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<\/a><\/p>\nNew Garden Meeting House, 1869. Original watercolor by John B. Collins. Guilford Area Quaker History<\/a> Excerpts from Hinshaw’s Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy<\/a> Quaker Dates<\/a><\/p>\n OTHER RESEARCH RESOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\n MEETINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n Quaker Meetings<\/a> in the area, from Hinshaw<\/p>\n New Garden Friends Meeting<\/a>, Greensboro<\/p>\n Centre Friends Meeting<\/a>, Greensboro<\/p>\n Dover Friends Meeting<\/span> — Greensboro; laid down (discontinued)<\/p>\n First Friends Meeting<\/a>, Greensboro — first called Greensboro Friends Meeting<\/p>\n Deep River Friends Meeting<\/a>, High Point<\/p>\n Springfield Friends Meeting<\/a>, High Point<\/p>\n Cane Creek Monthly Meeting<\/a>, Snow Camp, Chatham County, NC Hopewell Friends Meeting<\/span> (no website currently) – 2244 Hopewell Friends Rd, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC 27205; (336) 629-0641 Monthly Meetings in North America: A Quaker Index<\/a><\/p>\n The Religious Society of Friends<\/a><\/p>\n Cyndi’s List ~ Quaker<\/a><\/p>\n The Old Discipline, from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1806<\/a> – explains some old terminology and requirements<\/p>\n UNDERGROUND RAILROAD<\/strong><\/p>\n Many Guilford Quakers were involved in this effort.<\/p>\n “Guilford [College]\u2019s campus is noted as an historical site where famed abolitionist Levi Coffin, a New Garden Quaker who grew up on the land that would become part of the boarding school a decade later, began his Underground Railroad activities. Escaped slaves came to the woods of New Garden and were aided in their flight to freedom in the North by Quakers in the New Garden community. Guilford is one of very few college campuses listed by the United States Department of the Interior as a National Historic District.” wagon for transporting slaves<\/a>, at Mendenhall Plantation<\/p>\n Levi & Catharine Coffin<\/a> of Guilford County, NC, & Richmond, Indiana<\/p>\n National Underground Railroad Freedom Center<\/a> — in Cincinnati, Ohio<\/p>\n Underground Railroad<\/a> page on Wikipedia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ~ THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS,\u00a0OR 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 … Continue reading
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\nfrom the History of Guilford County, North Carolina,
\nby the Guilford County Bicentennial Commission<\/p>\n
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\nForeword, Introduction, Abbreviations, and the introductory paragraphs for
\nGuilford County meetings, and associated meetings nearby.
\n***Reading these sections is essential to understanding the Hinshaw abstracts!<\/p>\n
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\nCane 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.<\/p>\n
\nFacebook page for Hopewell<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nQuaker Heritage History page on Guilford College’s website<\/a><\/p>\n