The CFHA is in the process of updating its website and developing a separate digital archives platform to host all of our publications and transcriptions. During this time you may experience issues with loading and accessing our website. Please contact our executive directly if you have any urgent needs, such Read more
Canadian Friends Historical Association Annual General Meeting and Visit to Coldstream Friends Saturday September 27, 2025 Join us for our 2025 AGM! The meeting will be in person with a Zoom link (to follow) for those who cannot be at the AGM. 10:30 arrival Coldstream meeting house 11:00 Annual General Read more
The CFHA Annual General Meeting will be held in Coldstream Friends meeting house in Coldstream, Ontario, on Saturday, September 27th. A reminder to please renew your CFHA membership before the meeting, as only current members may vote on an AGM resolution. All registration information can be found here, including online Read more
The Canadian Friends Historical Association (CFHA) works to preserve and communicate the on-going history and faith of Friends (Quakers) in Canada and their contribution to the Canadian Experience. CFHA has been in existence since 1972. Over the years it has been very active holding gatherings and soliciting papers for the Read more
Interested in exploring and reflecting on the source document of Quakerism? In Friendly Friday, our participants reflect an eclectic group of voices, opinions and viewpoints. We gather to read aloud, spiritually contemplate and reflect on George Fox’s Journal, respecting that of God in every one, including different viewpoints and experiences, Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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. They are Read more
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. Read more
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 Read more