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Spiritualism, Temperance, the Grange and More (Historians Podcast)

August 6, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, town historian Todd Langworthy on how Lily Dale in the Town of Pomfret in Western New York became a center for spiritualism. Pomfret also was the place where the Women’s Christian Temperance Union began and where the first farmers’ Grange was founded. And the town is home to the village of Fredonia and the SUNY College at Fredonia.

You can listen to the podcast here.

You can find more Historians podcasts and stories at bobcudmore.com.

For a full list of this week’s New York Almanack podcasts announcements click HERE. 

 

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