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Latest Website Postings Update

The following is the list of postings of new minute book transcriptions and other documents which have been added to the CFHA website since the last issue of The Meetinghouse. This list includes new previously unavailable transcriptions of 13 meeting minute books. The list indicates the date of posting followed by the document title. Thanks are due to the transcribers and contributors Carman Foster, Doug Smith and Randy Saylor. Jun/19 – Yonge St Register Births Deaths 1803-66 18 Jun/19 – Uxbridge Prep Mtg 1817-1840 23 Read more

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CFHA Welcomes Allana Mayer and Chris Landry

    We are very pleased to announce that CFHA has taken some bold and necessary steps and secured the assistance of Allana Mayer and Chris Landry on a part-time basis.     Allana will be upgrading the CFHA website and adding new member features and capability. Allana will also be assessing and rationalizing existing CFHA digital holdings, and developing a CFHA digital archive/repository and procedure to allow CFHA members undocumented personal historical Quaker material to be digitized and preserved for the future.     Chris Landry will Read more

By CFHA, ago

Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Friends Historical Association

The AGM of the Canadian Friends Historical Association (CFHA) will be held once again this year at Friends House, 60 Lowther Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1C7 on Seventh Day, the 21 st of Ninth Month (Saturday, September21) 2019. Registration will open at 9:00 AM in the Dining Room. The business meeting will commence at 9:30 AM. All members are encouraged to attend. There is no charge to attend the business meeting, but please register if you plan to attend so we have an idea about Read more

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AGM 2018 Highlights

What goes on at a CFHA Annual General Meeting? The morning business meeting satisfies the official requirement that CFHA provide financial and activity reports for the scrutiny, review and approval of the members. It is also the time when the proposed  slate of members willing to serve on the Executive committee in the coming year, and the draft budget, are reviewed and approved. On the face of it, this may not sound very appealing or engaging. It is our experience, however, that the social aspect Read more

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CFHA Updates and Changes

Efforts during the past year to enhance CFHA member website capability are nearing completion and activation. Once implemented, members will be able to perform many actions via the website, which up until now required printing and mailing of forms and fees. The following is a summary of the changes which can be expected as the website upgrade project is implemented.     New member privileges will figure prominently going forward. Membership renewal and new memberships will be able to be accomplished on-line, as will payment and Read more

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