NEWSLETTER

CANADIAN FRIENDS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION c/o Pick n og liege, 16945 Bay\i ew Avenue. ewmarket, Ontario L3Y 4X2

Autumn 2004

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Dear f/Friends , Greetings ofthc Season [0 cach ofy()u from tl e CFHA executivc. It i.' thc time for communications, but thi year it feel: n\1 .re important than ever to maintain our community of cLuing and sharing as \ve ~ nse the w rId 's g1' at need ', ILJp us to keep buoyant with loving spirits in trying tim es, wlien th spirit of Peace is surely tested , and our tempers tried. May \ve work in the Light (l nd not have it sputTer am in a smokey fo~ ! fay \i e k ep OUt· sense oflove to

guide us through til shoals that loom ahead. Our physica l and spirit ua l worlds are indeed correlated ,.. symbiotic, and \ t: nee i 0 have clear vision for the fu turc. Mixed metaphors. but that is the way it seem s today! he Jimen ions tangle, we try to order them, or at least use tbem for some good, StiLl, we are thankful for all that has been accompli shed, and for al [ the support that has been given , and now look to the future wi th fruth , \: hat more can we say? ,., Thanks to you all. This eVil le tter has touched OIl 'vvork 0 do , Vvo rk underway, and a\varcness of those ,.....ho have left us. but leave thei r legaci s of 'en ire. I fee l th1 . more keenl . fo r those lost this year were all known to me, a part of my lif in significant \\ays. I am aware that many of you do not know

these p ople, and that is wh the I ife stories must not be lost. Yet each of you has your gifts to add, and the combination can be \ onderfu l. E 'en the historic fi cti ~11 lays an undcfstanding of ideas, ideal s, and time:; when othCi'S \.Vere challenged. Ti n e flipE' the calendar I ag s as it breezes by. J feel the pressure to do what I can NOW! Some of you are volunteering to hel p. and that is importa nt in the coming year. Continue to support and be part of the CFHA company. We need one anot h 'r!

And yes, Happy ew Year! In friendshi , Jane Za vit7-B nd

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QUAKERS CELEBRATE 350 YEARS in IRELAND ]654-2004 Th Quaker Community threw open its doors to the public on October 24,2004 to mark the l50th anniversary of its establishn cnt in u·e land. An Open Day is being held at fo m Dublin Quaker meeting houses and in Drogbeda. County Louth. Organiser of the events, Philip Jacob, said the Open Days are a perfec opp m unity for people to tind out about Quaker beliefs. He said Quakers are a denominCltion of the ChristiaJl cln reh. recogn·sl.d in Javv' Rnd in the Constitution. Quakers differ from other faith s in that [heir orm of worship is qu iet, \.>,ri thout clergy or priests. In totaL there are around 1,500 [ollv.'-ter . of the t~li th in Ireland. He added that though small in nurnber, Quakers have n ade their mark on Irish society, ~e1ti g up some of the country's most famous companies - Bewleys' Cafe, PY111S. Goodbodies, Jacobs' Biscuits, and Lamb's Jams.

QUAKERS & WORLD WAR II 'Canada ' s War in Colour' . a doc um 'ntary crated from letters, diarif's and original movie footage. will be sho 'n in a l-pEl11 ~ 'ries at Spm on January 11th, 18t!. and 25 tl1 , 2005. A short segment of Gordon K ilh's ' 6mm ~'d c nt TIl vic. aken in China while vvorking with the Friends Am bul ance Unit (FA U) in WWlL has been transf rred to ideo and will be included. This footage \vill be backed by a readi ng fro m a letter written from China by a team member. We arc excited about thi s opportunity to sh<!re his tory. Put the.'e dates on YOt r calendar!

REI.lEF & RECONSTRUCTION Susan 1 rmstrong-Re id and Dr David MUITuy, rese rehel'S in the Depal' m~l1t of f-k lory a the University of Juelpb are rking f n [h Reliet and Reconstruc(jon project· that Canadians un ertook with Ul\IRRA after WJl. Canadian Friends ervic Committ<::e was a participant. along with American and British Quakers, It is a most in portant egm nt 0[ 20th century history. n le largest number of Canad ian wef~ in the China team. Susan reported that Peter I3rock (honorary chairperson of CFTlA), v. ho was the head-of.·team in Poland from 1947-49, was one of her history professors a t Universit. of Toronto. A small world - delightfully so at times.

fera l of these worker can srill be interviewed ' many have papers in the CYM Archives. Peter Brock sent copies of Peggy Han-ison's lettcr~ from Poland to the Archi" just last year.. when her family shared them aft r her death. They are similar to letters Paul Zavitz wrote the last year the team was permitted to st"'y in Poland.

