In 1835, the East Fallowfield Anti-Slavery Society was formed and met at the Friends Meeting House. Following a Pro-Slavery attacks on local Meeting Houses, in 1845 the citizens pooled their resources and constructed the People's Hall to give the Abolitionists a place to meet undisturbed. Since it's historical beginnings, the People's Hall continued to serve the community that founded it over 150 years ago. The People's Hall has been a meeting hall for the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the Grange and the East Fallowfield Historical Society. It has served Ercildoun as a church, polling place, museum and the ceremony location for the Ercildoun Academy.