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Gordon Thompson passes, January 14, 2022

We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of our dear friend and Co-Chair of CFHA, Gordon Thompson. Gordon was a tireless advocate for CFHA and provided dedicated leadership which furthered the mission of CFHA. Below is a link to Gordon’s obituary, which includes a link to the recorded memorial service. https://www.roadhouseandrose.com/memorials/kenneth-thompson/4826434/index.php As part of last year’s Founders and Builders series, CFHA published a blog about Gord and his incredible work with CFHA. Gord served as chair for many years, wrote countless articles for the Read more

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Register for the Fourth Lecture in CFHA’s Series, Quakerism in the Atlantic World, with Emma Jones Lapsansky

Join us Saturday, February 26th, for the fourth lecture in CFHA’s Quakerism in the Atlantic World series. We have had a wonderful series so far, and are excited to welcome our next speaker, historian and curator Emma Jones Lapsansky. She will present on her chapter, “Family, Unity, and Identity Formation: Eighteenth-Century Community Building.” The virtual series runs every second Saturday. All lectures will take place at 0900 Pacific / 1200 Eastern / 1700 UK on Zoom. Following the chapters of the volume, each short lecture will run Read more

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New Transcription: Oswego Monthly Meeting (Women), 1799 – 1817

We’ve updated our transcriptions page with a new upload: Oswego Monthly Meeting (Women) 1799 – 1817. Thank you to Swarthmore College Archives for providing images of the minute book, first scanned in 1950, and to Carman Foster, who transcribed the minutes. Established in 1799, Oswego Monthly Meeting was originally set off from Nine Partners MM. The meeting separated during the Hicksite-Orthodox schism of 1827-28, and both factions are the predecessors of active meetings: Bulls Head-Oswego (Hicksite, name changed in 1980) and Poughkeepsie Monthly Meeting (Orthodox, name changed Read more

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Register for the Third Lecture in CFHA’s Series, Quakerism in the Atlantic World, with Andrew Fincham

Join us Saturday, February 12th, for the third lecture in CFHA’s Quakerism in the Atlantic World series. Our speaker is Quaker scholar Andrew Fincham who will discuss his chapter, “Friendly Advice: The Making and Shaping of Quaker Discipline.” The virtual series runs every second Saturday. All lectures will take place at 0900 Pacific / 1200 Eastern / 1700 UK on Zoom. Following the chapters of the volume, each short lecture will run for thirty minutes and include a discussion period at the end. All are welcome to Read more

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New Transcription: Nine Partners Monthly Meeting, 1769 – 1779

We’ve updated our transcriptions page with a new upload: Nine Partners Monthly Meeting (Men), 1769 – 1779. Thank you to Swarthmore College Archives for providing images of the minute book, first scanned in 1950, and to Carman Foster and Randy Saylor, who transcribed the minutes. This minute book details the beginning of Nine Partners MM, first set off from Oblong MM by Purchase Quarterly in 1769. With this new inclusion, CFHA’s online transcriptions of Nine Partners MM now stretch from 1769 to 1811, with records of testimonies, Read more

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Register for the Second Lecture in CFHA’s Series, Quakerism in the Atlantic World, with Betsy Cazden

Join us Saturday, January 29th, for the second lecture in CFHA’s Quakerism in the Atlantic World series. Our speaker is Quaker scholar Betsy Cazden who will discuss her chapter, “‘Within the Bounds of their Circumstances:’ The Testimony of Inequality among Eighteenth-Century New England Friends.” The virtual series began Saturday, January 15th, and runs every second Saturday. All lectures will take place at 0900 Pacific / 1200 Eastern / 1700 UK on Zoom. Following the chapters of the volume, each short lecture will run for thirty Read more

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Lecture Series Registration and Update

Registration for CFHA’s lecture series, Quakerism in the Atlantic World, is now open. All are welcome to attend the lectures, and we encourage you to share this link with friends and colleagues who will find the series of interest. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cfha-lecture-series-quakerism-in-the-atlantic-world-tickets-241366051357 CFHA is dedicating this lecture series to Gordon Thompson in recognition of his enthusiasm for sharing Quaker history as a way to keep us connected during the pandemic. We rejoice in Gord’s tremendous contributions to CFHA. Always mentioning the great accomplishments and potential for CFHA, Read more

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Upcoming Lecture Series – Quakerism in the Atlantic World

Happy New Year! The Canadian Friends Historical Association is excited to announce our upcoming lecture series. Given the success of the keynote presentation at our last AGM by the authors of Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690-1830, we have invited each author back to share their findings in a series of ten online lectures. The virtual series begins Saturday, January 15th, and will run every second Saturday. All lectures will take place at 0900 Pacific / 1200 Eastern / 1700 UK on Zoom. Following the Read more

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Preserving History: FHL Provides CFHA with Digital Images of the Earliest Nine Partners Monthly Meeting Books (1769 – 1851).

Friends Historical Library (FHL) at Swarthmore College, PA, hosts one of the most extensive archives of early American Quaker meeting minute books and other documents to be found anywhere in North America. All books were photographed in 1950 by Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City and are of a very high quality. FHL and CFHA have worked collaboratively for many years to provide improved access to the content of certain minute books. Of particular interest to Canadian Friends and researchers are the minute books which Read more

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New Resource: Maps and Charts of Quaker Meetings in Upper Canada, NY, and PA

We’ve updated our Digital Archive with a new upload: Maps and Charts of Quaker Meetings in Canada, New York, and Pennsylvania. This resource includes a map and two charts from Arthur G. Dorland’s 1927 book, A History of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Canada. The map shows townships in Upper Canada where Friends settled, the first chart shows meetings established by the Society of Friends in Canada prior to the 1828 Hicksite-Orthodox schism, and the second chart lists meetings after the schism. This is a Read more

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