History and stuff

The history of the 19th century Bible Student movement, with occasional more recent developments among those who stayed with the Watch Tower Society. A place for historians who love this subject. Not a place for polemics or for debating beliefs; simply history written as neutrally as possible. Enjoy! Some reprinted pieces first appeared on: truthhistory.blogspot.com

History and stuff

The history of the 19th century Bible Student movement, with occasional more recent developments among those who stayed with the Watch Tower Society. A place for historians who love this subject. Not a place for polemics or for debating beliefs; simply history written as neutrally as possible. Enjoy! Some reprinted pieces first appeared on: truthhistory.blogspot.com

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Tuesday, 4 November 2025

The National Labor Tribune and CTR's funeral

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The National Labor Tribune , published in Pittsburgh, was a supporter of the ministry of CTR from at least 1905, when they started publishin...
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Monday, 20 October 2025

The Photodrama in Hawaii

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 From the Honolulu Advertiser, February 1, 1914.
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Thursday, 2 October 2025

Consolation in Australia

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In November 1938 the Branch headquarters of the Watch Tower Society in Australia received a telegram from J F Rutherford, president of the W...
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Tuesday, 23 September 2025

The Pepworth Poem

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  An interesting curiosity in Watchtower collecting is a small volume published in the early 1920s called The Coming of the Kingdom.   It wa...
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Saturday, 6 September 2025

Margaretta

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Margaretta Russell Land, to give her the usual full married name was the natural sister of Charles Taze Russell, two years his junior. As su...
Thursday, 21 August 2025

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (2)

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With apologies to The Sound of Music. The title of this series has the appendage 2, because it has been used before – for a series of arti...

Maria 1 - Maria Russell and Millennial Dawn

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On March 14, 1938, The Tampa Bay Times (Florida) carried the obituary of Maria Frances (Ackley) Russell, the wife of CTR, who had outlived ...
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