Canadian Friends Historical Association

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, 10 months10 months ago

Report of the Annual General Meeting 2023

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”

By CFHA, 12 months12 months ago

Events Meetinghouse

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”

By CFHA, 1 year1 year ago

Meetinghouse

Register for Quaker Theological Discussion Group 2023

Quaker Theological Discussion Group (QTDG) is welcoming registrants for their 2023 meeting. These panel discussions will be held via Zoom on December 1–2, 2023 at 8–10am PST / 11am–1pm EST / 4–6pm GMT (find the time in your time zone). . . . (Click here to read more) “Register for Quaker Theological Discussion Group 2023”

By CFHA, 1 year1 year ago

Events

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:

Who were the earliest Quakers in Nova Scotia?

. . . (Click here to read more)

By CFHA, 1 year1 year ago

Academic CQHA Events

CQHA / CRQS / QSRA Joint Conference in June 2024

For the 400th anniversary of the birth of George Fox—credited with the establishment of The Religious Society of Friends also known as Quakers—the 2024 Joint Conference will be held in Lancaster in June, in the area at the epicentre of early Quakerism. . . . (Click here to read more) “CQHA / CRQS / QSRA Joint Conference in June 2024”

By CFHA, 1 year1 year ago

Book Report

Book Report of Ruth Zavitz’s “Flight to the Frontier”

April 1, 2023. Ruth Marian Zavitz (nee Bycraft) of London and formerly of Coldstream, passed away at the age of 99.

During announcements one Meeting after Ruth’s passing, I learned a bit about her background and that she was an author. . . . (Click here to read more) “Book Report of Ruth Zavitz’s “Flight to the Frontier””

By Donna Moore, 1 year1 year ago

public history Quaker Connections

Quaker Connections to the Wilberforce Settlement in Lucan

Since Tony and I moved to Lucan, we’ve really enjoyed exploring the area around us. When a friend from Toronto visited us in February, she told us about a project at work to mark Black History Month. The staff were encouraged to share a story about Black history in Ontario. . . . (Click here to read more) “Quaker Connections to the Wilberforce Settlement in Lucan”

By Donna Moore, 1 year1 year ago

Canadian Friend Canadian Quaker Archives and Library Resources

The Canadian Friend & Archives Corner

Have you checked out the Canadian Yearly Meeting’s latest Canadian Friend magazine for 2023? It includes a few historical articles that might be of interest to members, including one by Daniel Nelson on Harry Orchard and the Wooler Monthly Meeting in Ontario. . . . (Click here to read more) “The Canadian Friend & Archives Corner”

By CFHA, 1 year1 year ago

Guest Post Meetinghouse Prince Edward Island

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”

By CFHA, 1 year1 year ago

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