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR ' CB ' and News Setvices ar coveril g Jeremy Hinzman's Imm igration and Refugee Board hearing. Having left the US Mililary, he has sought refugee status in Canada as a conscientious obj ctor to war in Imq. This is a furlher chapter in the book of Friends Peace testimony still being writt n. Jeremy and his famil: ' ba re bee 1 befriended by Canadian Quakers. After en! isting and experiencing the horrors of\; ar in Afghanistan, he de lared bis concern to be a non­combatant CO. When denied thi s status he came to Canada. If refugee sta1us is denied, he risks death or 25 year imprisonm ot under US Mil itary tribenal.

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QUAKER BlJRYfNG GROUND, Athens Ontario Than $ to RoseMae Harkness. In respolls to Harold Doan' s concern to YM Trustees, Ros Mae and Peter lbrkness

travelled along Hwy #42 just outs i e Athens, Ontario, in October 2004, to discover the present state of the old Quaker burying grolmd. The sign, "Quaker Cemetery 1800-1879", and the largish metal silhouette of a horse and b Iggy on the hillock made it easy to find. This site is listed as lot 11 concession 8, Yonge Township, on the Province of O. tmio's list ofahandoncd cemeteries in the Region of Ea tem Ontario, and is presently surrounded b Herb Scott's farm. RoscMae & Peter fou nd that the b~J I'Y 'ng ground had been mo rcd and cared for this year by Karen Cook, a local res' dent, con 'crned t"> ~ontin ue the \\ ork done previously by Dianne Chevier who rehahilitated and maintai ned the overgrov/n cemetery until no longer able to do so . The town had no money to p ut into me intellance so volunteers took on the work. RoseMae and Peter Harkness expressed apprec iation 011 hehalf of the trustees of CYM to Karen and Richard Cook for (he work on the cemetelY an tt .:ir interest in its history.

Karen and Richard Cook. and other local rcsidenls, have also taken an interest in the early history of their town. It ,vas f unu d hy J shua Bates. a Friend. At vario us time:), the community \-vas called Batesville. and Farmersville: - its current name, Atl1ens, came later. Stephen GrelleL travelinn in the mini .~tr. isited there in 1805. Ro:eMae & Peter al so discovered that. Kmen has be 11 in t luch \\ith Jane Zavitz fl.t the CY tI. Archives, who sent information. The Separat ions, as well as other factors. had impacted on the community, and today no Friends live in Athens . . k my residents are descendants of Fri ends; but they have joined other churches - an oft-repeated story on th is continent.

Interest in th\.il' histor is aroused. and a local Heritag , 0 ie ty has been formed, but it is wi hout financial resources to do mud. -he United Empire Loyalisls Association has supported work on the UEL Cem t ry, to th SOUll ortm. n. They arc prepa red to help Karen to dderminc the extent of the cernetery, as sh has fund more stones on the e Iges v.. hich could he early markers or simply pasture stones. I'h work on the UEL Cemetery has made it a lovely spot. It is fe nced and well maintained.

The CYM Tflls t e.', and we add, the C -rIA may have a role here to support in some manner the work on the Athens Fri [ • Cemetery. Hay Bay and oOler sites where meetings no longer exist are sprinkled across Canada. lit ma.inly in Ontario. Readers of previous Nevvslettrrs wii! remember a no ic,-, a out Karen Cook's inquiries. to which Ro .. eMae's report of the Harkness' visi t adds inJi rmation. (FHA add i lS appreciati n to all who undertook this work over the past several ears . This is a rigbt place for CFHA to be invoived, with making the site bettcr known and in providing some appropriate assistance as the w rk goes forward. Are there Quaker sites, buildings, c met ries. or locati ons in your vicinity vvhich you, our CH -IA members, can check on and tell us more abOlH')

MEMORIALS

NORWOOD VAIL TI t death f orw( od Vai l was repOlied last summer. He visited CYM in 19.55 to request support for the NY YM rchi I s and hel ped I' see how important our Archivl:s are. He is also a cousin oftllis ext nded Quaker clan! ' he circles xpand and interlink.

