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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Friday, 28 August 2020

J F Rutherford's first book (revisited)

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Many years ago I did an article on J F Rutherford’s first book. It can be found reprinted on this blog if you use the search terms “J ...
Wednesday, 12 August 2020

1. Bible House Introduction

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Long time researcher and correspondent, Bernhard, has produced a complete book on the Bible House of Allegheny, the first custom built headq...

2. Bible House Location

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Bible House, the headquarters of Zion’s Watch Tower and later the Watch Tower Society, no longer exists. It was swept away in redevelopment ...

3. Bible House Description

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The building frontage at 610 Arch Street was 13 meters wide, and the depth of the building was 18 meters. In the 1920s the frontage was...

4. Bible House Aftermath

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After Bible House was finally sold it was used for a variety of purposes and the old chapel was hired out for various groups. But in 1929 ...
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5. Bible House - The End

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As the years went by the area containing the old Bible House became run down, and an ambitious plan was mooted in the early 1960s to redev...
Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Spot the person

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I am very grateful to Bernhard who has sent the two photographs below, one from the Indianapolis convention of 1907, and the other from the ...
Monday, 3 August 2020

The Search for S D Rogers

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There are some people in history for whom we have little background. Like the Bible character Melchizedeck (although of lesser reputation) w...
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Friday, 17 July 2020

Emma Russell

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Emma Russell was the younger sister of Maria Frances Ackley, who married CTR. About a year after Maria’s wedding, Emma married CTR’s f...
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CTR's Passport Application

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CTR's passport application for 1903 states that he is 5 foot 10.5 inches tall (generally reduced to 5.10 in subsequent applications), ...

Photodrama Business Card

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Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Thomas Hickey - Early Bible Student

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The 1922 Cedar Point, Ohio, convention of the IBSA is a remembered historical event for several reasons. But a little known one that can n...
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Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Another JFR snapshot

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A snapshot of J F Rutherford on the Great Pyramid taken in late 1920. The visit was filmed but the results not issued until the Kinemo ...
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Tuesday, 30 June 2020

A JFR Snapshot

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J F Rutherford in a candid snapshot taken at a convention in 1922. Note that the license plate number looks like 144,000. With gratefu...
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Friday, 26 June 2020

Joseph Smith's Family Tragedy

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Guest post by Bernhard Joseph Firth Smith was one of the seven original directors, when the Watch Tower Society was incorporated in ...
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