William Branham was one of several “faith healers” of the era who copied John Alexander Dowie’s confidence scheme of convincing unsuspecting victims that newspaper reporters affirmed his supernatural claims and abilities. Branham frequently told how newspapers in multiple countries published articles about healings, signs in the heavens, and more. Like Dowie, Branham never dreamed that we would one day be able to digitally search those records.
Before internet sites such as newspapers.com and newspaperarchive.com existed, Branham cult leaders were able to suppress questions about these claims to both religious leaders and cult followers by claiming that the 1937 flood in Jeffersonville destroyed all records. Surprisingly, all records did survive, and were later put onto microfiche. During the process of collecting my research, the records were made available on internet sites, and anyone wishing to see for themselves can easily search without the tedious work of reading microfiche.
You can view the highlights of these findings in the overview section of william-branham.org. The overview is a 39-part docuseries entitled “The Message” covering the history of the research and ultimately the history of william-branham.org.
The Documentary Series: https://william-branham.org/site/video/overview
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