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) OROTI-IY Aeoo, ALO TA Y _OR The death of Dorothy MacDonald Taylor in Spring 2004 rerr inc\ed me of meting her at the fuUl ding 0 New Bruns,vick MM in the early 1980s. She was th widow of Wilson MacDonald whose YRlC YEA.1T{ book of poen s was given to the Dorland Collection. The 'eptember lines \ ere made renl in art of the season painted in the leaves and sky of our da. in U bri ge! Her lamily had a relreat call d "Bread anJ Roses" where both body and spirit were nurtur d, and wh re earl) /-\t!antic Gatherings of Friends were held.

WIN IFRED A\VM,\CK of Victoria, B ,died on Augns1 23 ,1004, a member of Victoria 1'v1ceti g, and of CFHA fr 1 1t, earl~ dJy~ . fn 199J,Win authored h r experiences in a Be Japanese Internment Camp during \\1 iVU teaching and living with l.h s f, lk \.vho became her li fclong friends. Tashme - A .Japol7c.-·e Relocation Centre, 19-12- 19..J6 was her gift to the CYM Library Collection. The Documentary made of her story and the reunion with some of her students has been aired on eBC and TVO.Her husband. Joe, and their five children hm1e made peace and service part of heir Ii le e;, . O ur sympathy goes out to them. Our s::1dness is lightened by joy and thanKsgi ving t()[ her fu ll "nd gen rous life. W in shared he ' faith in action where\'er she was, and made li fe . eem brighter for llh se arouTId her.

EDITH ADAMSO .( 1913-2004) also f\ iCioria, died in August 2004. She cared for her famiiy lind as they were grown, gav~ increasing yea's of s rv ice 10 suppOlt ing Friends' Peace Test imony and related , t cial j lstice issues aLter j ining Otta\ a eeti ng i.n the 1960s. .:-dith "vas ali rarian within the Fl'dcral GOVl.:!rl li elll, including \NOrK in lhe er arlment of Indian Affairs. She was equipped to ' speak t ruth io r wer' from training and e"Vperi cnce, and following 1 adingc; ofthc spirit into practical act ion fOi the presen t. The hi story of Conscience Canada grew uut of Jcrrilynn Prior's P ace Tax casc, taken by Thomas Berger to the Supreme Court of OUlad' . Although lost, the case brought the concern for taxr:s pai to the mil itary into greater focus, This is also Edith's story, as ..he wrote many of the Newsletters to ke p Canadians info! ned on tire status oflhe Peace Tax issue , and encouraged others to consider th if pat1. The CY M Archives holds thF's _, nod related papers. After retirement in 1977, Edith Adamson gave herself fu lly to making the world a better pl8ce. We are tl ankful for her faithfu lness. I er nergy, nd hope ve may ea h seek and tind the right way for us to serve. At CYM, Twa') surprised how fe people knew h r, or about h r work. We are a wide country - spaced far apart. And t ime hecame a divider. She had not been active in CYM for the last decade, and man) have become active in that interval. The stories of such friends must not be lost.

QUAKER TIES - PAST & PRESENT Jan Zavitz-Bond had a isit \\ ith Caroline (Palmer) Bailey. greal-granddaughter of

David & Caroline (Zavitz) llt!er, HI. Brattk boro. Vermont, where the family has an organic farm and raise Suffolk Punch lorses. They are cousins of the Za ritz-Laing clan in Sparta ON, who do the same!

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When Jacks n and Caroli ne Railey wer working in Japan with the international student program from Earlham C llege, Ih y live at Friends 11ternationallfouse in Tokyo, while Anna Brinton and Esther Rhodes were th re . he Bailey ' made regular trips over to Japan, spent time in several areas, and have knowledg.:- of the families of the Japanese Quakers with whom Gurney and Elizabeth Binford spent many years . em· li ne and her four cbi ldren, took 'a sentimental journey' to all the places they had lived in Japan last N vember and shared the journey with me, via a photo-album and story. A regular column in the Canadian Friend, "Letters from Japan", tells this story - a nice ' f)nnection \ \ lth the 1 OOth anniversary celebration of the CF 1905-2005.

