A reminder that CFHA’s Annual General Meeting is fast approaching! Our meeting will take place online this Saturday, September 18th (beginning at 0800 Pacific, 1100 Eastern, 1600 UK).
We’re thrilled to have a Keynote Presentation beforehand by the authors of Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690-1830. . . . (Click here to read more) “Upcoming Keynote Presentation & AGM”
This week on the blog, we’re featuring two photos from the Elgin County Archives. The photos, taken in 1954, depict Friends after the 1954 Half-Yearly Meeting at Yarmouth meetinghouse in Sparta, Ontario. The photos were originally taken for an article in the St. . . . (Click here to read more) “1954 Half-Yearly Meeting Photos at Yarmouth”
The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Friends Historical Association (CFHA) will be held virtually on Seventh Day, the 18th of Ninth Month (Saturday, September, 18th) 2021. Depending on your personal location and time zone, the Annual General Meeting will commence at a different time as follows:
Newfoundland and Labrador Time: 12:30 PM
Atlantic Time: 12:00 PM
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (Toronto): 11:00 AM
Central Time: 10:00 AM
Mountain Time: 9:00 AM
Pacific Time: 8:00 AM
All members are encouraged to attend. . . . (Click here to read more) “Annual General Meeting & Panel Discussion 2021”
Have you had the chance to read through our Founders and Builders series? It’s hard to believe that last July we began our series where we introduced, month by month, eleven individuals who have played an important role in creating or maintaining the CFHA over the years. . . . (Click here to read more) “Collective Founders and Builders Series”
Know an undergraduate or graduate student interested in Quaker history? The second annual Lucretia Mott Student Essay Award is being hosted by Azusa Pacific University’s Quaker Studies program.
Students are invited to submit papers for the “Lucretia Mott Student Essay Award.” . . . (Click here to read more) “Calling all Students for the Lucretia Mott Student Essay Award”
Last month, the blog featured articles by German Friend Lutz Caspers detailing early Quakerism in Germany, nineteenth century Quakerism, and Quakers in twentieth-century Germany. CFHA’s co-founder Kathleen Hertzberg (then Kathleen Brookhouse), spent time in pre-World War Two Germany with British Friends, and her daughter, Evelyn Schmitz-Hertzberg, has provided the blog with two photos of Kathleen’s time there. . . . (Click here to read more) “Kathleen Hertzberg at Germany Yearly Meeting”
Every June 13th, the Uxbridge Quaker Meeting House hosts an annual service. This year, on its 212th anniversary service (and 201st anniversary of the meeting house), Chair Rob Croxall and several committee friends worked to provide an online service that can be viewed via YouTube. . . . (Click here to read more) “Uxbridge Quaker Meeting House Annual Service Online”
A reminder that the online Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists begins next week June 24–26! This conference is usually held in person so this is an exciting opportunity for everyone to attend online. If you haven’t yet registered, you can do so here. . . . (Click here to read more) “Reminder! Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists Next Week”
In this month’s Founders and Builders Series, we introduce you to Gordon Thompson. Anyone involved with CFHA has undoubtedly worked with Gordon. Gord has invested his time and shepherded the CFHA through the last number of years. He has served as chair for many years, has written countless articles for the Canadian Quaker History Journal and The Meetinghouse, served as The Meethinghouse Editor, singlehandedly organized many Annual General Meeting tours, and remains committed to sharing the story of Quakers in Canadian history. . . . (Click here to read more) “Founders and Builders Series: Gordon Thompson”
We are thrilled to bring three translated articles from the Quaker Journal of German Friends (“QUÄKER, Zeitschrift der deutschen Freunde), to the blog over the next few weeks. Graciously translated into English by Birgit Adolph and reviewed by Rosemary Meier, the three articles discuss early Quakerism in Germany, nineteenth century Quakerism, and Quakers in twentieth-century Germany. . . . (Click here to read more) “Quakers in Germany: Part III, the Early 20th Century”