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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”

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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”

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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”

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Online Event: “Assimilate or Be Exterminated” by David Raymond

“Assimilate or Be Exterminated”
Presented by David Raymond (Mi’kmaw descendant)
December 4, 2023, 7pm Eastern Time

David Raymond, a Quaker from Ottawa, will be giving a talk titled “Assimilate or Be Exterminated” this coming Monday, December 4th. David used the CFHA transcription of the Genessee Yearly Meeting minutes and other CFHA resources in his research. . . . (Click here to read more) “Online Event: “Assimilate or Be Exterminated” by David Raymond”

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Upcoming Event: An Introduction to the History of Quakers in Canada

Winnipeg Monthly Meeting is hosting an online religious education event open to everyone on the history of Quakers in Canada. The event will be facilitated by Elaine Bishop on Thursday, November 30th.

Some quiz questions for an Introduction to the History of Quakers in Canada:

  1. Who were the earliest Quakers in Nova Scotia?
. . . (Click here to read more) “Upcoming Event: An Introduction to the History of Quakers in Canada”
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New London Quakers: A Coda

We are excited to share this guest post by Daphne Davey. In the Winter 2016 Meetinghouse, Daphne wrote about the New London settlement of English Quakers in Prince Edward Island. Her original article can be read here (pg 12–13).

“THE CANADIAN FRIEND,” AROUND THE FAMILY

NEW LONDON QUAKERS: A CODA

The Winter 2016 issue of the Meetinghouse carried an article I had submitted, “The Lost Dream Revived,” briefly outlining the story of the first settlement of Quakers on Île-Saint-Jean/St. . . . (Click here to read more) “New London Quakers: A Coda”

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