JournalJournalhttp://www.ncfhs.org/journal/2011-07-27T19:17:56ZSquarespaceWebsite changeshttp://www.ncfhs.org/journal/website-changes.htmlNC Friends Historical Society2011-04-11T17:32:01Z2011-04-11T17:32:01ZWelcome, visitors! Because we are currently in the midst of a website redesign, the blog (or "journal") seemed the place to clarify that some content is currently in transition. Just like we have yet to determine the best name for this area of our site, there could be additional aspects of our site which may need to change as well.

Thank you for your consideration as we grow through this exciting new process. We hope that overall you'll discover our new site's design to be enjoyable and easy to navigate. From a management perspective, it should be much easier to update, and therefore will be a more effective communication tool for NCFHS.

Please check back again soon. And thank you again for visiting ncfhs.org!

]]>Society Newslettershttp://www.ncfhs.org/journal/society-newsletters.htmlNC Friends Historical Society2011-02-15T18:59:00Z2011-02-15T18:59:00ZSociety Newsletters are sent to all members quarterly each year. The newsletters contain articles on topics of interest to members and provide timely notices of special events.

Below is an example of articles that have appeared in Recent Issues of the NCFHS Newsletter:

  • Allen House Site Has Marker (John and Rachel Stout log cabin in Alamance County)
  • Arcadia: Home of the Hobbs Family
  • Book Review:  Drinking Gourd of Guilford: A Story of Change, 1771-2005 (Hal Sieber) by Marietta Wright
  • Book Review: The Hornet's Nest by Jimmy Carter
  • Book Review: The Quakers in America by Thomas D. HammBook Review: Simon's Gold by Bobbie T. Teague
  • Care of Records: Our Historical Responsibility
  • Finding Your Ancestors: Part I, Getting Started
  • Finding Your Ancestors: Part II, Quaker Marriages
  • Finding Your Ancestors: Part III, Guilford College Archives
  • Friends Cemetery Committee (historic preservation)
  • Giving the Gift of History: Part I- Deciding to Donate
  • Giving the Gift of History: Part II- The Gift Agreement
  • Marker Honors Old Pee Dee Friends Meeting
  • The Meaning of L. D. W. (profile of Laura D. Worth, custodian of North Carolina Quaker records who abstracted them for William Wade Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy)
  • Memorial: Dorothy Irene Teague Pollet, 1921-2000
  • Memorial: George Conrad Parker, 1912-2005
  • Memorial: Hiram H. Hilty, 1913-2001
  • Memorial: Mary Edith Woody Hinshaw (1913-2005)
  • The Model Farm (19th century innovations in farming)
  • The Museum of Old Domestic Life (at Springfield Meeting)
  • News from the Friends Historical Collection (in each issue)
  • N. C. Friends Historical Society Creates Two Awards (honoring Herbert L.Poole and Seth and Mary Edith Hinshaw)
  • NCFHS Fund Established to Benefit Friends Historical Collection
  • North Carolina's Best Kept Secret (Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre)
  • Origins of the William Penn School, High Point, NC
  • Philip Hoggatt Family Reunion in July 2004
  • Quaker Profile: Yardley Warner
  • Quaker Profile: Theodore Edison Perkins: A Lifetime of Service
  • Quaker Profiles: Louvenia English and Nathan Hunt
  • Quaker Profile: Martha Elizabeth Blair
  • Quaker Profile: Sara Richardson Haworth
  • Quaker Profile: Tabitha Holton
  • Quaker Profiles: William and Amanda Buffington Richardson
  • The Sampson Huckleberry (about Quaker-born Norman Jennett, political cartoonist)

To join NCFHS and receive our newsletter, click here to download our membership form.

]]>Board Meetingshttp://www.ncfhs.org/journal/board-meetings.htmlNC Friends Historical Society2011-01-26T18:46:00Z2011-01-26T18:46:00ZBoard meetings are usually held at New Garden Meeting House, 801 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC  27410.

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]]>Annual Luncheon, November, 2010http://www.ncfhs.org/journal/2010/11/13/annual-luncheon-november-2010.htmlNC Friends Historical Society2010-11-13T06:11:00Z2010-11-13T06:11:00ZWhen: Saturday, November 13, 2010, in the Living Room at Friends Homes West, 6100 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro.  There will be a buffet luncheon served. Reservations for lunch are $12 and can be mailed to NCFHS, P. O. Box 8502, Greensboro, NC  27419-8502.  The speaker will be Frank Levering, of Levering Orchard, in Ararat, Virginia.  He will be speaking about the environmental legacy left him by his parents, Miriam and Sam Levering. Questions?  Call Lynne Gray at 336.232.4618.

]]>Example post - Eventshttp://www.ncfhs.org/journal/example-post-events.htmlNC Friends Historical Society2010-09-29T22:00:00Z2010-09-29T22:00:00ZWe have a link in the sidebar that points only to journal posts with the "events" category. This is an example of such a page.

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