Back to Work on "The Religionist"

After a long break that was only partially a break as my research has been ongoing, I'm getting back to work on The Religionist.

I have enjoyed two tours of the Bishop's home, Brownella Cottage since my last check-in here. As my interest in this project began with a Halloween night tour of Brownella about three years ago, the recent tours re-awakened my desire to proceed with and complete this project.

I'm not ready to share the details just yet, but will be popping in to complete my time lines for this site before I move too far ahead with the bulk of The Religionist.

Thank you for visiting The Religionist. Feel free to leave a comment if you feel inspired to do so. Laure

Why The Religionist?

This past week, I have been thinking a lot about this project, The Religionist, and also about the Religionist himself, Bishop William Montgomery Brown.

I visited William and Ella Brown's grave-site in Galion, Ohio to pay my respects earlier in the week. I also drove by their home, Brownella Cottage and sat in my car beside the house for a few moments, wondering if my project here even makes sense. (The cottage does not open up for tours until June this year, if you are interested in visiting the cottage check the Galion Historical Society's website for more information.)

Back-Ground Information

My interest in the Bishop began a few years ago, while taking a Halloween night tour of Brownella. I had never really heard much about this interesting man before that night. The tour was wonderful, the costumed guides were enthralling, and I left with a need for more information.

I have rarely stopped reading about the Bishop and researching his life since that time. Sure, I take occasional breaks, but I cannot stop just yet because I was so moved by the story of this man who was born into desperate circumstances and grew up into, well, so much more than his upbringing indicated he would have become.

Disorganized - Not Good

The problem I was running into was an organizing problem, I had so many notes about the Bishop in my One Note program, they were starting to simply not make any sense. That's when I decided to start this site and use it, temporarily at least, as a way to organize my notes about William Montgomery Brown's life into a time-line.

I broke his life into periods that make sense - at least in my mind - and I am slowly but surely adding information to the time-line.

My Plea and Invitation

If you are browsing around the site and see anything amiss, such as a missing citation or data that simply looks wrong, please, drop me a note or leave a comment. I would not want to misquote information or step on anyone else's work regarding the Bishop.

Thank you for visiting The Religionist. Feel free to leave a comment if you feel inspired to do so. Laure

1877-1883 Brown Time-Line Page Ready... Again

The 1877-1883 page, showing the time-line for William Montgomery Brown's early adult and college years is ready, but one bit of information has been removed pending clarification of my notes. You can visit the page by either clicking the link at the side of the page or by clicking here.

Thank you for visiting The Religionist. Feel free to leave a comment if you feel inspired to do so. Laure

1870-1877 William Montgomery Brown Page Ready

The page with the time-line covering William Montgomery Brown's late teen and early adult years - from late 1870 until 1877 - is ready. You can visit the page by clicking on the 1870-1877 link on the right side of the page or by clicking here. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or anything you would like to add.

Thank you for visiting The Religionist. Feel free to leave a comment if you feel inspired to do so. Laure

William Brown's Life from 1855-1870: The First Fifteen Years

The basic time-line covering the years from Wiliam Brown's birth, through the years when he was bound out into servitude, until age 15 is complete. If you would like to check it out, the tab to go to that page is over on the right side of this page.

If you have any problems with the page or would like more information about any particular detail found there, please leave a comment or fill out the contact form on this site.

Thank you for visiting The Religionist. Feel free to leave a comment if you feel inspired to do so. Laure

Updating Site

While the time-line information has not beed added yet, I would like to direct your attention to the time-line tabs on the right side of the page.

Breaking this interesting man's life into a time-line will, or should, make it easier to find information quickly.

Check back often as a lot of new information (well, new to the site) is coming.




Thank you for visiting The Religionist. Feel free to leave a comment if you feel inspired to do so. Laure

My Heresy: The Autobiography of an Idea

I don't want to get out of order on this blog, as far as time-lining Bishop Brown's life story, but I haven't posted anything in a long time and want to let everyone know I am still working on this project. I am currently reading Bishop Brown's book, My Heresy: The Autobiography of an Idea. It's interesting to read the Bishop's thoughts, written in his own words.

I picked it up on Amazon for a great price. The condition is a little - well - not great - but the content is intact. My advice - if you are picking up a copy from Amazon, make sure you check the seller's content description closely. I posted an image of the book cover above since Amazon did not have a cover image available.

It's an fascinating read, written by the Bishop in a friendly, conversational tone, with a lot of personal insight and an introduction to a new way of looking at things, at least for me.

Thank you for visiting The Religionist. Feel free to leave a comment if you feel inspired to do so. Laure