Wiktionary settlerSettler s are people who have migrated from the land of their birth, or who take up Sedentary residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomad s. Settler or settlers may also refer to The Settlers of Catan , a German board game commonly shortened to Settlers The Settlers , a computer game series The Settlers novel The Settlers novel , a Swedish novel by Vilhelm Moberg The Settlers , an American novel set in pre state Israel , by Meyer Levin The Settlers band , a British folk band of the 1960s and early 70s Settler Asimov , the word used in the context of Isaac Asimov s Robots Empire Foundation series. See also Settling disambig ... more details
Old Settler may refer to The Old Settler , a mountain in the Lillooet Ranges of British Columbia, Canada Old settler Cherokee , the tribal members who relocated west to the Arkansaw or Indian Territory prior to 1828 Old Settler sternwheeler , a sternwheel steamboat that ran on Puget sound from 1878 to about 1895 Old Settlers Association , a social organization in Omaha, Nebraska, United States Old Settler s Song Acres of Clams , a song by Francis D. Henry around 1874 disambiguation ... more details
Wikify date October 2011 Orphan date October 2011 Settler society is a theoretical term in early modern and modern history that describes a common link between modern, predominantly European, attempts to permanently settle in other areas of the world. It is used to distinguish settler colonies from resource extraction colonies. See also Settler colonialism Bibliography Sherene H. Razack Race, space, and the law Unmapping a white settler society Toronto, Ontario Between the Lines, 2002 D Pearson, Theorizing citizenship in British settler societies Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2002. Category Colonialism history stub ... more details
The Old Settler , 2132 m 6995 ft prominence 1222 m, ref http www.bivouac.com MtnPg.asp?MtnId 1140 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry ref is the highest mountain in the southernmost part of the Lillooet Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia , Canada , located between the Fraser Canyon E and Harrison Lake W to the northeast of the town of Agassiz, British Columbia Agassiz between Bear Creek British Columbia Bear and Cogburn Creeks. ref BCGNIS 18645 Old Settler, The ref See also Old Settler s Song Acres of Clams Old Settlers Association References reflist External links http www.telemark.net randallg photos 20061012 Kamloops images 054.jpg Aerial view of The Old Settler from above the Coquihalla Pass . Coquihalla Range in foreground, Garibaldi Ranges in background. The Old Settler is the central summit on the middle of the three ridges portrayed. BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub coord 49 30 43 N 121 37 18 W display title Pacific Ranges Category Mountains of British Columbia Category Pacific Ranges Category Lower Mainland ... more details
research September 2010 Settler colonialism is a specific colonial formation whereby foreign family units move into a region and reproduce. Land is thus the key resource in settler colonies, whereas ..., whereas settler colonialism lasts forever, except in the rare event of complete evacuation, or settler decolonization . The historian of race and settler colonialism Patrick Wolfe historian Patrick Wolfe writes settler colonialism destroys to replace , and insists that invasion , in settler colonial contexts, is a structure, not an event . ref Patrick Wolfe, Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native , Journal of Genocide Research, 2006. ref This definition, by contrast, comes from the Settler Colonial Studies website ref http settlercolonialstudies.org about this blog Settler Colonial Studies ref quote Settler colonialism is a global and transnational phenomenon, and as much a thing of the past as a thing of the present. There is no such thing as neo settler colonialism or post settler colonialism because settler colonialism is a resilient formation that rarely ends. Not all ... a distinct sovereign capacity. And settler colonialism is not colonialism settlers want Indigenous people to vanish but can make use of their labour before they are made to disappear . Sometimes settler ... them. But even if colonialism and settler colonialism interpenetrate and overlap, they remain separate as they co define each other. In the ancient world Settler colonialism has occurred extensively ... the Macedonian Empire , the Hellenistic pattern of settler colonies extended deep into Asia. However ... the Roman Empire commonly established settler colonies in newly conquered regions. The colonists in these colonies ..., and later in Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Settler colonialism in the Americas Image Colonization ... power in 1750 Expand section date December 2010 Settler colonialism in Oceania Europeans came and settled ... as terra nullius at the time of European occupation. Settler colonialism in Africa see Pied ... more details
