Comments on: Joseph Palmer: Perscuted For Wearing The Beard

By: RC

RC — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:54:45 +0000

That is something else I grew up in leominster and never knew this

By: LJ

LJ — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:23:48 +0000

There is a film about this. Believe it or not, it’s a drama which tells the story of this man:
Telephone Time (1948) -a early TV series-watch it on DVD!

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Islands Seen From Space (Links) — ty.rannosaur.us — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:06:58 +0000

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By: Joseph Palmer « Harry R. Schwartz

Joseph Palmer « Harry R. Schwartz — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:50:04 +0000

[...] this better blog’s post for an excellent telling of this wonderful story. Note in particular that his tombstone reads, [...]

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:01:23 +0000

Very well written. Genealogy is a hobby of mine, and wouldn’t you know it, Joseph Palmer my GGGG Uncle!! Their is a museum called Fruitlands in Harvard, MA that still has their actual home and furnishings from the time they decided to try the transdental living with the Alcotts, Thoreau, and Emerson. I have been to both the cemetary and the “museum”. I have a very similar photo of me standing next to Joseph’s gravestone. One thing I can say for sure, stubborness still runs in the family!!

By: Buddha Bear

Buddha Bear — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:00:50 +0000

He was probably safer in jail than on the streets of that town!

By: pedant

pedant — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:30:22 +0000

amen to that – “carried out of jail against his will” – is one of the funniest & most inspiring things i’ve heard in far too long! (raises flagon to Palmer)

By: Robert 'Bo' Harris

Robert 'Bo' Harris — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:25:35 +0000

Wow, what a great article. I was only mildly interested until I realized the length of the page was from comments. Anyways, I love how you took the entire history and condensed it so well. A great article Joe, Cheers from Middletown, CT.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:38:53 +0000

i love that it says “the beard” instead of “a beard”. that is rich!

By: James

James — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:11:08 +0000

We should form the National Association of the Advancement of Bearded Men (NAABM)! This guy is my hero, I also am bearded and proud!

By: Preston

Preston — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:24:32 +0000

LONG LIVE BIG FREAKIN BEARDS!!!!

By: Gary aka Buddha Bear

Gary aka Buddha Bear — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:55:46 +0000

I made a little thing (an Ode to Joseph Palmer) on my art program and placed it on my myspace with a link to this blog! I average about 10,000 hits per year on my MySpace site…. thanks for the information on this quiet hero!

By: Gary aka Buddha Bear

Gary aka Buddha Bear — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:58:37 +0000

Wow! This was new to me as I’ve never heard of such a thing happening before! Good God I hope this ideal doesn’t resurface it’s ugly head…I’ll end up in jail too…

By: Ed Boston

Ed Boston — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:22:21 +0000

The man is an inspiration. We are all individuals and unfortunately, for the most part, you would never notice. As a society, we still frown upon those who dare to show their “unique individuality” . How many times have you looked down at some one that was dressed in a gothic style or perhaps wore some type of clothing which reflected their religious beliefs? Livig so close, I may visit his grave and give him an appause.

By: Svalka

Svalka — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:26:35 +0000

Vive la résistance!