Elizabeth Hooten (1603-1672): First Quaker Woman Preacher, a Mother of Quakerism, Part II

By 1656, George Fox was sending some of his followers as missionaries to early colonies in North America. Puritans had sought asylum from religious persecution for themselves in New England but, unfortunately, they persecuted, imprisoned, whipped, expelled, and hanged those who differed from them in religious belief. . . . (Click here to read more) “Elizabeth Hooten (1603-1672): First Quaker Woman Preacher, a Mother of Quakerism, Part II”

Elizabeth Hooten (1603-1672): First Quaker Woman Preacher, a Mother of Quakerism, Part I

Recently, Quaker historians have been marking a cluster of anniversaries significant to Quakerism. The year 2024 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of George Fox (1624-1691) who was the founding father of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers in 1647 in England. . . . (Click here to read more) “Elizabeth Hooten (1603-1672): First Quaker Woman Preacher, a Mother of Quakerism, Part I”

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”

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”

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”