Mixer settlers are a class of mineral process equipment used in the solvent extraction process. A mixer settler consists of a first stage that mixes the phases together followed by a quiescent settling stage that allows the phases to separate by gravity. Mixer The mixer may consists of one or multiple stages of mixing tanks. Common laboratory mixers consist of a single mixing stage, whereas industrial scale copper mixers may consist of up to three mixer stages where each stage performs a combined pumping and mixing action. Use of multiple stages allows a longer reaction time and also minimizes the short circuiting of unreacted material through the mixers. http www.postmixing.com mixing 20forum Macro Liq Liq Mixer Settlers Publication1 article1.htm Technical paper on design of industrial mixers Settler The settler is a calm pool downstream of the mixer where the liquids are allowed to separate by gravity. The liquids are then removed separately from the end of the mixer. Use Industrial mixer settlers are commonly used in the copper , nickel , uranium and cobalt hydrometallurgy industries. The equipment units can be arrayed as extraction moving an ion of interest from an aqueous phase to an organic phase , washing rinsing entrained aqueous contaminant out of an organic phase containing the ion of interest , and stripping moving an ion of interest from an organic phase into an aqueous phase . Copper Example In the case of oxide copper ore , a heap leaching pad will dissolve a dilute copper sulfate solution in a weak sulfuric acid solution. This pregnant leach solution PLS is pumped to an extraction mixer settler where it is mixed with the organic phase a kerosene hosted extractant . The copper transfers to the organic phase, and the aqueous phase now called raffinate is pumped back to the heap to recover more copper. In a high chloride environment typical of Chilean copper mines, a wash stage will rinse any residual pregnant solution entrained in the organic with clean ... more details
In the vague period between Isaac Asimov s near future robot stories of the type collected in I, Robot and his Robot novels , emigrants from Earth establish colonies on fifty worlds, the first being Aurora planet Aurora , the last Solaria , and the Hall of the Worlds located on List of minor Foundation universe planets Melpomenia Melpomenia , the nineteenth. However, sociological forces possibly related to their sparse populations and dependence on robot labor lead to the collapse of most of these worlds their dominance is replaced by new, upstart colonies known as Settler worlds in the Milky Way galaxy. Unlike their Spacer Asimov Spacer predecessors, the Settlers detested robots, and so by the time of the Isaac Asimov s Galactic Empire Series Empire novels, robotics is almost an unknown science. In the novel The Robots of Dawn , Asimov reveals why the majority of Settlers came from the short live Earth population, as opposed to Spacer worlds, which would have used humaniform robots in the process. After that, Comporellon was the first colonized world of the Settlers. Roger MacBride Allen s Isaac Asimov s Caliban Caliban trilogy portrays several years in the history of Inferno, a planet where Spacers recruit Settlers to rebuild the collapsing ecology via terraforming . In Nemesis Asimov Nemesis , the main colony is a member of the collection of orbital colonies known as the Fifty Settlements. It should not be confused with the later Settlers that are the matter of this article, as it is possible that the Fifty Settlements were the basis for the fifty Spacer worlds in the Robot stories. Robot series Category Foundation universe ... more details
unreferenced date April 2007 The term Byrne Settler refers to any emigrant brought to Colony of Natal Natal by the company, J. C. Byrne & Co . These people landed in Colony of Natal Natal on 20 ships during the years 1849 to 1851. Allotments were laid out in the Byrne valley , near Richmond. J.C. Byrne & Co. offered prospective emigrants a passage to Natal and convert 20 acre m2 of land at the following rates L10 for a steerage passage L15 was the usual fare , and L19 for an intermediate berth. Children under 14 were charged L5 and were entitled to convert 5 acre m2 . Cabin passengers could travel for L35, but were not entitled to land on the ships lists they appeared as passengers , while the others were labelled emigrants . To take