CFHA – Canadian Friends Historical Association

Academic Canadian Quaker Archives and Library

“From Wartime Refuge to Peaceful Hippie Haven”: Chapter by Dr. Tarah Brookfield

CFHA is thrilled to share a chapter on Grindstone Island by historian Dr. Tarah Brookfield. Brookfield’s chapter, “From Wartime Refuge to Peaceful Hippie Haven: Generations of Youth on Grindstone Island,” is featured in the newly-released anthology Small Stories of War: Children, Youth, and Conflict in Canada and Beyond, edited by Kristine Alexander, Andrew Burtch, and Barbara Lorenzkowski (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2023) p 167-185. . . . (Click here to read more) ““From Wartime Refuge to Peaceful Hippie Haven”: Chapter by Dr. Tarah Brookfield”

By CFHA, 3 weeks3 weeks ago

AGM Chair Update

Extracts from the CFHA Chair’s Message to CFHA Membership

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”

By CFHA, 2 months2 months ago

Meetinghouse Reflections

Growing Up Friendly: The Early Life of a Secular Quaker

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”

By CFHA, 4 months4 months ago

Pelham

The Solomon Moore Home

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”

By CFHA, 6 months6 months ago

Meetinghouse

Renew Your Membership!

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!”

By CFHA, 6 months6 months ago

AGM Events

Save the Date: Hybrid AGM – Join Us In-Person and Online

Save the Date!

By CFHA, 7 months7 months ago

Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists CQHA Events

The 2024 George Richardson Lecture at Fox at 400

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”

By CFHA, 7 months7 months ago

Events

FHA Virtual Lecture – “William Penn: Enigmatic Quaker, Founding Father” by J. William Frost

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”

By CFHA, 9 months9 months ago

Meetinghouse

The Future of Quaker History and CFHA

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”

By CFHA, 11 months11 months ago

Events

Event: “The New History of Quakerism” Tomorrow with Ben Pink Dandelion and Robynne Rogers Healey

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”

By CFHA, 12 months12 months ago