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
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
Held jointly by the CQHA/CRQS/QSRA, the Fox at 400 conference held this past June included the 2024 George Richardson Lecture. Historian Nigel Smith presented “Back to the Light: A Fresh Approach,” examining Quaker activity from its origins to the early 18th century. Past lectures are on Woodbrooke’s website, and those interested Read more
Join the Friends Historical Association in celebrating the 400th anniversary of George Fox’s birth with a focus on his contemporary, arguably the second most important leader in the early Quaker movement: William Penn. Events include an in-person tour of Pennsbury Manor on May 19 and a virtual lecture by J. William Read more
The Libraries and Quaker Studies at Haverford College is hosting a free Quaker history zoom panel on Wednesday, February 7th at 12:00pm EST. The way that we understand the history of the Society of Friends today is very different from the way that we understood it one hundred–or even ten–years Read more
“Assimilate or Be Exterminated” Presented by David Raymond (Mi’kmaw descendant) December 4, 2023, 7pm Eastern Time David Raymond, a Quaker from Ottawa, will be giving a talk titled “Assimilate or Be Exterminated” this coming Monday, December 4th. David used the CFHA transcription of the Genessee Yearly Meeting minutes and other Read more
Winnipeg Monthly Meeting is hosting an online religious education event open to everyone on the history of Quakers in Canada. The event will be facilitated by Elaine Bishop on Thursday, November 30th. Some quiz questions for an Introduction to the History of Quakers in Canada: Who were the earliest Quakers Read more
For the 400th anniversary of the birth of George Fox—credited with the establishment of The Religious Society of Friends also known as Quakers—the 2024 Joint Conference will be held in Lancaster in June, in the area at the epicentre of early Quakerism. The anniversary offers a valuable point for reflection Read more
