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.
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We’ve updated our Digital Archive with a new upload: Maps and Charts of Quaker Meetings in Canada, New York, and Pennsylvania. This resource includes a map and two charts from Arthur G. Dorland’s 1927 book, A Read more…
This photo of Elma Starr, taken 29 June 1974 by Keith Beaty for the Toronto Star, shows Elma in front of the Yonge Street meeting house. The photo was taken in anticipation of the 1810 Read more…
Hannah Doan (alternatively spelled Doane) was born 13 April 1812 near York, Ontario, and died 6 February 1901. Her parents, Ebenezer Doan and Elizabeth Paxson, emigrated from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to Upper Canada in 1808 Read more…