April 26, 2024
Tag: Mary Purnell
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The House of David
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The Israelite House of David is a Christian communal community founded in 1903 by Benjamin and Mary Purnell in Benton Harbor, Michigan. In its heyday it was an economic powerhouse with a famous barnstorming baseball team, an amusement park, and numerous commercial businesses.
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October 27, 2022 4 Comments
Postcard collectors have cards that remind them of other personal treasures. This is such a story. For 41 years a very special painting hung on the walls of a London flat. Then a few months ago a postcard was discovered in California that reminded the picture’s owner of the treasure he was forced to sell when he moved halfway around the world.