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In early 1926 Sinclair Lewis, a future Nobel laureate, came to Kansas City to gather material for his “preacher novel,” which became Elmer Gantry. He met local clergy including Leon Birkhead, minister at All Souls Unitarian Church.
January 14, 2015 | From MidAmerica Region Historical Vignettes -
Like other Unitarian churches founded during westward expansion, the one in Alton, Illinois was planted by New Englanders. The beginning was a series of meetings in the office of William Emerson, a physician and second cousin of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
By Victor Urbanowicz, Metro East UU Congregation, Glen Carbon, IL | January 13, 2015 | From MidAmerica Region Historical Vignettes -
In 1852, German-speaking immigrant freethinkers founded the Freie Gemeinde von Sauk County in Sauk City, Wisconsin, about 20 miles northwest of Madison. Freie Gemeinde means free community or free congregation.
By Victor Urbanowicz, Free Congregation of Sauk County, Sauk City, WI | January 12, 2015 | From MidAmerica Region Historical Vignettes