Extracts from the CFHA Chair’s Message to CFHA membership and friends at the CFHA AGM September 14, 2024:
On November 16, 2023 the remaining members of the CFHA executive met via Zoom*. Because Elaine Bishop, interim chair, had stepped down at the 2023 AGM there was no one acting as chair. . . . (Click here to read more) “Extracts from the CFHA Chair’s Message to CFHA Membership”
This guest post is contributed by Christopher K. Starr. Starr was born in Newmarket, Ontario, but has spent the bulk of his adult life in the tropics of Asia and the Caribbean as an entomologist.
These are some reminiscences of my early years in an unwavering Quaker family. . . . (Click here to read more) “Growing Up Friendly: The Early Life of a Secular Quaker”
For those interested in the Quaker history of Welland, the St. Catharines Standard posted an article by Mark Allenov a few years ago about the home of Solomon Moore and its history as first a farm, later the Welland’s Country Children Center, and eventual purchase by the Welland Historical Society. . . . (Click here to read more) “The Solomon Moore Home”
For everyone hoping to attend the AGM on September 14th (either in person or for the online portion), please remember to renew your membership with CFHA. We hope you’ll join us for the guided tour of the Sharon Temple, catered lunch, and for our AGM guest speakers hosted at the Yonge Street Meeting House. . . . (Click here to read more) “Renew Your Membership!”
Held jointly by the CQHA/CRQS/QSRA, the Fox at 400 conference held this past June included the 2024 George Richardson Lecture. Historian Nigel Smith presented “Back to the Light: A Fresh Approach,” examining Quaker activity from its origins to the early 18th century. . . . (Click here to read more) “The 2024 George Richardson Lecture at Fox at 400”
Join the Friends Historical Association in celebrating the 400th anniversary of George Fox’s birth with a focus on his contemporary, arguably the second most important leader in the early Quaker movement: William Penn. Events include an in-person tour of Pennsbury Manor on May 19 and a virtual lecture by J. . . . (Click here to read more) “FHA Virtual Lecture – “William Penn: Enigmatic Quaker, Founding Father” by J. William Frost”
In early February, Martin Kelley (Quaker writer and senior editor at Friends Journal) wrote a blog post responding to an event titled “The New History of Quakerism.” The free Zoom event was hosted by Haverford College and featured talks from historians Ben Pink Dandelion and Robynne Rogers Healey (the talk is available to view on Vimeo). . . . (Click here to read more) “The Future of Quaker History and CFHA”
The Libraries and Quaker Studies at Haverford College is hosting a free Quaker history zoom panel on Wednesday, February 7th at 12:00pm EST.
The way that we understand the history of the Society of Friends today is very different from the way that we understood it one hundred–or even ten–years ago. . . . (Click here to read more) “Event: “The New History of Quakerism” Tomorrow with Ben Pink Dandelion and Robynne Rogers Healey”
Report of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Canadian Friends Historical Association (CFHA) held September 23, 2023 on Zoom
CFHA board must call the members of Canadian Friends Association to meet an annual general meeting. CFHA was incorporated 2009 and is subject to the Ontario Non-Profit Incorporation Act. . . . (Click here to read more) “Report of the Annual General Meeting 2023”
