Quaker history
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 […]
Meetinghouse by Candlelight
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesArch Street Meeting House's annual winter program, Meetinghouse by Candlelight, returns this holiday season on Friday, December 1st, 2023! Step back into the 19th Century this winter at Arch Street Meeting House! On the First Friday of December, get into the holiday spirit with crafts, raffles, and light fare. Keep an eye for William Penn […]
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 […]