[Magdalen] Magdalen archaeology and lore--FYI

[Clarissa Canning]

To everyone on Pub , Michael & I were invited to pub by the late Susan
Hutchinson a colleague . We may be the youngest , & less intellectual ,
lived the Clery life , we have appreciated the prayers & getting know
people via print .  Thank you .

On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 12:07 AM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Marveling at the years that have gone by and glad to see people posting...
> it's late more soon! peace and love
> Lynn
>
> On Aug 9, 2022, at 1:36 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, I don't remember deliberately leaving anywhere, but simply being
> carried along to the Pub whenever that was.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On Tue, 9 Aug 2022 at 11:03, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
>
> > I think I stuck with Anglican at American.edu for the entire time, until we
> > were kicked out by American.edu.  I noticed that that forum was
> diminished
> > when so many dear friends departed, first for St. Bede's, then
> Magdalen.  I
> > was thrilled when I finally made the transition, and found my "family"
> > almost completely here!
> >
> > Ann
> >
> > The Rev. Ann Markle
> > Buffalo, NY
> > ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 3:32 PM Marion Thompson <
> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I have some memory of the Compass Rose Pub aka Magdalen in formation.  I
> >> could be wrong, having been simply carried this way and that on the
> >> currents of change. So long as everyone was still out there I don't
> > think I
> >> thought much about the hows and whys of it.  Which is absolutely not
> > meant
> >> to be ungrateful!  I have met wonderful people, some electronically and
> >> some face to face, and I wouldn't trade that for the world.  My life has
> >> been much richer for this group by whatever name since the earlier 90's.
> >>
> >> Marion, a pilgrim
> >>
> >> On Mon, 8 Aug 2022 at 15:21, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Bless all of these dear people
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 8:47 PM Brian Reid <brian at reid.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> In case anyone cares, some "where did Magdalen come from, and when?"
> >>>> information.
> >>>>
> >>>> The Magdalen email community was created in April 2002 by Molly Wolf,
> >>>> Gillian Barr, Mary Jane Anderson, and Jim Handsfield. It ran on a
> >>>> dedicated server computer that was purchased by Molly Wolf. The
> > server
> >>>> was registered at Roger Stokes' home in England. All of the tech and
> >>>> legal work was done by Brian Reid, but he was intentionally not part
> > of
> >>>> the Magdalen management because he couldn't be seen as taking sides
> > in
> >>>> the ongoing disputes about Anglican mailing list communities.
> >>>>
> >>>> The magdalen at herberthouse.org mailing list was launched on 8 April
> >> 2002
> >>>> and announced on 10 April 2002. When Mary Jane died, Molly got drawn
> >>>> into personal issues, and Gillian into professional issues (and then
> >>>> seminary and ordination), Jim and Brian ran it. Mostly Jim. When
> > Jim's
> >>>> wife Marcy developed a terrible and terminal illness, Brian took it
> >> over
> >>>> and has been the list administrator ever since. The server moved from
> >>>> the care of Roger Stokes in England into Brian's data center space in
> >>>> California once the chief antagonist died (no one except that person
> >>>> really cared where the server was or who ran it).
> >>>>
> >>>> Many people contributed significant labor to Magdalen, especially
> > Peter
> >>>> Owen.  And maybe some folks I can't remember because they contributed
> >>>> while I needed to be invisible (before our antagonist died).
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm pretty sure I am the originator of the term "pub" for it, but
> > 2002
> >>>> is a long time ago and my memory isn't what it used to be.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
> >>> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
> >>> land of Egypt.
> >>> Leviticus 19:34
> >>>
> >>
> >
>