Search Results for: Spiritualism

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	"Sermons, No. II- How To Change Your Heart" 1835 L01.001 Charles Grandison Finney was one of the greatest evangelical preachers in an era of religious revivals.
	Communication with the Spirit of his dead daughter Jane Elizabeth Pierce Feb 12, 1851 L02.142 Dexter Pierce's daughter Jane died in May, 1855. Ten months later, he went to a spiritualist to communicate with her. The spiritualist, Mrs. W.R. Hayden (Maria Trenholm Hayden), wrote out in a letter the exchange she claimed to have had with his daughter.
	"Revival in Pittsfield" article from the Franklin Herald newspaper Oct 30, 1821 L05.051 Revival meetings were held in many towns with the aim of bringing people into the church.
	"Lyman Street, Lake Pleasant, Mass." c. 1910 M.81 The Spiritualists who came to Lake Pleasant were but one group of Americans in the 19th century seeking to re-connect with nature through camping and other outdoor pursuits.
	Gospel Meeting Tent 1907 1996.12.2618 The gospel meetings of the early 20th century sought to meet the religious needs of the common man.
	Meeting Hall c. 1940 1996.12.2762 Spiritualism emerged in the 1860s and attracted many adherents, including the thousands of Spiritualists who flocked to the campground at Lake Pleasant in Massachusetts every summer to attend concerts, lectures, and seances.
	Lake Pleasant Founders c. 1880 1996.12.2763 The founders of the Lake Pleasant Spiritualist camp ground in Montague, Massachusetts, subscribed to what were for the time radical ideas such as full equality between men and women and the possibility of contacting the spiritual realm through seances and mediums.
	Lake Pleasant Cottage c. 1886 1996.12.2968 Tents gave way to small cottages like this one as the Spiritualist community who camped at Lake Pleasant in Montague, Massachusetts, improved their campsites and erected meeting halls and pavilions.
	The Bridge, Lake Pleasant, Mass. 1906 1997.08.01.0070 Like many other Americans in this period, the Spiritualists who spent their summers at Lake Pleasant wished to immerse themselves in natural surroundings.
	Lake Pleasant 1997.08.01.0071 The Spiritualists who came to Lake Pleasant were but one group of Americans in the 19th century seeking to re-connect with nature through camping and other outdoor pursuits.

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