150 years ago, Calvin Township was the only majority-Black town in Michigan, and was the heart of a thriving Black community in Cass County. In 1849, the story goes, four brothers were freed from slavery, and given plots of land. This was a surprise to them. The land was chosen by their former ...

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As Black History Month winds down, we've come to the City of Brotherly Love—Philadelphia—to admire this stunning mural, 'Legacy,' painted by Josh Sarantitis and Eric Okdeh. Measuring nearly 10,000 square feet, the mural in Philadelphia's Central City District explores the work of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass to end slavery.

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History of Cross Stitch. Cross stitch and needlework can be found in the earliest history, as far back as sixth century BC. Needlework has existed as long as there has been cloth to work it on. Pieces of embroidery and needlework have been found preserved in ancient Egyptian tombs and in Medieval churches all over the world.

It has several restored historical buildings and a Quaker burial ground but the gem is its small museum, which contains many artefacts relating to local Quaker history. The Quaker museum is free to visit and its opening times are: All year: …

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Introduction. As early as 1688, the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, recorded their opposition to slavery in the form of a petition (see Germantown Friends' Antislavery Petition, 1688 in chapter 2). Nearly a century after the Quakers in Germantown had advocated abolition, Quakers meeting in Philadelphia crafted another antislavery petition, this time with 534 …

Champion of temperance, abolition, the rights of labor, and equal pay for equal work, Susan Brownell Anthony became one of the most visible leaders of the women's suffrage movement.Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she traveled around the country delivering speeches in favor of women's suffrage.. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820 in …

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It has several restored historical buildings and a Quaker burial ground but the gem is its small museum, which contains many artefacts relating to local Quaker history. The Quaker museum is free to visit and its opening times are: All year: Tues-Sat, 12-5pm. June to Sept, Sunday 2-6pm. Tel: 00 353 (0)59 862 3344.

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Tuck's Gift New Hampshire's Temple of History. The story of the creation of the New Hampshire Historical Society's 1911 landmark headquarters building and of its benefactor Edward Tuck.

Search other sources and study the history of Quakerism and its separations to help in locating records. Look in the FamilySearch Catalog using the keyword or subject search for Quakers. For an overview of Quaker history and record keeping use the following book: Our Quaker Ancestors: Finding Them in Quaker Records.

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Hannah was born in Stoughton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, 2 Jul 1769. She was the daughter of Edward Everett and Ruth Field. Hannah married Robert Whitcomb. Hannah lived in New York. 1804: Widowed: Death of Robert Whitcomb Sr.. 1811: Hannah married Eleazer Nichols, 4 Jul 1811.

Quaker Family History. Your Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) Family History board. This board set up for you do discover and discuss your quaker genealogy for Quaker Family History Society. 857 Posts 158 Topics Latest post by jinks in Irish Quakers Wills on Tuesday 18 January 22 05:16 GMT (UK) Travelling People

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The Quaker Lace rights, name and patterns were purchased by Lorraine Linens, which marketed their unique tablecloths and curtains until its own bankruptcy in 2007. The original manufacturing plant of Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia, was abandoned after the bankruptcy and eventually was destroyed by a devastating fire on September 19, 1994.

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Quaker woman's bonnet, 1850-1874. The eldest child of parents Isaac and Martha Pennock, Rebecca was born on January 6, 1794, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The Pennocks were Quakers whose faith shaped their …