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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Pre-Orders

tomrue 6 September 2026
The Hidden Woman (banner)

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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Where There's A Will...

tomrue 9 August 2026
HONESDALE, PA — August 8, 2026 — Wayne County Historical Society (WCHS) Executive Director Carol Dunn (left) and WCHS Archivist Sarah Swendson (right) met today with donor Tom Rue (center) for the signing of a deed of gift conveying a contemporaneous Register-certified copy of the 1813 Last Will and Testament of Delaware River pioneer Daniel Skinner Sr. Purchased by Rue on eBay to protect it from private collection loss, the 213-year-old manuscript is notable for its clear federal-era penmanship by county register Eliphalet Kellogg and its three-dimensional embossed seal. It will now be permanently preserved in the WCHS archives, making it accessible to researchers, the public, and members of the Skinner family. Ms. Swendsen shares in the video (below) that she herself is a direct lineal descendant of Daniel Skinner Sr., her 7G grandfather.

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