I found this notice in my e-mail backlog. I thought I would pass it along.
Brown Bag on
Abner Kneeland,
the last man in
the country jailed
for
Blasphemy
Join us for a Brown Bag Lunch
on Thursday, May 30th
State Library of Massachusetts
Room 442, State House
12 until 1:30 PM
Bring your lunch and join us to hear Carla Charter, amateur historian, tell the story of Abner Kneeland. Kneeland, a Gardner native, was tried and jailed in Boston on the blasphemy charges in 1838. Learn about other aspects of his life as well, including his staunch views on abolition and women’s rights. Charter will speak about his connections to William Lloyd Garrison and Fanny White and will discuss the Iowa community Kneeland developed after his release from prison.
Ms. Charter has a keen interest in New England history. She has published three novels, including Across Lots, based on the murder in 1855 of Abner’s sisters in Gardner. She has currently begun work on a non-fiction book about the same topic.
You may also register by calling the Reference Department at 617-727-2590 or by e-mailing to Reference.Department@state.ma.us
Way to go Carla!
Now I have another book to read on my summer reading list!
Julie Farrell
PS from Pauly - For anyone who doesn't know Carla Chartier is from Phillispston, you all may remember her several years ago writing for the Athol News. Carla is also and advocate for special needs! Good work Carla!
Has Carla thought of giving a local performance at a local venue? Sounds like a very interesting topic. I wonder if Carla will touch on New Hampshire HB638 concerning the missing 13th Amendment to the Constitution that occurred around the same time. This Amendment kept members of the bar from participating in the Executive or Legislative branches of our Federal government. Congratulations Carla!!
ReplyDeleteThe 13th amendment outlawed slavery. It's not missing.
ReplyDeleteactually, there was a 13th amendment to the constitution that was called the nobility amendment and it was kind of for keeping the branches of government separate, seems it covered laws that were never enforced and it disappeared from the constitution and about 50 years later the thirteenth amendment that you refer to was enacted, you can google it and read on
ReplyDeleteYes, I am aware of that history. There is a conspiracy theory that it was somehow disregarded after ratification. Since it was never ratified, it was not an amendment. It would have been 13th, but it wasn't ratified. So the 13th is what we have, it abolished slavery, because Lincoln's proclamation was not law, just an executive order.
ReplyDeleteThe legislators that sponsored HB638 in the New Hampshire house would seem to differ with you Mark. We should all become familiar with this subject as there may be more to the story. I suggest reading about the subject at Templeton Times specifically,The Bait and Switch History of Fraud May edition and The Original Thirteenth Article for the Constitution from the April edition.
DeleteJeff - when will you return from Afghanistan?
ReplyDeleteI sure hope it is soon! We need you and devil dog will be happy to see you too. One more voice of truth and reason always helps our cause. Keeping the town on a even keel sure can be hard. Bev.
DeleteMy honest answer Mark is I do not know. I have a guesstimate time but that is all. I know one thing, I have right at 10,000 road miles of Afghanistan scenery in my book and that is enough as far as I am concerned. I have seen enough of southern Afghanistan. I will let you know as soon as my leather personnel carriers hit US soil.
DeletePortland Oregon rejected fluoridation 61%-39% in yesterdays referendum. Perhaps, it is not all propaganda.
ReplyDeleteKeep plugging pete. Only the Quiters lose. We don't quit and we are on the right side of the issues Templeton needs to have corrected. People will see what others have already seen. New Hampshire and Oregon have educated people also and are people thinking for themselves,mostlikly not like the click around here.I think the water department may be/is in a bit of a bind soon. I know Mr. Driscoll is.
ReplyDeleteDave, You would think that Mr.Driscoll would be smart enough to have checked out what he could legally do, before he jumped into the fire. There is always a paper trail, even in these days. I do not think people will be very happy when they figure out what a tangled mess the wind turbine really is. Like they say, "If you play with fire, you will get burned." Bev.
DeleteIn response to Mr. Smart "only the quilters lose" I would like to say that my wife was a quilter and we were blessed. Besides staying warm in the winter the exercise quilting gave her hands helped with her arthritis.
DeleteI think the spelling was a little off!
ReplyDeleteDrop the L and i'll stick to my phrase. He who has the will to win is never beat!
Only the will to Quit will beat you. If we see something wrong in our lifes,help those to correct it. Not to will make things worse. There are efforts by people in Templeton to make things much better and we need your help and input.
Thank you who support the issues we bring to light.
We are not quiters and never will be.
"Quitters" sorry
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