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Event: Join the London & Middlesex Branch for The Society of Friends (Quakers) Settlement in Coldstream Talk

The London & Middlesex Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is hosting an upcoming presentation tomorrow by Dave Zavitz on the history of Coldstream Friends. Join them this Saturday, January 7th, at 10am eastern time. This is a hybrid presentation, so you can register to attend over Zoom, or in person if you’re in the London, ON, area. In this presentation, Dave Zavitz will cover the following questions: Who are the Society of Friends (Quakers) and what do they believe? What form does their worship Read more

By CFHA, ago

25 Christmases with Hugh Webster Zavitz

Hugh Webster Zavitz (1854 – 1943) was a member of Coldstream Preparative and Lobo Monthly Meeting. His diaries, held by the Canadian Quaker Archives and Library, detail his life in the community of Coldstream. Jane Zavitz Bond was given Hugh’s diaries by his son, Vincent Zavitz. Jane writes, “We are grateful for Hugh Webster’s care over many years, knowing that he jotted down the key events of the day. Surely there were omissions, but this is a valuable skeletal fossil record.” Thanks to Hugh’s records, Read more

By CFHA, ago

New Transcription: Pickering Monthly Meeting, 1845 – 1867

We have updated our transcriptions page with a new upload: Pickering Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1845–1867. Thank you to Carman Foster for transcribing the minutes and to Randy Saylor for overseeing the transcription process. The CFHA is grateful for their generous donation and time. Beginning in 1845, this Orthodox-held minute book details the business of Pickering Monthly, reorganized in 1842 by the Canada Half Yearly Meeting to combine Uxbridge and Pickering. Meetings were held alternatively at both the Uxbridge and Pickering meeting houses. According to Arthur Dorland, Pickering Read more

By CFHA, ago

Invitation to a CFHA Threshing Session

Reimagining the Future of CFHA The new Executive Committee of the Canadian Friends Historical Association invites all interested parties to participate in a broad ranging session to help determine the future direction of CFHA. Rob Leverty, the Executive Director of the Ontario Historical Society, who has considerable experience with organizations like ours, will be present to help facilitate the discussion, and provide information. The virtual session will take place on Zoom – Saturday, October 22nd at 1pm Eastern Time. Zoom link to follow. At this Read more

By CFHA, ago
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CQHA Online Interpretative Approaches Sessions: October 2022

CFHA is pleased to share information regarding the following event. Please join the Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists (CQHA) on three days in October for a set of virtual sessions foregrounding expanded approaches to the study of Quaker history and culture. The sessions are held over Zoom and there is no cost to attend. Registration is via Eventbrite. CQHA’s October sessions have been chosen with a focus on interpretive approaches in mind. In each, CQHA is delighted to welcome both emerging and established practitioners in their areas Read more

By CFHA, ago

The Doan(e) Family

Recently, the paper NewmarketToday shared an article about the historic Ebenezer Doan House by Newmarket resident and local historian Richard MacLeod. The article discusses the house’s Quaker origins as well as its more recent history as the Doane House Hospice. The article can be read on the NewmarketToday website. For those interested in more Doan Quaker connections, the blog has featured in the past articles on Hannah Doan Lundy (1812–1901), an important figure in the Children of Peace schism, and James Doan (1846–1916), who created Read more

By CFHA, ago

Greetings and Report from the Archives Committee of Canadian Yearly Meeting

The following report is from the Archives Committee of Canadian Yearly Meeting, shared with the CFHA in light of our upcoming Annual General Meeting on September 24th. 2022 08 04 To Friends in Canadian Yearly Meeting and beyond We send loving greetings from the annual gathering of the Canadian Yearly Meeting (CYM) Archives Committee at the Canadian Quaker Library and Archives (CQLA) and Pickering College, Newmarket, Ontario. We gathered for a day and a half with most of our Ontario members on site and those Read more

By CFHA, ago

CFHA’s 50th Anniversary AGM this Saturday

Please be reminded that this Saturday, the 24th of September, we will hold: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CANADIAN FRIENDS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Zoom invitation forthcoming on Friday! From 1-2 p.m. Eastern (Toronto) time we will conduct our business. From 2:30-3:30 our annual lecture will be presented by former and oncoming member of the Executive Committee, Kyle Jolliffe, who will provide us with “a look back at the first year of the Canadian Friend,” with a brief response by the current editor of Read more

By CFHA, ago

Save the Date! AGM on Saturday, September 24

This year, CFHA’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, September 24th. The business portion of the AGM will take place from 1:00 – 2:00pm EDT. All members are encouraged to attend. The business portion will be followed by the program portion from 2:30 – 3:30pm EDT and is open to everyone. More information and a link to the online meeting are forthcoming. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us!

By CFHA, ago

New Transcription: Norwich Monthly Meeting, 1852 – 1866

We have updated our transcriptions page with a new upload: Norwich Monthly Meeting, 1852 – 1866. Thank you to Carman Foster for transcribing the minutes, and to Randy Saylor for overseeing the transcription process. The CFHA is grateful for their generous donation and time. This minute book follows the minutes from the Norwich Monthly Meeting, 1834 – 1852. Both books were held by Orthodox Friends. Like many meeting minutes, the transcript reports on the general state of the meeting, as well as meeting business. The township of Read more

By CFHA, ago