Know thy Friend: Gerard Guiton

Know thy Friend: Gerard Guiton

Know thy Friend: Gerard Guiton Gerard Guiton Peter Jones, Tasmania Regional Meeting Gerry was born in Stockport (Greater Manchester) into an Irish family, his mother hailing from Co. Sligo and father from Cork city. After a mostly Catholic schooling, he completed...
QSA Notes: Introducing QSA’s vision for the future

QSA Notes: Introducing QSA’s vision for the future

QSA Notes: Introducing QSA’s vision for the future Fleur Bayley, Project Officer  This overview of QSA’s current activities, and details of its vision for the future is based on the presentation by Therese Douglas and Cressida Hall to the QSA session at Australian...
Silent Meeting

Silent Meeting

Silent Meeting Rosemary Longhurst, Western Australia Regional Meeting “Why meet in silence?” you ask,   The silence is. No more, no less. Allowing everyone, everything to be what they are, it breathes us.   “Well, that’s simple enough” you say, “but it seems...
Theophilus Pollard (1795-1872) –  a Quaker bigamist

Theophilus Pollard (1795-1872) – a Quaker bigamist

Theophilus Pollard (1795-1872) – a Quaker bigamist Liz Field, New South Wales Regional Meeting In a visit to the Friends section at Cornelian Bay cemetery the graves of Theophilus Henry Pollard, and his wife, Jane Dixon Pollard caught my eye, probably because of the...