove Friends Monthly Meeting(Preparative?) was established in 1826. The Meeting House was apparently constructed in 1851 by Friends from North Carolina. In 1857, Plainfield Monthly Meeting was established and was held at Sugar Grove Meetinghouse. Later the Plainfield Monthly Meeting was held alternately at the Western Yearly Meetinghouse. When the Separation of 1877 occurred, the meeting was divided about equally. The conservatives retained the Sugar Grove Meetinghouse and the Western Yearly Meeting (Conservatives) was held there. The Western Yearly Meeting (Conservative) was eventually discontinued. See this link for more information: www.garlock-elliott.org/narrative/chamness_migration.html
To get to Sugar Grove from Mill Creek Meeting House, go south on S 250 West 0.2 miles and turn left onto W 200 South. Go 2.0 Miles to IN-39. Turn right onto IN-39 and go 5 miles (through Clayton, IN) to US-40. Turn left onto US-40 and go 2.2 miles to Miles Road. Turn right onto Miles Road and go 1.1 miles to E 600 S road. Bear left onto E 600 South road and go 2.0 miles. The Sugar Grove Meeting House and Cemetery is on the left just before the corner of E 600 South and S 700 East roads. For those with GPS units, the driveway coordinates are approximately: 39.6750333,-86.40028333 or N39°40.502’ W86°24.017’
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regarding the reunion write, call or e-mail: |
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Cindy Rutledge
Indiana N.S.F.A. Coordinator
413 1/2 E Broadway
Danville, IN 46122-1907
317-745-2624
csrut1982@yahoo.com |
Mary Margaret Hubbard
517 Kentucky Ave
Plainfield, IN 46168-2256
317-839-7653
chubbard11@aol.com |
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