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Comment on Carriage history collaboration: An Interview with Thomas A. Kinney by Charlotte Morganti

Charlotte Morganti — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:16:04 +0000

Nice interview, Claire! Imagine that you had pictures which filled a gap for the historian – how cool!

Comment on A brief history of the Palatinate by Claire Gebben

Claire Gebben — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:35:30 +0000

Thanks! I don’t recall coming across such a book, but I’ll keep my eyes open and let you know if I do.

Comment on A brief history of the Palatinate by Samuel Everett

Samuel Everett — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:00:07 +0000

Hello Clairegebben,
Very interesting, I am looking for a good nonfiction book to learn about kings and queens of the past. A brief history and maybe with time line for the different countries. Thanx!
I’ll be back to read more next time

Comment on A brief history of the Palatinate by Claire Gebben

Claire Gebben — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:51:30 +0000

True. A common thread is how both regions (Siciliy and the Palatinate) were “occupied” by invading forces consistently since Greek and Roman times. In the Palatinate, I visited both Celtic ruins (around Limburg Abbey) and Roman ruins (an old wine-making center), but those pre-dated the timeline of this post, so I didn’t include them.

Comment on A brief history of the Palatinate by Joe Ponepinto

Joe Ponepinto — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:50:24 +0000

Sounds a little like my ancestral home (half of it, that is). Sicily has been involved in just about as many wars and conquests as the Palatinate. Interesting blog post!

Comment on A good tome on religion in America by Claire Gebben

Claire Gebben — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:23:18 +0000

Yay! Thanks, Charlotte!

Comment on A good tome on religion in America by Charlotte Morganti

Charlotte Morganti — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:03:20 +0000

I couldn’t find a “general” comment section to post this note – so I’m plugging it in here. I nominated Harm’s Way for the 7×7 blog award: http://wp.me/pG7N3-aj
ciao!

Comment on A good tome on religion in America by Claire Gebben

Claire Gebben — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:21:22 +0000

Good question! The book gives a brief glimpse of Ann Lee’s beliefs. At Biography.com, it says she was “the unlettered daughter of a blacksmith who was probably named Lees.” All Religion in American Life reports is that she was a cook and washerwoman who decided the “path to salvation” began with celibacy (after all four of her children died as infants). “Eventually, Lee joined a band of Quakers whose chosen mode of worship involved whirling and trembling, or ‘shaking off their sins.’ And so it was that they came to be known as Shakers.” Women held equal status with men in the communities, a rare rare thing in those days. Lee’s following only numbered around 5,000 believers.

Comment on A good tome on religion in America by Charlotte Morganti

Charlotte Morganti — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:06:57 +0000

Interesting title for that book – “a short history” of religion seems to be an impossible accomplishment! The number of Miller’s followers is even more impressive when you realize that was well before any kind of easy mass communication. I’ve often wondered how Shakers acquired that nickname – does the book say?

Comment on Is 2012 the end of the line? by A good tome on religion in America | Harm's Way: A Blacksmith's Journey

A good tome on religion in America | Harm's Way: A Blacksmith's Journey — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:57:03 +0000

[...] Visionaries.” For example, William Miller’s numerology (mentioned in an earlier post: Is 2012 the end of the line?) led him to calculate the return of the Lord would occur in 1843. “[Miller's] views reached a [...]