Our History

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Friends Meeting of Washington was incorporated in 1930, but it arose from over a century of other Quaker activity in the Washington DC area. 


Please join us for a

Book Publication Celebration
May 16, 11:45 a.m.
Friends Meeting of Washington Assembly Room.  
 
Writers, editors, artists, book designers and makers of history will gather to talk about chapters of these books.  Join us at FMW as we fete two companion histories. To see a summary of each book double click on the name of each book using the links provided:

Seeking the Sense of the Meeting: A History of Friends Meeting of Washington 1972-1992
Anniversary Essays:  Celebrating 75 Years at Friends Meeting of Washington.

Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

 
 

Several publications are available in the FMW Office to people interested in our history: 

  • Friends Meeting of Washington - Background and Origin
  • History of the Third and Fourth Decades of Friends Meeting of Washington, 1952-1972