Yount, David.
Summary: Shows how the Quakers shaped the basic distinctive features of American life from the days of the founders and the colonies through the Revolution and up to the civil rights movement; also points out how Quaker values like freedom, equality, straightforwardness, and spirituality can be seen in modern day peace advocates.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.673 YOUTidholm, Thomas
Summary: "Ida, Max and Jack go to the creek one winter's day. They play on an ice floe then find themselves floating away-all the way to the polar ice, with just a box, a branch and some sandwiches ... They find an old hut, meet penguins, see extraordinary things and, after testing their resources in this dramatic land of ice and snow, come home safe at the end of the day"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Synopsis: An illuminating collection of work by members of the Religious Society of Friends. Covering nearly three centuries of religious development, this comprehensive anthology brings together writings from prominent Friends that illustrate the development of Quakerism, show the nature of Quaker spiritual life, discuss Quaker contributions to European and American civilization, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 289.609 HAMBrayshaw, A Neave
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1953
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Rel BrayshawMyers, Albert Cook
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1969
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3748 MyersGoodbody, Olive C.
Summary: The pyramidal meeting structure so characteristic of the Quaker Church was established in Ireland following George Fox's visit there in 1669. In this elegant volume, published originally by the Irish Manuscripts Commission, Mrs. Goodbody lays out the history and organization of the Quaker Church in Ireland and then proceeds to describe the various kinds of records that were kept so meticulously...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1999
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: REF GEN 929.341 GoodbodyHinshaw, William Wade
Contents: v. 1. North Carolina. -- v. 2. Pennsylvania and New Jersey. -- v. 3. New York /special compiler for this volume, John Cox, Jr. -- v. 4-5. Ohio / Harlow Lindley, collaborator and historian for Ohio.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1991
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3 HIN v2Gulley, Philip.
Summary: Filled with a cast of lovable, quirky characters, punctuated with simple wonders, the everyday truths found in this book offer much needed clarity to our own befuddled world. No matter where you live, no matter what your season, come along for the journey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help GulleyHinshaw, William Wade
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1999
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3 HINWest, Jessamyn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Buccaneer Books 1976
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WESGulley, Philip.
Summary: "Philip Gulley invites us into a bracing encounter with the rich truths of Quakerism-- a centuries-old spiritual tradition that provides not only a foundation of faith but also vision for making the world more just, loving, and peacable by or presence. In Living the Quaker Way, Gulley shows how Quaker values provide real solutions to many of our most pressing contemorary challenges. We not only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Rel GulleyMorton, Sunny Jane
Summary: Records created by the major Christian denominations before 1900 in the United States are an underutilized resource for family historians. In these records, you may find ancestors' births, maiden or married names, marriage details, death, family relationships, other residences, and even immigrants' overseas birthplaces. You may uncover information about ancestors who have been unnamed in other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 2019