Canadian Friends Historical Association Annual General Meeting
and Visit to Coldstream Friends
Saturday September 27, 2025
Ron Nickles “Sketches” Quaker Meeting House — Coldstream, Ontario.
Join us for our 2025 AGM!
The meeting will be in person with a Zoom link (to follow) for those who cannot be at the AGM.
- 10:30 arrival Coldstream meeting house
- 11:00 Annual General Meeting
- 12:30 catered lunch (by donation)
- 1:30 Tour of Coldstream meeting house 1859 and burial ground with a talk about the history of the monthly meeting. Coldstream (Lobo) was established 1857 as a preparative meeting and was a member of Genesee Yearly Meeting (Hicksite).
- Sheila Havard will speak of her research on the 1955 union of the three Yearly Meetings (Canada Yearly Meeting (Orthodox), Genesee Yearly Meeting, and Canada Yearly Meeting (Conservative) that became Canadian Yearly Meeting. She has been transcribing minutes of the three Yearly Meetings.
Billeting is being offered by Coldstream Monthly meeting members. Please contact Coldstream MM here.
Also the Holiday Inn in Strathroy is close to Coldstream for those that wish to stay in the area.
Canadian Friends Historical Association is incorporated and as such must hold an annual general meeting. The Executive is presently made up of Evelyn Schmitz-Hertzberg, chair, Bob Barnett, treasurer, Ginny Walsh, recorder, and Sylvia Powers. At the AGM the chair gives a message of welcome and reports on the activity of the year. The fiscal year is June 1- May 31.
The membership year is from September 1. Please note that only currently paid members can vote at the AGM on resolutions. Reports will be shared digitally before the AGM to members: chair’s report, accept minutes of 2024 AGM, treasurers report, Friendly Fridays, membership, CFHA blog, digital archivist, Canadian Quaker Library and Archives CQLA. Nominations for the executive 2024-2025 are to be accepted at the AGM.
CFHA is actively looking for more members to join the CFHA executive. Bob Barnett is looking for an assistant treasurer.
Any questions please contact Eve Schmitz-Hertzberg — [email protected]
Please RSVP to Eve if you are coming in person. This is needed for luncheon numbers.
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