advantage of the land allotment an emigrant had to be approved by Her Majesty s Land and Emigration Commissioners his her age had to be 45 maximum unless accompanied by adult offspring, and the only acceptable occupations were the practical ones of farmer, blacksmith, wheelwright, wagon maker, dairymaid, agricultural labourer, etc. Byrne was fortunate to obtain the surveyor and civil engineer John Swales Moreland as his agent in Natal. Moreland was committed to his task, energetic and loyal, despite the various trials he was called on to bear. The first vessel, the Wanderer, sailed on 24 Jan. 1849 with 15 emigrants. She arrived on 16 May, and was followed in July by the Washington, on which John Moreland was a passenger. Byrne miscalculations eventually scuttled his scheme. He would have been saved these had he actually visited the Colony. First, he thought there were vast open spaces just waiting to be settled, as a result of the Boers withdrawal from Natal once British rule had been established. However, he was out of date. In 1848 Sir Harry Smith, the Cape Governor Natal was then a district of the Cape , made an attempt to halt the exodus of Boers by relaxing the regulations under which lands were granted. This did not have the desired ... more details
About the early settler of Bells Corners Robert Moodie disambiguation Robert Moodie Multiple issues refimprove December 2011 orphan December 2011 Infobox person name Robert Moodie gender male image caption birth name birth date 1818 birth place Scotland death date 27 September 1911 death place nationality Scottish spouse Elizabeth Struthers Robert Moodie 1818 27 September 1911 was a Scottish people Scottish early settler of Bells Corners , Ottawa, Canada. He occupied the east half of Lot 10, Concession 2, Nepean Township which he had purchased from the Reverend John L. Gourlay. There, in the 1850s and 1860s, he operated a public House on the north side of the Arnprior Road . ref cite book title Whiskey and Wickedness year 2007 publisher Larry D. Cotton Associates location Lanark, ON isbn 9780978487508 pages 124 author Larry D. Cotton ref The west half of Lot 10 was owned by William Graham. According to the 1871 census Robert Moodie was then 53 years old and a hotel keeper. His wife, Elizabeth was 55 and they had seven children that ranged in age from 28 to 14. The eldest son was a blacksmith while the second eldest farmed their land. They had one servant, 13 year old Elizabeth. The farm consisted of around 100 acres of improved land. Twenty acres were dedicated to pasture, half an acre for gardening orchard, eight for wheat, two acres for potatoes and around 60 acres for hay. The land also had one house, two barns, three carriages, four carts, six ploughs one reaper, one horse rack and one fanning mill. That year the crop yields consisted of 75 bushels of wheat, 150 bushels of barley, 300 bushels of oats, five bushels of beans, 200 bushels of potatoes, 40 bushels of turnips, 10 bushels of beets, 35 bushels of carrots, six bushels of pears plums and 80 tons of hay. The livestock on the land consisted of nine horses colts, eight milk cows, 13 cattle, 18 sheep, 13 swine and three beehives. These animals produced a total of 700 pounds of butter, 75 pounds of honey, 100 pounds ... more details
Settler Town, Sierra Leone or Settler Tong in Krio is the oldest part of Freetown, Sierra Leone and was the home of African American ex slaves who immigrated to Sierra Leone and established the List of African American firsts first permanent free African American settlement in Africa . Settler Town was established as a walled town in 1792 between Walpole and East streets. Settler Town was compared to a town in the American South where most of the African American settlers were from and also to Washington D.C. . History of Settler Town In Sierra Leone these United States American ex slaves were called the Nova Scotians and the settlers . Settler Town was the first city established in Freetown, Sierra Leone having been established in 1792 . Mary Perth, Martha Hazeley and Sophia Small created the first stores in Freetown at that time period. Charlotte Simpson was also a notable shopkeeper. Notable residents Thomas Peters black leader Thomas Peters African American leader of who the Brindley Town African Americans immigrated to Sierra Leone David George Baptist David George African American Reverend of Baptist church See also Nova Scotian settlers Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Creole Settlers coord missing Sierra Leone Category Freetown Category Settler Town, Sierra Leone Category Populated places established in 1792 Category Sierra Leone Creole establishments SierraLeone geo stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Captain