We publish an open-access academic journal, a newsletter, and occasional monographs.
We preserve, enhance, and make available documents relating to Canadian Quaker history, including transcriptions of handwritten meeting books going back to 1798.
We're working on a record of every Quaker property, including meeting houses, burial grounds, and homes of notable Friends.
We provide research funding and scholarships to those interested in delving into aspects of Quaker history.
Our members share their research pursuits and interests in a variety of channels.
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In its almost fifty-year history, CFHA has come a long way! From the association’s publication of its first newsletters in the year it was established to our very recent entree into the digital world of Read more…
As set out in the Canadian Friends Historical Association governance, the Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held on a weekend towards the end of September. This year’s AGM will take place on Read more…
We’ve updated our transcriptions page with a new upload: Toronto Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) book from 1893-1902. You can also see the PDF here: https://cfha.info/TorontoMMB-2-47.pdf The Toronto Quaker Meeting continues to be an active meeting to Read more…