1843: Professor Enoch Bowen, an occultist and archaeologist from Providence, Rhode Island, excavates the crypt of Nephren-Ka. ("The Haunter of the Dark," Lovecraft)

1844: May Professor Enoch Bowen ceases his excavations of Nephren-Ka's tomb upon finding the Shining Trapezohedron, and returns to Providence. Once there, he founds the Church of Starry Wisdom. ("The Haunter of the Dark," Lovecraft)

1846: Disappearances begin in Providence that rumors link to the Starry Wisdom Church. ("The Haunter of the Dark," Lovecraft)

1863: At this point, the Starry Wisdom Cult in Providence had over 200 members. Presumably, Dr. Raymond Flagg had taken over the cult by this time, following Bowen's death. ("The Haunter of the Dark," Lovecraft; Keeper's Compendium, Herber et al (G))

1868: The Reverend Samuel Shadrach Solomon Akeley, father of Abednego Akeley, dies. Abednego succeeds him as reverend, but begins preaching the doctrines of the Starry Wisdom cult to his flock after travels through southern New England. ("Documents in the Case of Elizabeth Akeley," Lupoff)

1871: Abednego Akeley dies, leaving behind a son, Henry Wentworth Akeley, conceived hours before his death. Abednego's congregation moves to Providence. ("Documents in the Case of Elizabeth Akeley," Lupoff)

1877: May The Starry Wisdom cult in Providence is disbanded after threats from the locals. The cultists leave town by year's end. ("The Haunter of the Dark," Lovecraft; "The Shadow from the Steeple," Bloch)

1880: Ghost stories centering around the former Starry Wisdom Church begin around this time. A Yorkshire branch of the cult arises, possibly founded by Dr. Raymond Flagg. ("The Haunter of the Dark," Lovecraft; Keeper's Compendium, Herber et al (G)))

1893: Reporter Edwin M. Lillibridge disappears after investigating the former church of the Starry Wisdom Cult. ("The Haunter of the Dark," Lovecraft)

1915: May 1 Henry Akeley records the sounds of disturbing rites on the slopes of Dark Mountain near his home in Vermont. ("The Whisperer in Darkness," Lovecraft)

1923?: Private investigators enter basement of ruined Chapel of Contemplation in Boston. Old records found there link it to Starry Wisdom Church.

- Old pastor missing- Reference to existence of sect in Vermont

1927: November 3 Floods in Vermont bring to light several allegedly inhuman bodies, which later become a subject of debate. Albert N. Wilmarth is among those who argue that the dead creatures did not exist. ("The Whisperer in Darkness," Lovecraft)

1928: May 25 Henry Akeley sends his first letter to Albert N. Wilmarth, leading to a lengthy correspondence. ("The Whisperer in Darkness," Lovecraft)

1928: September Henry Akeley disappears under mysterious circumstances. ("The Whisperer in Darkness," Lovecraft)

1935: January to February: Robert Harrison Blake returns to Providence and takes up residence in an apartment on College Street. He writes some of his most famous stories there. ("The Haunter of the Dark," Lovecraft; "The Shadow from the Steeple," Bloch)

1935: Early Spring: Winthrop Hoag's briefcase is found in a farmer's field south of Townshend, Vermont. The fairly damaged briefcase contains Hoag's strange journal. ("Strange Manuscript Found in the Vermont Woods," Carter)

1935: Spring to Summer: Robert Blake becomes obsessed with a deserted church on Federal Hill in

Providence. Inside, he finds the Shining Trapezohedron. ("The Haunter of the Dark," Lovecraft)

1935, August 8: Robert Blake is found dead from electric shock in his apartment after a thunderstorm. Shortly after, his physician, Ambrose Dexter, bears away the Shining Trapezohedron and the Starry Wisdom cult's books. Inexplicably, he spends the next 16 years as a nuclear physicist. ("The Haunter of the Dark," Lovecraft; "The Shadow from the Steeple," Bloch)

1935 - early 1937: Bert Sheeley (cop with beat in Free Will Church area) dies

1935: H P Lovecraft investigates death of Robert Blake

1936, before August: Father Merluzzo dies

Nov 1936: Lovecraft publishes ‘The Haunter of the Dark’ based on Blake’s death

Late 1936: Free Will Church demolished

Early 1937: Edmund Fiske investigation

1937, March 15: Lovecraft dies