History
The Quaker City: A Walking Tour of Old City
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesParticipate in Arch Street Meeting House’s brand new walking tour of Quaker sites in Old City, Philadelphia! The tour begins with a brief exploration of the historic burial grounds at ASMH before continuing on a walking tour of important Quaker sites throughout the neighborhood. This is not just your run-of-the-mill famous Founding Fathers’ tour! It […]
The Quaker City: A Walking Tour of Old City
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesParticipate in Arch Street Meeting House’s brand new walking tour of Quaker sites in Old City, Philadelphia! The tour begins with a brief exploration of the historic burial grounds at ASMH before continuing on a walking tour of important Quaker sites throughout the neighborhood. This is not just your run-of-the-mill famous Founding Fathers’ tour! It […]
Towards a Quaker History of LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Gay Rights
Zoom PAJoin the Friends Historical Association for its 2023 Annual Members Meeting and Lecture on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT on Zoom. This year’s lecture is “Towards a Quaker History of LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Gay Rights” by Brian Blackmore. Registration is required. Learn more and register here. Many Friends are aware of […]
250th Anniversary of the Crosswicks Meeting House
Crosswicks Friends Meeting 15 Front Street, CrosswicksCome join us for an afternoon of celebration as we mark the semiquincentennial of the Crosswicks Friends Meeting House, which was built beginning in 1773. We'll have music, exhibits, presentations, a visit by John Woolman himself (who was married in our previous meeting house in 1749), and a big birthday cake! This event is co-sponsored […]
1738 Wedding Reenactment
Sadsbury Friends Meeting 1089 Simmontown Rd, Gap, PA, United StatesThe first event of Sadsbury Friends Meeting's 300th anniversary. Join Sadsbury Friends for a reenactment of the first wedding under the care of Sadsbury Monthly Meeting in 1738. Snow date - January 20
Pamela Moore | Anthony Benezet: 18th-Century Philadelphia Quaker Abolitionist
Zoom PAThe Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Arch Street Friends) welcomes fellow PYM F/friends to participate in its virtual Adult Education Series on Zoom. About the Lecture & Speaker Anthony Benezet was a French-born American Quaker active in Philadelphia in the 18th century. An influential voice for abolition in the U.S. and Britain during that […]
Abolition Women: The Sisters Who Turned the World Upside Down
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesSarah & Angelina Grimke are sisters, Quakers, and above all else, abolitionists. Join them in 1836 as they prepare for their landmark tour to speak out against slavery and discrimination. Arch Street Meeting House (ASMH) and the Betsy Ross House (BRH) have collaborated on this exciting new first-person interpretive program! Together, ASMH and BRH staff have created the […]
John Woolman: An Early Quaker Abolitionist
Haddonfield Friends Meeting 47 Friends Avenue, HaddonfieldCharles Bruder, Director of the Woolman Memorial, will share stories from the life of John Woolman, who was an 18th century Quaker, a man of peace and disciple of Christ. He identified slavery as the major issue of his day and provided an example of non-participation: he refused to write wills, bills of sale, or […]
339 MANUMISSIONS AND BEYOND PROJECT
Haddonfield Friends Meeting 47 Friends Avenue, HaddonfieldAvis Wanda McClinton and Kitty Taylor Mizuno will talk about the 339 Project. Pennsylvania was the first colony/state to implement gradual manumission of all enslaved African people. Between 1765-1790, Quakers living in the greater Philadelphia area released – manumitted – 413 enslaved Africans; these manumission documents are preserved by Haverford College. In 2020 a new […]
The Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project
Haddonfield Friends Meeting 47 Friends Avenue, HaddonfieldOur speakers will be: C. Adrienne Rhodes, Co-Founder and Executive Editor of PRESERVE: Narratives from Historic Haddonfield’s African-American Community; and Dr. Dyann Waugh, featured in the inaugural PRESERVE edition. She previously attended Haddonfield Meeting. Worship is 10-11 AM, and the program will start about 11:15 AM. This project was created to educate the general population and […]
The Radical Empathy of Anthony Benezet
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesThe acknowledged father of the transatlantic movement to abolish slavery, Anthony Benezet used the persecution he had suffered to inform his perspective on "others." He became a champion of not only African Americans, but of women, indigenous people, disadvantaged humans, and also animals. Join us at Arch Street Meeting House as Vance Lehmkuhl of the American […]
The Quaker City: A Walking Tour of Old City
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesThis isn't your run-of-the-mill Founding Fathers' tour! Perfect for Friends or visitors seeking a different side of Philly history, this walking tour highlights important Quaker sites in Old City. The tour starts at Arch Street Meeting House, then continues to the Betsy Ross House, and on to Welcome Park, the site of William Penn's […]
The Quaker City: A Walking Tour of Old City
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesThis isn’t your run-of-the-mill Founding Fathers’ tour! Perfect for Friends or visitors seeking a different side of Philly history, this walking tour highlights important Quaker sites in Old City. The tour starts at Arch Street Meeting House, then continues to the Betsy Ross House, and on to Welcome Park, the site of William Penn’s first […]
The Quaker City: A Walking Tour of Old City
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesThis isn’t your run-of-the-mill Founding Fathers’ tour! Perfect for Friends or visitors seeking a different side of Philly history, this walking tour highlights important Quaker sites in Old City. The tour starts at Arch Street Meeting House, then continues to the Betsy Ross House, and on to Welcome Park, the site of William Penn’s first […]
The Quaker City: A Walking Tour of Old City
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesThis isn’t your run-of-the-mill Founding Fathers’ tour! Perfect for Friends or visitors seeking a different side of Philly history, this walking tour highlights important Quaker sites in Old City. The tour starts at Arch Street Meeting House, then continues to the Betsy Ross House, and on to Welcome Park, the site of William Penn’s first […]
Red, White, & Blue To-Do!
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United States +1 moreArch Street Meeting House is joining Philadelphia’s Historic District to celebrate the first annual Red, White, & Blue To-Do, a commemorative day of “pomp and parade,” as declared by John Adams in 1776, to encourage visitors to celebrate independence in the place where it all began! On Tuesday, July 2nd, America’s most historic square mile […]