LEYM Chronology
Year | Location | Clerks | Comments |
1939 | Cleveland | Great Lakes Regional Meeting organized | |
1940 | Ann Arbor (Lane Hall) | ||
1941 | Columbus | ||
1942 | Pittsburgh | “Fourth Annual Great Lakes Regional Conference, New and United Meetings” | |
1943 | (no record found) | ||
1944 | Cleveland | ||
1945 | (no record found) | ||
1946 | (no record found) | ||
1947 | Patterson Lake, MI (Ann Arbor-Detroit) | ||
1948 | Camp Wise (Cleveland-Oberlin) | ||
1949 | Delaware (Columbus) | ||
1950 | Camp Lutherlyn (Pittsburgh) | ||
1951 | Green Pastures (Ann Arbor-Detroit) | ||
1952 | Hiram House Camp (Cleveland) | Winthrop Leeds | FWCC–Oxford, England; Sheldon and Lucy Clark, Dick McCoy, Dorothy Kinsey, Ruth Hyde |
1953 | Columbus | ||
1954 | Camp Lutherlyn (Pittsburgh) | ||
1955 | Green Pastures (Ann Arbor-Detroit) | Martin Cobin | FWCC Statement of “Objectives and Organization of the Lake Erie Association” adopted |
1956 | Friends Boarding School, Barnesville | Bill Bliss | Sunday dinner cost 85¢ |
1957 | Wilmington College | Isabel Bliss | |
1958 | Friends Boarding School | Bernard Gross | FWCC–Bad Pyrmont, Germ.; Florence Shute, Bill Preis. Budget 1958-59: $475 |
1959 | Wilmington College | Dick Stow | |
1960 | Camp Mary Orton (N. Columbus) | William Johnson | |
1961 | Friends Boarding School | Howard Harris | LEYM Bulletin started. Elise Boulding, first editor. FWCC–Kenya; Margaret Utterbeck, Winifred Crossman |
1962 | Wilmington and Waynesville (with Indiana YM) | Bob Blood | |
1963 | Friends Boarding School | Bob Blood | Lake Erie Yearly Meeting formed within Lake Erie Association |
1964 | Wilmington College | Howard McKinney | FWCC–Ireland; Bill and Isabel Bliss. Pittsburgh joins LEYM. Delaware first new Monthly Meeting in LEYM |
1965 | Malone College, Canton, OH | Howard McKinney | Kent becomes MM. Oberlin joins LEYM. Cleveland joins both LEYM and Ohio (Cons.) YM |
1966 | Wilmington College | Esther Ewald | Adopted statement urging U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam |
1967 | Olney Friends School (Friends Boarding School) | Esther Ewald | LEYM affiliated with FGC. FWCC–Guilford; Rilma Buckman, Helen Healy |
1968 | Bluffton College | Flora McKinney | Approved minute opposing conscription |
1969 | Bluffton College | Flora McKinney | “Association” dropped from name. Ground broken for Friends School in Detroit’s permanent building |
1970 | Bluffton College | Flora McKinney | FWCC–Sweden; Flora and Howard McKinney, Bill Bliss |
1971 | Bluffton College | Flora McKinney | |
1972 | Ann Arbor | Rilma Buckman | |
1973 | Olney Friends School | Rilma Buckman | FWCC–Sydney, Australia; Paul Reagan, Dorothy Bower |
1974 | Hiram College | Rilma Buckman | Broadmead accepted as MM |
1975 | Hiram College | Ralph Liske | Procedures of LEYM adopted |
1976 | Hiram College | Ralph Liske | FWCC–Hamilton, Ontario |
1977 | Hiram College | Ralph Liske | |
1978 | Hiram College | Ralph Liske | Membership passed 1000. Budget reached $4000. |
1979 | Hiram College | Sam Prellwitz | FWCC–Gwatt, Switzerland; Benton Meeks, Evelyn Culver |
1980 | Hiram College | Sam Prellwitz | |
1981 | Olney Friends School | Sam Prellwitz, Claire Davis | |
1982 | Defiance College | Claire Davis, Sam Prellwitz | FWCC–Kenya; Marybeth Neal, Joe Davis |
1983 | Olney Friends School | Claire Davis, Isabel Bliss | |
1984 | Defiance College | Isabel Bliss, Claire Davis | |
1985 | Olney Friends School | Isabel Bliss, Dick Taylor | FWCC–Mexico; Thomas Taylor |
1986 | Defiance College | Dick Taylor, Isabel Bliss | |
1987 | Olney Friends School | Dick Taylor, Clémence Ravaçon-Mershon | |
1988 | Bluffton College | Clémence Ravaçon- Mershon, Dick Taylor | FWCC–Tokyo; Jean Stuntz, Terry Landoll |
1989 | Olney Friends School | Clémence Ravaçon-Mershon, Marty Grundy | |
1990 | Bluffton College | Marty Grundy, Clémence Ravaçon-Mershon | |
