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Happened to me to.  You need to add an "r" to "nyhistoy" in the link.  It'll
get you there.

Alan Messmer
News Researcher
The Christian Science Monitor
One Norway St.
Boston, MA  02115

http://www.csmonitor.com


> ----------
> From:         Henry, Michelle
> Reply To:     A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State
> history.
> Sent:         Thursday, July 5, 2001 10:42 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Communal and Utopian Societies
>
> I received an error message when I try to open the table you included in
> your message.  There were several utopian communities in Chautauqua
> County, including the "Brotherhood of New Life" or "Harris Community" in
> Brocton; also "Harmonia" in the town of Harmony.  I think Jack Ericson,
> Archivist at Reed Library, SUNY- Fredonia, would be a good source of
> information for those communities.  He can be reached at 716/673-3183 or
> Reed Library, SUNY-Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063.
>
> Michelle Henry
> Chautauqua County Historian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rachel Rubin [ mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 2:23 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Communal and Utopian Societies
>
>
> Dear History ListServe Members:
>
> I am writing to ask for any suggestions or corrections on a work in
> progress.
>
> My task at hand is to construct a table that lists all of the Communal and
> Utopian Societies that have existed in New York State. I realize that it
> may not be feasible to list them all, (one of my sources directly states
> that a complete and accurate list would be impossible to construct) but my
> goal is to gather as much information as possible and to include all of
> the larger, more well-known communities, along with as many of the
> smaller, less-significant ones as I can find.
>
> I am recording the movement associated with the community, the location,
> years active, and a brief description, along with the name of the
> community.
>
> I have been using these sources to compile my list:
>
> Fogarty, Robert S. Dictionary of American Communal and Utopian History
> Miller, Timothy. The Quest for Utopias in 20th Century America
> Miller, Timothy. The 60s Communes: Hippies and Beyond.
>
> Find the draft of the table at http://www.nyhistoy.net/~enys/tables/ (file
> name Utopia.htm). Obviously much of the information is incomplete,
> especially beginning in the mid 1960s. Comments and constructive
> criticisms are greatly appreciated. I am also looking for other reliable
> sources. Thank you for you help.
>
> Rachel Rubin
> Assistant Researcher
> The Encyclopedia of New York State
> (518) 474-7411
>
>

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