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February 5, 1812. Happy 213th wedding anniversary!!  On 5 February 1812, Ann Hasseltine married Adoniram Judson, Jr.  “Ann was radiant in a new white satin scoop bonnet, and Adoniram wore his familiar black velvet suit and shoes with large silver buckles. They exchanged solemn vows and enjoyed the company of a crowd of friends and […]

January 26, 1825. Birthday of Maria Elizabeth Butterworth Judson. Third Judson Child. Two hundred years ago on January 26, 1825, Ann Judson gave birth to her third child while her husband, Adoniram, was imprisoned in Aungbinle, Mandalay, Burma. (Their first baby was a stillborn boy born (June, 1813) during the voyage from India to Burma

January 19, 1921. Happy 104th birthday to Judson Baptist Church in Belle, West Virginia. This was a planned church start that began after a two week revival in the winter of 1921. Congratulations to the congregation and Pastor Charlie Bolen. See entry 1921-Present.

January 11, 1931. Happy Birthday number 94 to the Judson Memorial Baptist Church, Lansing, Michigan, organized on January 11, 1931. Those were hard days of the depression but the congregation has had a life of ministry for 94 years!! Congratulations. (See Entry 1931-Present for a full report.)

October 15, 2024. We welcome the 8th institution of higher learning that has been named for Ann and/or Adoniram Judson. On October 15, 2024, the trustees of Southeastern Seminary voted to change the name of their undergraduate division to Judson College. The forerunners of this name in higher education are: a. Judson College, Marion, Alabama.

November 7, 2024. Save the date: August 9th 2025. This will be the dedication date for the Judson Home in Malden, MA. A foundation made up of Burmese Christians has purchased this historic home and will open it to the public next August. The structure is now being renovated and will honor the Baptist missionary

September 22, 2024. Congratulations to Lori Brock who passed the oral exams for her PhD from Faulkner University. The degree will be awarded in June, 2025. Her dissertation is entitled, “Let us do much for Christ,” Ann Judson’s Unique Contributions to the Baptist Mission in Burma. Good job, Dr. Lori Brock!!

August 9, 2024. Today, we celebrate the 236th birthday of Adoniram Judson, Jr. We are grateful for his mother, Abigail, and his father, Adoniram, Sr., for raising this child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

July 2, 2024. I learned recently of a residence related to the University of Oregon in the 1940s and 50s called the Ann Judson House. I cannot find it and am asking for your help. Was it a denominationally related housing project for Christian students? Sorority? Named by donor?1108jbc@gmail.com