BOOKS to read fornj oYlllent j ll Lht: Winter Un 's ahead ... The VOYA G F:URS, an historic nc . I by Margaret F lphinstone. published in 2003, by McArthur and Co. of Toronto . is a gripping sto ry fo r \ int r reading. A lth ugh fie l inn, it portrays Quakers in Scotland and quickly moves to Canada ::lnd th . War of 1812-1 4 period . A mystery, and well told tale, presumably basecl on aj oumal found in an attic , unfolds vvith prose that pictures the peopJe and the pJac s 1\)1- the re:1ue ·S. WelJ .. researched with sUPI rt from some F/frifncts, it allo\·vs others to sec .Friends' faith and practice II rough Q writer who bas done her homework and been inspi red to make the fi ction uance h 11 re (·ur mind's eye .. spinn ing the yarn und then wea· 'ing it before us. S ,veral hm'c read thi and iMependently bave recommended it to us. Yes, we have flction in the orland Col ection, lly and about Qua1.ers, nd n w we add this ','olume, Margaret EJphinstor e is an a comp ished no elist, whos" nevY creation will add to her a claim. (Try your local library_ or Quak~~r Book Ser ice in Ottawa has it in stoel .)

The selection of Tommy DO llglas h CBl li:teJL rs as the most significant Canadian in our hi.story shares our co 1cer 1S for the hf'3lth safet et for all people in 'anada. Tom McLeod. a member of CFHA, \vro e a biography of Tommy Douglas and presented a copy before he rdired and oved to Be. We can)' such li es stiU as he was re arch· ng: the llnpacl of cC'rtain Friends upon the social history of the prairies. and the West. McLeod, Thomas & -feLeod,l1n. Tommy Douglas: The Road to Jerusalem. Hurtig Publishers, 1987.

NORWICH MUSEUM & ARCH iVES Norwich Museum & Archives has a cw Curator & Director, Kerrie Gill , who has ties to a local ~ua er amily_ If you have never betn ih ,fe, you wir be s rrprised by the exhibits. If you have; a return visit show, update acti vi ty_ alld is worth it! The Museum site con ioues to be developed.

PLEASE SE D US YOUR NEWS _ NO RES ARCH SO OTHERS MAY ADD TO YOUR WORK.

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COMING EV]~NTS in 2005:

Feb 2005 Quaker History Celebrated for Heritage Da,y - February 19,2005 In celebra tion of Hcri!age Day, Heritage NcvvTnarket Advisory Committee and the Newmark t HistoriClI . oeiety present actor David Mon is in a dramatic portrayal of Newmarket's Quaker fi under, Timothy Rogers. on SaturJay, February 19, 200') from I to 4 pm at the Old TOWIl Hall, 460 Botsford Street, Newmarket. Admission i free. for m ore information, call (905) 953··5314.

May 2005 Ontario Genealogical Society Seminar, "Cross Border Heritage", May 27-29, 2005 The OGS Sel 111M wilt lake place at The Clery International Centre, 201 Rivers .· d~ D rive W' Sl (a fev.'! blocks west of Ou lIette Avenue on the riverfront between he Ambas"cdor Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel), Windsor, Ontario. For further infonnation contact - OGS S .minar 2005, Box 443, Sarnia, ON N7T 712 / pho e (5 19) 542-3554 / email <into@ogsseminar.org>.

June 2005 Annual Church Sen-Ie, U. bridge Meetinghouse. Quake' Hill, June 12th 2005. A ll welcom .

Aug 2005 The 200th anniversary of the fo unding of Uxhridge will be celebrated in 2005. re w ill be spe ial c\ ents and displays at the U. bridge-·Scott Museum &

Archives in s mm r 2005 . Invitations are ext nded to all and especially to desc ndants of original settlers. August Til 2005 ·· Attend the 200th Anniversary of U/ bridge, with form al events, parade in the Town ([ Uxbridge and displa .. at the Museum. August 13th 2005 - Descendants' Day with Friends Meeting for Worship at Uxbridge Meetingh LISP on Quaker Hill, followed by some background ommentary, Lund~ . and fJi splays at the Museum. Plan to come. Welcome

re ardless of lineage!

Aug 2005 Canadian Yearly Me ~ting will be held at Camrose, Alberta (near Edmonton), on August 13tb-20th 2005.

:)ept 2005 CFHA A r UAL MEE ITNG , Newmarket, Saturda , September 17,2005. Corne! Celebrate ! 100 years ofth . anadian Friend and 50 years of are-united Canadian Yearly M cring.

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