1991 | Olney Friends School | Marty Grundy, Pat Campbell | FWCC World Conf. – Netherlands, Honduras, Kenya. Claire Davis, Patricia Thomas, John Musgrave, Clémence Ravaçon-Mershon, Dick Taylor |
1992 | Olney Friends School | Pat Campbell, Marty Grundy | |
1993 | Bluffton College | Pat Campbell, Damon Hickey | |
1994 | Bluffton College | Damon Hickey, Pat Campbell | FWCC–Albuquerque, NM; Rosemary Coffey, Joyce Balderston |
1995 | Bluffton College | Damon Hickey, John Howell | Adopted LEYM Policies and Procedures |
1996 | Bluffton College | Damon Hickey, John Howell | |
1997 | Bluffton College | John Howell, Damon Hickey | FWCC–Birmingham, Eng.; R. Coffey (repl. Rosemary Lore), Merry Stanford |
1998 | Bluffton College | John Howell, Janet Smith | |
1999 | Bluffton College | Janet Smith, John Howell | |
2000 | Bluffton College | Janet Smith, Don Nagler | FWCC–Geneva Point, NH; Beth Joy Blackbird, Richard Lee. First Annual Records published in booklet form |
2001 | Bluffton College | Don Nagler, Janet Smith | Commemorated on the web in photos by Bill Hummon with Plenary Address by Marty Grundy: Some Thoughts on the Relationship between an Individual and the Meeting |
2002 | Bluffton College | Don Nagler, Sally Weaver Sommer | |
2003 | Bluffton College | Sally Weaver Sommer, Don Nagler | |
2004 | Bluffton College | Sally Weaver Sommer, Michael Fuson | FWCC–Auckland, NZ; Zig Dermer, Margaret Kanost |
2005 | Bluffton University | Michael Fuson, Sally Weaver Sommer | |
2006 | Bluffton University | Michael Fuson, Shirley Bechill | |
2007 | Bluffton University | Shirley Bechill, Michael Fuson | First Adult Young Friends Group. FWCC–Dublin, Ireland; Raelyn Joyce, Mike Hinshaw |
2008 | Bluffton University | Shirley Bechill, Merry Stanford | Holland accepted as MM |
2009 | Bluffton University | Merry Stanford, Shirley Bechill | Scholarships assist first-time attenders |
2010 | Bluffton University | Merry Stanford, Peggy Daub | Family attendance encouraged by meeting later in summer and no charge for young Friends (through age 18) |
2011 | Bluffton University | Peggy Daub, Merry Stanford | Presentations and entertainment offered from within LEYM |
2012 | Bluffton University | Peggy Daub, Rebecca Morehouse | High School retreat held at and during Annual Sessions. |
2013 | Bluffton University | Peggy Daub, Sally Weaver Sommer | 50th Anniversary celebration. Work camp held before Annual Meeting. |
2014 | Bluffton University | Sally Weaver Sommer, Peggy Daub | Three-day work camp in Detroit preceding Annual Meeting |
2015 | Bluffton University | Sally Weaver Sommer, Mike Holaday | Plenary Address: Unconventional Joy: The Scandalous Ministry of Befriending, by Merry Stanford |
2016 | Bluffton University | Mike Holaday, Sally Weaver Sommer | FWCC – World Plenary in Pisac, Peru; Jana Norlin, C. Ravacon-Mershon attending. |
2017 | Bluffton University | Mike Holaday, [none] | Plenary address and three workshops presented by young adult Friends. |
2018 | Bluffton University | Nancy Reeves, Mike Holaday | Plenary address by Yvette Shipman, Steps to “green” Annual Meeting meals. |
2019 | Bluffton University | Nancy Reeves, Jo Posti | Plenary address by Joyce Ajlouny, Harassment Policy approved. |
2020 | Virtual (Zoom) | Jo Posti, Nancy Reeves | Covid-19 pandemic necessitated online meeting. |
2021 | Virtual (Zoom) | Jo Posti, Susan Loucks | Plenary address by Paula Palmer: From Truth to Healing with Native Peoples |
2022 | Virtual (Zoom) | Susan Loucks, Jo Posti | Theme “Many Roots, One Tree” interwoven throughout sessions. Plenary address by Christian Acemah, Head of Olney Friends School. |
2023 | Ashland University, Ashland Ohio and Virtual (Zoom) | Susan Loucks, [none] | Theme “Navigating Anew” apt for new location. Plenary address by Emily Provance. 60th anniversary. |