I recently sort of met a Brewster cousin, Luke Anderson. He is 13 generations removed from William and Mary Brewster making us very long-distance cousins. He posted photos on Facebook of his recent trip along the trail taken by Elder William and Mary Brewster. He got into places I was unable to see on my research trip along that same trail. With his permission, I am posting a couple of his photos, along with the […]
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Good Friday
“Quiet in the earth a drop of water came, and the little seed spoke: “Sequoia is my name.” — William Stafford It is Holy Week 2023. What I write today – Tuesday – will be delivered to your inbox on Good Friday. The verse above I found in a Tuesday Holy Week reflection by Diana Butler Bass in her newsletter “The Cottage.” I commend it for your own Good Friday Reflection. The term “Good Friday” is […]
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What Did Mary Brewster Wear?
What did Mary Brewster and her family wear? To celebrate the release of Mary Brewster’s Love Life, I thought you might enjoy learning a bit about how people of her class and time period dressed. The Brewster family clothes most likely resembled those of other common folks; they had to be sturdy and practical. The most common material for clothing was wool, which people spun into yarn. First, they sorted the wool, then carded, or […]
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Health Benefits of Forgiveness
We’re in the season of Lent, a great time to reflect on the value of forgiveness. Aside from having been instructed to forgive one another, it turns out there are health benefits of forgiveness. My historical fiction about Mary Brewster is ready to introduce to the world, which is keeping me busy. Heads up – watch your e-mail box for a link to where you can get a special introductory pre-book launch special deal next […]
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Mary Brewster’s Love Life
I knew little about this remarkable woman until I started researching the Brewsters and their role in the Mayflower story for Mayflower Chronicles: The Tale of Two Cultures. She has been largely ignored by those who have researched in great detail the life of her more famous husband, Elder William Brewster. Toward the end of the second decade of the 17th century, he and other exiled English Separatists living in the more tolerant Netherlands, made the daring […]
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