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Slavery, Abolition, and the American Revolution

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Maurice Jackson will speak about “Slavery, Abolition, and the American Revolution: Debates Rooted in Economics, Faith, Human Rights, and Foreign Policies” at Haddonfield Meeting on Monday, October 20 at 6:30 PM.   Dr. Maurice Jackson is the author of numerous books about African American history and Quakers and their Allies in the Abolitionist Cause, 1754-1808, which he co-authored with Susan Kozel. There will also be a brief presentation about the Lawnside-Haddonfield research on Quaker manumissions in the late 1800’s.

This program is a project of the Coalition on Slavery, Abolition and the American Revolution: Haddonfield Friends, the Historical Society of Haddonfield, Indian King Tavern and Museum, the Lawnside Historical Society, and The Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project.

To pre-register to participate in person or by zoom, use the link:  https://tinyurl.com/drmauricejackson

 

 

3rd Annual Quaker Day at Haddonfield Meeting

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Join Haddonfield Friends Meeting as we host this third annual Quaker Day, a celebration of peace and history at their historic meetinghouse and grounds.

Free activities for young and old include:  a petting zoo, graveyard tours, demonstration meetings for worship, children’s games, music, and much more!

Quaker Day is held in cooperation with (but is not directly connected to) the annual Haddonfield Skirmish taking place on the same day.

The Meetinghouse is located at 47 Friends Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ. This is a half mile walk from the Haddonfield PATCO station.

Third Annual Quaker Day at Haddonfield Friends Meeting

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Join Haddonfield Friends Meeting as we host this third annual Quaker Day, a celebration of peace and history at their historic meetinghouse and grounds. Free activities for young and old include:  a petting zoo, graveyard tours, demonstration meetings for worship, children’s games, music, and much more!

Quaker Day is held in cooperation with (but is not directly connected to) the annual Haddonfield Skirmish taking place on the same day.  The Meetinghouse is located at 47 Friends Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ. This is a half mile walk from the Haddonfield PATCO station.

Third Annual Quaker Day at Haddonfield Friends Meeting

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On Saturday, June 7, Haddonfield Friends Meeting will be hosting its third annual Quaker Day, a celebration of peace and history at their historic meetinghouse and grounds.

Free activities for young and old include:  a petting zoo, graveyard tours, demonstration meetings for worship, children’s games, music, and much more!  (Carrots can be purchased to feed the animals.)

Quaker Day is held in cooperation with (but is not directly connected to) the annual Haddonfield Skirmish taking place on the same day.

Join us from 9 Am to 3 PM at the Meetinghouse, 47 Friends Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ. This is a half mile walk from the Haddonfield PATCO station.

 

Manumissions Within the Compass Of Haddonfield Friends Meeting

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Join us in person or online.

In 1754, Friends decided to end slavery within the PYM community.   John Woolman of Mt Holly and others were appointed to labor with Quaker families “within the compass” of Haddonfield and other Meetings regarding the importance of releasing people of African heritage from bondage.   It took four decades until this vision of freedom finally became true.

Over the past year, a joint Lawnside-Haddonfield research team reviewed local manumission documents – releasing people of African heritage from bondage – and other materials to learn about the people named in these legal papers.  Please join us to hear Shamele Jordan, Linda Lotz, and Jayne Stokes report on their findings.

Join us for Worship 10:15 AM, Program: 11:25, followed by a potluck lunch.

Or, use Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87188319237?pwd=SUYvbjVWWU9GY1N4cklqMEZYZTZMZz09

Follow-up from Haddonfield Friends Meeting

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On Sunday morning, April 3rd, members of Haddonfield Friends Meeting gathered for a celebration focused on peace and healing. This came about with the confluence of two events at the end of last week: receiving a sapling from the historic Salem oak tree and finding several trees at the entry to our graveyard had been spray-painted with graffiti including two swastikas. [Read more…] about Follow-up from Haddonfield Friends Meeting

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