The Hydesville Peddler

“Occupational portrait of a peddler, full-length, standing, facing front, with two bags held at his sides by a harness, neck brace visible between legs] Daguerreotype by Myers, between 1840 and 1860. https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2017/12/profiling-portraits-occupational-portraits-of-the-19th-century/” Amongst the issues that have arisen from  poor research, about the original events at Hydesville, together with the general acceptance of books writtenContinue reading “The Hydesville Peddler”

Hydesville March 31st 1848

The events at Hydesville are key to the start of Modern Spiritualism but are sadly so mis-reported over history  that the actual facts have been misrepresented and distorted. It was not the youngest sister who asked the Spirit to do as I do and there was no mention of Mr Splitfoot. It was the eldestContinue reading “Hydesville March 31st 1848”