Moses Allen was the first settler in Hillsdale County , located in the south central portion of the U.S. State of Michigan . Moses Allen was a veteran of the War of 1812 he later served as a captain in the Michigan Militia. He became the first white settler in present day Hillsdale County. He settled in April 1827, two years after working on the Chicago Turnpike survey. present day US 12 br References Hillsdale County Community Center http www.hillsdalecounty.info history0013.asp Monroe House http www.munrohouse.com local history.html Hillsdale County Website http www.co.hillsdale.mi.us hc history.htm DEFAULTSORT Allen, Moses Category People from Hillsdale County, Michigan ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2011 Infobox Holiday holiday name Stirling Settler Days type historical cultural longtype local, historical, cultural image StirlingParade.png caption Stirling Settler Days Parade , July 24, 1930 s official name Pioneer Day nickname observedby Everyone begins ends date July date2008 July 17 19 date2009 July date2010 July celebrations Stirling Settler Days Parade, pancake breakfast, firefighter games, movie in the park, community dance, rodeo , and fireworks . observances relatedto Stirling Settler Days is a celebration held every year on July 24 in Stirling, Alberta Stirling , Alberta , Canada . Stirling Settler Days is celebrated to mark the Mormon pioneer s arrival in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. Since Stirling s founding in 1899, Stirling has celebrated the day as Pioneer Day , now called Stirling Settler Days . To start off the celebrations, a band would set up on a flat rack riding about the town playing music, soon to follow was a parade , the parades were stupendous with marching bands , colorful floats, and many fine horses. After the parade many people gathered at the meeting house Meeting House for a program, full of fun and enjoyment with musical numbers, readings and then an oration suitable for the occasion. Image L.D.S.Church1905.StirlingAlberta.png thumb left 200px Stirling LDS Church meetinghouse , 1905 In the afternoon there were many games and races, like a greased pig race or chicken race, old men races, and even a horse pulling race. To end the celebration, a dance was held in the evening. On July 24, 1931, Stirling held its first Stampede . Stirling continues these traditions, as well as some new ones, like a pancake breakfast, firefighter games, a parade, movie in the park, community dance, a rodeo, and fireworks . The Stirling fireworks display is known as the Best Little Fireworks in southern Alberta. Citation ... Category Mormon migration to Utah Category Stirling, Alberta Settler Days Category The Church of Jesus ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Mennonite Settler Statue nrhp type image Mennonite Settler.jpg caption Mennonite Settler location Newton, KS locmapin Kansas latitude 38.0461 longitude 97.3567 coord parameters region US type landmark coord display inline, title coord format dms area built 1942 architect Max Nixon architecture other added February 26, 1998 governing body Local mpsub refnum 98000084 ref name nris NRISref 2007a ref The Mennonite Settler is a 17 foot limestone statue in Newton, Kansas , honoring Mennonite farmers and their wheat heritage. The statue was crafted in 1942 by Topeka artist Max Nixon out of native Kansas limestone. It depicts a bearded Mennonite farmer with hat in hand, in an attitude art attitude of prayer. The sculpture rests on a mosaic tile base with the inscription Commemorating entry into Kansas from Russia of Turkey Red Hard Wheat by Mennonites 1874. The statue commemorates the introduction from Russia of winter wheat Turkey Red hard winter wheat by Mennonite settlers, which helped make Kansas the breadbasket of America. The statue was jointly financed through a community fundraising drive and a Works Progress Administration WPA art project. The statue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 and underwent an extensive three year restoration that was completed in 2000. References Reflist External links Kansas Travel and Tourism Division. http www.travelks.com s index.cfm?LID 222&QString tripsearch 3Da 26keywords 3D 26Page 3D528 Mennonite Settler Statue DEFAULTSORT Mennonite Settler Statue Category National Register of Historic Places in Kansas Category Mennonitism in the United States Category Monuments and memorials in Kansas Category Limestone statues Category Works Progress Administration in Kansas Category Buildings and structures in Harvey County, Kansas ... more details
