The Society of Friends, or Quakers, as they were often called, were not the same as the Puritans, the Amish, the Mennonites, or the Shakers. The Quakers had a distinct history of their own. Their belief in peace and quietness, simple words, and their refusal to participate in military service not only clashed with the aforementioned groups, but put them on the receiving end of persecutions and scorn by public officials, friends, neighbors, and acquaintance. Records are rife with imprisonments, fines, and the costs they paid for their beliefs. 

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An intriguing power-point presentation of the beginning of Quakerism in England, its early movement into America, and its early beliefs, practices, and lifestyle, especially in regard to the Virginia Quakers, a long-forgotten and often misunderstood smaller sect. 

 

The presentation can be tailored to genealogy groups with references regarding resource and reserach material, or it can be about Quakers and their legacy in the colonies. The latter choice would be ideal for history, reading, and writing groups.