Does the Community of Lily Dale Reconnect the Living and the Dead?

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Does the Community of Lily Dale Reconnect the Living and the Dead?

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Spiritualism is a 19th-century belief system that holds that the living can communicate with spirits of the dead through mediums. Learn about the community where spiritualism is famously practiced, Lily Dale, in this episode of BrainStuff.
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Does the Community of Lily Dale Reconnect the Living and the Dead?

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