Old Settler on a number of occasions. ref name Inland Upon completion, Old Settler was placed on the run ... competition on this route at the time, at least in the same class of vessel as Old Settler was the steam ... such as Old Settler and Capital had an advantage over other vessels. ref name Inland The boat s original .... 1909 . For a time Old Settler was operated as a tow boat. Captain Randolph had a reputation for frugality, but even he could not make Old Settler into a profitable vessel. ref name Inland At some point ... DEFAULTSORT Old Settler Sternwheeler Category 1878 ships Category Steamboats of Washington state ... more details
Image Walker Ewing GlassLogHouse1780s.jpg thumb 250px right The Walker Ewing Glass Log House , located on Pinkerton Run Road, is the 1780s log house that gives Settler s Cabin Park its name. Settler s Cabin Park is a convert 1,610 acre km2 0 sing on county park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania , United States . It is a part of the county s 12,000 acre 49 km network of nine distinct parks. It is sited convert 15 mi km 0 west of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh in Collier Township, Pennsylvania Collier , North Fayette Township, Pennsylvania North Fayette , and Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Robinson Township s. Archaeologists from Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Carnegie Museum of Natural History helped identify the 1780s log house that gives the park its name. The themes of the 11 picnic groves are Indian names Algonquin, Seneca, Apache, Tomahawk, etc. External links http www.county.allegheny.pa.us parks scfac.aspx Settler s Cabin Park website References cite book author Smith, Helene and George Swetnam title A Guidebook to Historic Western Pennsylvania location Pittsburgh publisher University of Pittsburgh Press year 1991 id 0 8229 5424 9 AlleghenyCountyPennsylvaniaParks coord 40 26 3.17 N 80 9 35.02 W type landmark scale 5000 display title Category Parks in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area Category Parks in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pittsburgh stub ... more details
by settlers from Yitzhar POV date March 2010 Weasel date November 2010 Israeli settler violence ... on Settler violence physical violence against Palestinians by settlers , including, frequent ly ... Tselem also says that settler actions include blocking roadways, so as to impede Palestinian life and commerce ... english Settler Violence Nature of the Violence.asp title The Nature of Settler Violence accessdate ... because they re easy victims and as a means to widen the area under settler control. ref ... W. last Gee date 2008 08 25 ref Criticism of Violence by Settler Leaders The Violence by extremist ... Home Article.aspx?id 162620 Yesha Council chair Dayan condemns recent settler violence ... and territoriality. ref name btselem2 cite web url http www.btselem.org english Settler Violence Dual Legal System.asp title Settler violence The dual system of law in the Occupied Territories publisher B Tselem ref Referring to settler violence during the police evacuation of the Federman Farm ... hasen spages 1031614.html title Defeat settler terror publisher Haaretz date 2008 10 27 ref Haaretz has characterized settler violence on soldiers and policemen who participated in the evacuation ... settler violence publisher Australian Broadcasting Corporation date 2009 10 03 url http www.abc.net.au ... 2008, a riot ensued and a Jewish settler, Ze ev Braude, was recorded on video shooting two unarmed ... 14, 2011 author Ethan Bronner ref Settler riots Israeli withdrawals from Gaza in 2005 and an eviction in Hebron in 2008 triggered settler rioting in protest. There is also continual conflict between ... The Times date 2007 08 08 first James last Hider location London ref A violent settler protest ... converged at the entrance of the village and rampaged. The protest occurred five days after a settler ... title Olmert condemns settler pogrom publisher BBC date 2008 12 07 accessdate 2010 05 05 ref ref cite news url http www.haaretz.com hasen spages 1043795.html title Hebron settler riots were ... more details
