Category: Quakers
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Quaker Earl
The Quaker Meeting in Cornwall, NY I generated the audio from an earlier post. Just to see how well it works. Probably could benefit from some finessing. Any helpful criticism is very appreciated.
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New List of Posts
Here is a synopsis of all the posts. I was thinking I hadn’t done enough until I saw how many were here.
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American History
Part of “The Clove” follows the Earl Brothers, Ben and Richard, traveling to Ulster County to purchase millstones. They journey through the New Paltz area and witness vast, fertile farmlands owned by the descendants of the founding Huguenots, worked by hundreds of enslaved people. In 1790, New Paltz, 77 slaveholders…
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Just Friends
When I started working on The Clove I had no idea that I would be visiting my family’s Quaker roots to the extent that I have. Part of the book deals with a cross-country journey taken by my 5X GGrandfather Ben Earl and his brother Richard. The trip will take…