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Welcome to the Quaker Archives and Library of Canada's searchable Finding Aids for the Canadian Yearly Meeting Archives.
This collection consists of the records of
Canadian Yearly Meeting since reunification in 1955 and, prior to that, the records of Canada Yearly Meeting
(Conservative), Canada Yearly Meeting (Five Years Meeting), and Genesee Yearly Meeting
(Friends General Conference) with the exception of those records relating
to American meetings, in which case, researchers should consult the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College.
These materials include the historic records of the half-yearly, quarterly,
monthly, and preparative meetings from Prince Edward County, Niagara
and Norwich districts, Yarmouth Township in Elgin County,
Lobo Township in Middlesex County, Yonge Street and related
meetings north of Toronto as well as the records of newer meetings from across Canada.
There is also an extensive collection of photographs of places,
persons, and events, the personal papers of various Canadian
Quakers, including Arthur G. Dorland, John T. Dorland Jr. and Fred Haslam as well as ephemera from pottery to traditional Quaker
bonnets.
Researchers of the 20th century will find a rich source of materials related to the activities
of Friends, particularly as they relate to various Yearly Meeting committees: the Canadian Friends Service Committee, the Quaker Committee
on Native Concerns, the Camp Nee-Kau-Kis Committee, the Committee
on Jails and Justice, the Home Mission and Advancement Committee,
the Religious Education Committee, the Discipline Committee,
and the Foreign Missionary Board.
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