One Settler, One Bullet was a rallying cry and slogan originated by the Azanian People s Liberation Army APLA the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress PAC during the struggle of the 1980s against apartheid in South Africa . The slogan was never officially endorsed by the PAC but often used by party members during rallies. After the dismantling of apartheid in 1994, PAC officials have repeatedly distanced themselves and the party from the slogan and called it a war cry from its armed wing incompatible with its current reconcillatory stand . ref http www.bccsa.co.za templates judgement template 102.asp BCCSA Judgement SABC News Item Apla Cadres Bot generated title ref In the ideological terminology of the Africanist PAC during its fight against apartheid, a settler was defined as a white person participating in the oppression of indigenous people, and did therefore not include white South Africans in general. White South Africans whose sole allegiance was to Africa were considered part of the African nation and therefore excluded from the settler category. ref http content.cdlib.org xtf view?docId ft958009mm&chunk.id s1.5.3&toc.depth 1&toc.id ch5&brand eschol The Opening of the Apartheid Mind Bot generated title ref However, grassroots sympathizers of the PAC at times interpreted the slogan as a call for attacks on whites in general and certain attacks on whites, such as the killing of Amy Biehl , ref http www.info.gov.za speeches 1998 98729 0w0699810056.htm Statement by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Amnesty Arising from Killing of Amy Biehl ref were indeed directly motivated by the slogan. Variants Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer competing slogan reportedly originated by Peter Mokaba of the ANC at the April 1993 funeral of assassinated South African Communist party leader Chris Hani . ref http www.iss.co.za Pubs Monographs No81 Chap5.html The Extreme White Right A Security Threat? Volk Faith and Fatherland, The Security Threat Posed by the White Right ... more details
For other people with this name John Drummond disambiguation Image John Nicol Drummond.jpg thumb right John Nicol Drummond John Nicol Drummond 1816 1906 was an early settler in Western Australia . He became the colony s first Inspector of Native Police Corps Native Police , and helped to explore the Champion Bay, Western Australia Champion Bay district before becoming one of the district s pioneer pastoralists. The fourth child of botanist James Drummond botanist James Drummond , John Drummond was born in County Cork in 1816. Among his brothers were James Drummond Australian politician James , who would become a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council and Johnston Drummond Johnston , who became a respected botanical collector. An uncle, Thomas Drummond explorer Thomas , had accompanied Sir John Franklin in his explorations into the Northwest Territories of Canada in 1819 22. In 1829 the Drummond family emigrated to the Swan River Colony in what is now Western Australia , arriving on board the Parmelia barque Parmelia on 1 June. John Drummond would have spent much of his youth helping with the family farm at Toodyay, Western Australia Toodyay . As he grew older, he spent more and more time with the local indigenous Australian s of the area, going on long hunting expeditions that took him away from home for many weeks at a time. In 1839 he caused a scandal in the colony when it became widely known that he been lent a wife by the local tribe. Late in 1839, a woman and her baby were murdered by natives near York, and Governor John Hutt Hutt responded by establishing a special police force known as the Native Police. As a man well known and widely respected by the local tribes, and familiar with indigenous language and customs, John Drummond was appointed the colony s first Inspector of Native Police. He made regular patrols of the Avon River, Western Australia Avon Valley district, and continued to attend corroboree s and tribal gatherings. He became a valued ... more details
For information about other persons with the name Charles Carroll Charles Carroll disambiguation Charles Carroll Infobox Politician name Charles Carroll the Settler image Charles Carroll the Settler.jpg caption Charles Carroll the Settler office Attorney General of the Maryland Colony term start 1688 term end 1689 predecessor successor constituency majority office2 Attorney General for the Calvert Proprietorship term start2 1689 term end2 1717 predecessor2 successor2 constituency2 majority2 office3 Attorney General of the Maryland Colony term start3 1716 term end3 1717 predecessor3 successor3 constituency3 majority3 birth date 1661 birth place Ireland death date 1720 death place Province of Maryland Maryland colony party relations spouse Martha Ridgely Underwood, Mary Darnall children Anthony, Charles, Charles, Henry, Eleanor, Bridget, Charles Carroll of Annapolis Charles of Annapolis , Anthony, Daniel, Mary, Eleanor residence occupation Planter, Lawyer, Businessman religion Roman Catholic signature website footnotes Charles Carroll 1661&ndash 1720 , sometimes called Charles Carroll the Settler to differentiate him from his son and grandson, ref name H29 was a wealthy lawyer and Plantations in the American South planter in colonial Province of Maryland Maryland . Carroll, a Catholic , is best known because his efforts to hold office in the Protestantism Protestant dominated colony resulted in the disfranchisement of Maryland Catholics. The second son of Irish Catholic parents, Carroll was educated in France as a lawyer before returning to England , where he pursued the first steps in a legal career. Before that career developed, he secured a position as Maryland Attorney General Attorney General of the young colony of Maryland. Its founder George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore George Calvert and his descendants intended it as a refuge for Catholics. Carroll supported Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore Charles Calvert , the colony s Catholic proprietor, in an unsuccessful ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 unreferenced date January 2008 for the engraver William Sherwin engraver William Sherwin 22 May 1763, Derbyshire 29 March 1822, Parramatta, New South Wales Parramatta was an Australia n settler. He arrived in Australia 1792 aboard the Pitt as Sergeant in the NSW Corps. He went on to become a storekeeper and a constable at Parramatta and had significant land holdings. He cohabited with Mary Duggan born 1783 , who arrived on the Marquis Cornwallis She gave birth to ten children. William travelled between his farm in Whittlesea, Victoria , Merriwa, New South Wales Merriwa and Sydney . Members of his family can be found along this route. William grew the first orange fruit oranges in Australia. He founded a big family that included, among many others, the first Australian born doctor, two members of parliament in Victoria and the first shire clerk of Baulkham Hills Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sherwin, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 22 May 1763 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 29 March 1822 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sherwin, William Category 1763 births Category 1822 deaths Category Settlers of Australia ... more details
infobox music festival music festival name Old Settler s Music Festival image File OldSettlersMusicFestival2010.jpg thumb OldSettlersMusicFestival2010 caption photo by John Grubbs location Austin, Texas years active 1987&ndash present founded by dates April genre Americana music Americana , Traditional music roots , Bluegrass music bluegrass , Country music country website URL http oldsettlersmusicfest.org Old Settler s Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Driftwood, Texas near Austin, Texas at Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch. Old Settler s Music Festival is a nationally known music festival featuring roots and Americana music. As one of Central Texas signature music events, the festival features acoustic jazz and blues, bluegrass, local favorites, and award winning artists from around the world. ref http www.kxan.com dpp news local old settlers music festival amps up KXAN ref Camping, arts and crafts, food and drink are available. ref http www.austin360.com blogs content shared gen blogs austin music entries old settlers music festival Austin American Statesman ref The 2010 International Music Festival Conference included representatives of the Old Settler s Music Festival. ref http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi?f g a 2010 11 11 prweb4771664.DTL San Francisco Chronicle ref The Avett Brothers will headline the Old Settler s Music Festival in 2011. ref http www.austin360.com blogs content shared gen blogs austin music entries 2010 11 11 the avett brothers headline ol.html Austin American Statesman ref History The Old Settler s Bluegrass Festival was first held in Old Settler s Park in Round Rock, Texas. After the park flooded during a festival weekend, the organizers moved the festival first to Stone Mountain Events Center in Dripping Springs, Texas, and later to the Salt Lick BBQ Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch in Driftwood, Texas. The name was modified to Old Settler s Music Festival in 2000. 13 April 7 9, 2000 Bela Fleck & the Flecktones ... more details
