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Donna Moore

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. It turned out that we had one of her Read more

By Donna Moore, 2 yearsOctober 11, 2023 ago
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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. Read more

By Donna Moore, 2 yearsSeptember 26, 2023 ago
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Moore Family Reunion & Presentations

Moore Family Reunion and Presentations 2021 July 17, 2021 via Zoom All are welcome to attend the upcoming 2021 Moore Family Reunion, which includes three presentations that are of note to CFHA members. This event is a gathering of the descendants and friends of Samuel Moore I, of the Massachusetts Read more

By Donna Moore, 4 yearsJune 15, 2021 ago
Co-Chair Update

November Co-Chair Update

This month’s update is contributed by Donna Moore on behalf of Gord Thompson and Jeff Dudiak. AGM, Sept. 26, 2020 It is just a little over a month since our AGM, and it is good to reflect on the highlights. Holding the meeting via Zoom allowed for more attendees from Read more

By Donna Moore, 5 yearsNovember 4, 2020 ago
Coldstream Coldstream Series Meetinghouse

Coldstream Meeting in the Fall

Peaceful. If I had one word to describe the setting of the Coldstream Meeting House, it would be peaceful. Coldstream is a small village about twenty-five minutes west of London. The Meeting House, on Quaker Lane, is beside a conservation area and the Quaker burying ground. The setting is very Read more

By Donna Moore, 5 yearsOctober 27, 2020 ago
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Reflections on the Middlesex Centre Archives’ Heritage Fair, February 22, 2020

Gord Thompson and I met Dave Zavitz from the Middlesex Centre Archives when we staffed a CFHA booth at the Ontario Genealogical Fair in London in June 2019. Dave, well familiar with CFHA from his own Quaker background, invited us to set up a CFHA display at the Middlesex Centre Read more

By Donna Moore, 6 yearsApril 1, 2020 ago
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