The Brass Check in the Digital Age: Upton Sinclair’s Media Critique and the Crisis of Modern Journalism

tomrue 10 September 2026

Pictured above, left to right, Mary Craig Sinclair and Upton Sinclair, photo taken in 1914 in Bermuda, taken around the time that Adelaide M. Branch was present in Hamilton, Bermuda, with the Sinclairs.

By Tom Rue | The Adelaide Branch / Mary Douglas Biography Project

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tomrue 6 September 2026
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Offering a preview of what to look forward to in the publication of this reconstruction of Adelaide Branch's full life, from her birth in Hartwick, NY, in 1873 until she died in 1948 in Manhattan, content on this website is shared to whet public interest.

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October 27, 2026 - Historical Lecture on "the Monticello incident" of 1913 and the princpals involved, Sullivan Lodge #521, F&AM, Liberty, New York (by invitation).

August 29, 2026 - Tabletop display at the birthplace and childhood home of Adelaide M. Branch in 1873, as part of Hartwick Heritage Day in concert with Hartwick Historical Society (by invitation).