~ THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS ~
~ OR QUAKERS ~
New Garden Meeting House, 1869. Original watercolor by John B. Collins.
[Digital image by the Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College,
Greensboro, NC. Those wishing to use this image for web sites or other
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Guilford Area Quaker History
from the History of Guilford County, North Carolina,
by the Guilford County Bicentennial Commission
Excerpts from Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy
Foreword, Introduction, Abbreviations,
and the introductory paragraphs for Guilford County meetings, and associated meetings nearby;
reading these sections is essential to understanding the Hinshaw abstracts
Friends Historical Collection at Guilford College
North Carolina Friends Historical Society
New Garden Friends Meeting, Greensboro
First Friends Meeting, Greensboro
(first called Greensboro Monthly Meeting)
Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Snow Camp, NC
Monthly Meetings in North America: A Quaker Index
The Religious Society of Friends
Cane Creek, founded 1751 in Old Orange County, was the "mother" of New Garden, Centre, Spring, Deep River, Rocky River, Holly Spring, and Edward Hill meetings, and it gave initial permission for Back Creek Meeting.
many Guilford Quakers were involved in this effort;
there are more links on the "African Ancestry" page of this website, if you are interested
Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad page by Guilford College
wagon for transporting slaves, at Mendenhall Plantation
Guilford County North Carolina USGenWeb
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