Topic: History

Susan B. Anthony: The 19th Amendment, the Silver Dollar, and So Much More

Location: The Lingonberry Every February 15 is Susan B. Anthony Day, a chance to celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony and women’s suffrage in the United States. Let’s learn more about this wonderful woman, who numbers among our Unitarian ancestors! Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for January/February is the Decorah OWL (Our Whole Lives) … Continue reading Susan B. Anthony: The 19th Amendment, the Silver Dollar, and So Much More

The History and Memory of Holocaust Perpetrators

NOTE: Due to high Covid numbers, this service will now be Zoom only. In observation of International Holocaust Memorial Day, Anna Peterson, Associate Professor of History at Luther College, will speak about how “ordinary” people participated in the murder of Jews and how this scholarship has led to important developments in the public portrayals and … Continue reading The History and Memory of Holocaust Perpetrators

Exploring U.S. Independence through Children’s Books

Decorah UU member Anne Glenn-White will explore the history of our country, particularly its independence and early history, by sharing relevant children’s books. Karen Esterl, service leader. Download Bulletin LIVESTREAMED VIA ZOOM: See Zoom Details for Sunday Services Share-the-Plate – Our plate recipient for July-August is Sunflower Child Development Center. To donate to the plate recipient, you … Continue reading Exploring U.S. Independence through Children’s Books

Cooking in Other Women’s Kitchens: Enslaved Cooks in the Antebellum South

Kelly Sharp is an assistant professor of Africana Studies and history at Luther College.She is a specialist on African American and cultural history with a particular emphasis on slavery and material culture in the nineteenth-century US South. Her book, Provisioning Charleston: Food, Race and Labor in the Antebellum South Carolina Lowcountry, is being published by … Continue reading Cooking in Other Women’s Kitchens: Enslaved Cooks in the Antebellum South

Celebrating UU Women in History

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March is Women’s History Month. Let’s celebrate by exploring the lives of some of our Unitarian Universalist foremothers, many of whom have had a significant impact not only on our faith but on our world. Service Leader: Karen Esterl

Black History of Unitarian Universalism: We Shape Our Faith Together

NOTE: Rescheduled from Feb 24! And – don’t forget to Spring Forward for Daylight Savings Time! In February, Americans say the names and retell the stories of African Americans whose achievements and contributions helped to shape us as a nation.  When we investigate unfamiliar corners of our shared past, we learn more about who we … Continue reading Black History of Unitarian Universalism: We Shape Our Faith Together

Community Ministry Sunday

Service Leader: Karen Esterl Unitarian Universalists celebrate Community Ministry Sunday on the first Sunday in February. The date honors four naval chaplains of different faiths who worked together to save lives and sacrificed their own in 1943 as the SS Dorchester went down under Nazi fire. This service is an opportunity to support the work … Continue reading Community Ministry Sunday

How the Universalists and Unitarians Invented Christmas

Service Leader: Karen Esterl  Greeter: Harvey Benson Did you know the early Pilgrims discouraged observing Christmas and that Universalists were among the first Christians in the United States to encourage celebrating it? Did you know that Unitarians were responsible for bring the Christmas tree tradition to our country? Come listen to a dramatic reading of “How … Continue reading How the Universalists and Unitarians Invented Christmas