Moments in Unitarian
Universalist History

Gorge UU Fellowship member Bonnie Withers digs into the archives of sung and unsung heroes of Unitarian Universalism in this series of weekly posts. New posts are shared via our newsletter.

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Out of the Flames

Out of the Flames

It was closing time at the National Library of Austria in Vienna and Dick and I were making a dash through the main passage toward the doors. I was unhappy to have to rush past several vitrines full of tantalizing books and manuscripts. But then I came to a stop at a large display case that, unlike the others, held only a single book. The label gave me chills.

Sarah Flower Adams

Sarah Flower Adams

Judith Sargent Murray

Judith Sargent Murray

Caroline Bartlett Crane

Caroline Bartlett Crane

Francis Barrier Williams

Francis Barrier Williams

Rev. Lewis McGee

Rev. Lewis McGee

The First Unitarian Martyr

The First Unitarian Martyr

Indian Boarding School

Indian Boarding School

Sophia Lyon Fahs

Sophia Lyon Fahs

Erasmus Otvinovius

Erasmus Otvinovius

Josiah Wedgewood of Wedgewood Pottery

Josiah Wedgewood of Wedgewood Pottery

What’s In a Name? The Baltimore Sermon

What’s In a Name? The Baltimore Sermon

The UUSC and the Sharps

The UUSC and the Sharps

Salvation For All

Salvation For All

William Johnson Fox

William Johnson Fox