Quakers go back to mid-1600s England, when people questioned the church and wanted to explore different ways of practicing Christianity. George Fox emerged as a leader and encouraged people to be ...

"Vagabond Quakers: Northern Colonies" is set in the mid-1600s and reveals a period in early Colonial New England history that has been largely glossed over in our educational system. The book is ...

YORK, England, July 31 (UPI) -- Quakers have become the first mainstream religious denomination in England to sanction gay marriage, a human rights campaigner says. More than 1,600 Quakers meeting ...

These ideas sprang from the reform movements of the 1600s in England, when many individuals experienced religious transformations and broke away from the dominant Anglican Church.

The Trump administration is being sued by the Quakers due to the recent ICE raids on immigrants in the U.S. The lawsuit was filed against the Department of Homeland Security thanks to Trump’s ...

Based in Massachusetts, the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends — one of five Quaker groups suing the DHS — is the first formal association of Quakers in the world, according to the group ...

For those looking to find out about New England ancestors who came over on other ships during this period, the best source of information is the New England Historic Genealogical Society (a.k.a.

The early Quakers arrived in America seeking religious freedom from England in the 1600s, establishing Quaker Friends Meeting houses in South Jersey, Philadelphia and elsewhere in Pennsylvania and ...

Based in Massachusetts, the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends — one of five Quaker groups suing the DHS — is the first formal association of Quakers in the world, according to the group ...

Based in Massachusetts, the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends — one of five Quaker groups suing the DHS — is the first formal association of Quakers in the world, according to the group ...

Based in Massachusetts, the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends — one of five Quaker groups suing the DHS — is the first formal association of Quakers in the world, according to the group ...