About the early settler of Bells Corners the author and poet George Arnold the Anglican bishop George Arnold bishop the landscape painter George Arnald Infobox person name George Arnold image alt caption birth name birth date 1814 birth place Scotland death date death place nationality Scottish other names known for occupation George Arnold was an early settler and the owner of Arnold s General Store on Richmond Road Ontario Richmond Road in the Corners . On 6 August 1851 he became the first postmaster of the newly named Bells Corners Bell s Corners Post Office. ref cite web title Post Offices and Postmasters url http www.collectionscanada.gc.ca databases post offices 001001 119.01 e.php?&isn id nbr 325&interval 24&&PHPSESSID 3iaim6bh28vr7d1v1fr7u7tkb1 work Philately and Postal History publisher Library and Archives Canada accessdate 26 August 2011 ref After the fire of 1870, he rebuilt facing the west instead of the north. ref cite book title History of the Ottawa Valley year 1896 location Ottawa, ON pages 288 author J. L. Gourlay ref George Arnold held the position of postmaster until his death on 21 October 1891. On 22 January 1892 he was succeeded by his son, J. F. Arnold. On 30 May 1893 J. F. Arnold resigned as postmaster and the Arnolds sold the business to John Dawson and his sons. On 6 July 1893 A. G. Dawson assumed the postmaster duties. ref cite book title History of the Ottawa Valley year 1896 location Ottawa, ON pages 288 author J. L. Gourlay ref When the post office first opened in 1851 it had to adopt a more formal name and was named Bells Corners Bell s Corners after Hugh Bell . ref cite web title Patchwork Communities of Historical Nepean url http rediscoverottawa.wordpress.com 2011 02 01 patchwork communities of historical nepean work Rediscover Ottawa Exploring the Capital s local history accessdate 23 August 2011 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Arnold, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... more details
Thomas Madison was an American Revolutionary War veteran from Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County , Ohio , who became the first settler of the city of Genoa, Illinois Genoa , Illinois , United States . ref Boies, Henry L. http www.rays place.com history il dek genoa.htm History of Genoa, Il. The History of De Kalb County, Illinois. Retrieved 19 February 2007 ref As early as 1835 , Madison settled in north eastern Illinois and named the settlement Genoa after a Genoa, New York town of the same name in New York . ref http www.genoa il.com culture.htm Genoa s Culture. Retrieved 19 February 2007 ref Some historians have the date of settlement as 1836 and mention that Madison settled with his immediate family, including his son in law Voranus Emory Moore . ref Larson, Sheila R. http www.rootsweb.com ildekalb places.htm History of some DeKalb County towns. Retrieved 19 February 2007 ref Madison served as the town s first postmaster and storekeeper , and entries of sales from his store have been found from as early as May 12, 1843. Madison built a log cabin on the spot where a hotel was kept by H. N. Perkins and Luke Nichols until the 1860s. In the autumn of 1837 , Madison moved to Texas and sold his property to Perkins and a group of three other settlers for the sum of Dollar 2800. References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Madison,Thomas ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Madison,Thomas Category United States military personnel of the American Revolution Category People from DeKalb County, Illinois US mil bio stub ... more details
The Hinman Settler Road was constructed by former American Revolutionary War Revolutionary War veteran Timothy Hinman from 1791 1795 in Orleans County, Vermont . ref name c080917 cite book author title Hike the Hinman with museum staff publisher the Chronicle date September 17, 2008 ref Hinman s intent was to help develop the land he owned in Derby. The road is convert 30 mi long. ref name c080917 It starts at the Bayley Hazen Military Road in Greensboro, Vermont Greensboro . ref name c080917 It proceeds north from there. When it reaches Glover, Vermont Glover , it follows the Barton River Valley north through Barton village , Vermont the village of Barton . North of that village it follows the Maple Hill Road north, running through what is now the Orleans Country Club to Brownington, Vermont Brownington . It continues north through Derby, Vermont Derby to the Canada United States border Canadian border . ref name c080917 It is nearly straight, bearing about 19 degrees from north. Most of the road was used well into the nineteenth and often, the twentieth century. Some of the road has become state road, for example in Glover, it became Vermont Route 16 . In other places, it is unmaintained, for example in Barton, it leaves Maple Hill Road and becomes a class 4 town owned, but not maintained road until it gets to the golf course. In Brownington, it is a major route and known by the historic name. Footnotes reflist Category Roads in Vermont may seem redundant but then why are other historic roads at the higher level? Category Historic trails and roads in Vermont Category Historic trails and roads in the United States Category Transportation in Orleans County, Vermont Vermont road stub ... more details
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