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Although we didn't ride the K&K railway excursion (a timing issue, mostly), a few days later we boarded a train in Titusville and rode along the Oil Creek valley (PDF). This is a truly historic area--the petroleum industry was born here--and the tour did a decent job of introducing that history. It's rather like a mining area's saga, with boom towns and speculators and colorful characters. Now mostly wilderness, and ruins.
George Bissell, after whom the car is named, was an oil industry pioneer. The photo was taken, I believe, at the tour's Petroleum Centre stop.
My Sister's family cat, George, taken during my brother-in-law's birthday party last month. He was trying to sleep and wasn't too thrilled that I kept taking his picutre, lol.
George Wheler (1650-1723) was born in the Netherlands to a royalist English family that had fled Cromwellian England. He fathered eighteen children. In 1675-1676 he travelled in Greece and Asia Minor with J. Spon. As he believed that sharing the perils and expenses of a journey meant sharing also the scientific results, he published this chronicle. However, it is but a mediocre copy of Spon's work.
The two travellers started out from Venice, called in at Zante (Zacynthos) and Cerigo (Cythera), then visited Delos and ended up in Constantinople. After passing through Bursa and Thyateira, Wheler and Spon spent some time in Smyrna. On their second trip, they travelled to Zacynthos, Patras and thence to Delphi. Then they made their way to Athens, from where they toured Attica. In contrast to his travelling companion, Wheler was motivated by curiosity rather than an inclination towards ancient scholarship.
During his journey, Wheler collected more than a thousand plants, which he donated to Oxford University, together with the antiquities he had acquired (sculptures, inscriptions and coins). The Greek and Latin manuscripts were given to Lincoln College. After his voyage, Wheler was ordained and followed an clerical career. In 1689, he published a treatise on early Christian churches.
His chronicle was published in 1682 and never republished again. It describes Zakynthos, Delos, Istanbul, Bursa, Thyateira, Ephesus, Delphi, Corinth and Athens. The chapters on Athens and Attica contain references to Herodotus and Pausanias and drawings of ancient monuments and inscriptions. They speak of the modern city, the climate, administration, local customs and the situation of the Church as well as local products and commerce. Wheler, like Spon, also makes commentaries on language In spite of its inexactitudes, Wheler's book came to be the major text of reference on Athenian monuments up until the publication of James Stuart's and Nicholas Revett's work. His description of Athens (plagiarism notwithstanding), his map of Attica (that he calls “Achaia”), drawn in his particular technique, and his observations on botany constitute his work into a model text of British travel literature.
Written by Ioli Vingopoulou
İngiliz kökenli George Wheler (1650-1723) krallık rejimi taraftarı olması nedeniyle Cromwell iktidarındaki İngiltere'den uzakta sürgün yaşayan bir aile içinde Hollanda'da doğdu. Yaşamı boyunca 18 çocuğu oldu. Kent ve Oxford'da öğrenim gördükten sonra 1673 yılında Fransa, İsviçre ve İtalya'yı kapsayan bir yolculuğa çıkar. İtalya seyahati sırasında Venedik'teyken Jacob Spon'la tanışır ve birlikte Doğu'ya seyahat etmeyi kararlaştırırlar. J. Spon ile 1675-1676 yıllarında yaptığı Yunanistan ve Anadolu (Ege Bölgesi) yolculuğundan sonra, Wheler, bir seyahatin tehlike ve masraflarının ortaklaşa paylaşılmasının "bilimsel sonuçlarının da paylaşılması" anlamına geldiğini sayıp 1682'de seyahatnamesini yayınlar ancak bu yayın Spon'ın 1678'de yayınladığı yapıtının vasat bir kopyası olmaktan ileri gitmez.
Venedik'ten yola çıkarak Zakynthos (Zante adası) ve Kithira'ya (Çuha adası) uğradılar, daha sonra Delos adasından geçerek İstanbul'a vardılar. Yolculuklarının devamında Bursa ve Akhisar (Thyateira)'dan geçerek İzmir'e varıp bir süre burada kaldılar. Yaptıkları ikinci yolculukta ise Zakynthos'dan Patras'a geçip Delfi'ye geldiler, oradan Atina'ya gidip buraları ve tüm Attika'yı gezdiler. Yolculuk arkadaşının tersine Wheler'in esas amacı arkeolojik bilgilerini derinleştirmekten çok bu yerlerle ilgili merakını gidermekti.
Wheler yolculuğu sırasında derlediği binden fazla bitkiyi ve heykel, yazıt, sikke gibi arkeolojik nesneyi Oxford Üniversitesine armağan ader; sahip olduğu yunanca ve latince elyazmaları ise Lincoln College'e verilir. Seyahatten döndükten sonra papaz olup kilise kariyeri yapar. Wheler 1689 yılında ilk hıristiyan kiliseleriyle ilgili bir kitap daha yayınlar.
1682'de yayınlanan ve bir daha basılmayan seyahatnamesinde Zante, Delos adaları, İstanbul, Bursa, Thyateira (Akhisar), Efes, Delfi, Korint ve Atina betimlenmekte. Atina'ya ayrılmış bölümler Herodot ve Pausanias'a yapılan göndermeler yanısıra eski anıtlardan eskizler, yazıtlar ve çağdaş şehir hakkında, iklim, yönetim, insanların alışkanlıkları, kilisenin durumu, ürünler ve ticaret hayatıyla ilgili ayrıntılı bilgiler içermekte. Kitapta ayrıca Spon'ın metninde de görüldüğü gibi dil konusuna da çeşitli yorumlara yer verilmekte. Wheler'in Akropolis üzerinde bulunan anıtlar hakkında anlattıkları, tutarsızlıklarına rağmen, J. Stuart ve N. Revett'in kitabının yayımına dek bu konuda esas betimleyici metin olarak kabul edilmişti. Telif hırsızlığına rağmen Atina şehri betimlemesi, Achaia olarak adlandırdığı Attika yarımadası haritası ve botanolojik gözlemleri sayesinde Wheler'in yapıtı ingiliz gezi edebiyatının örnek yapıtları arasında yer almaktadır.
Yazan: İoli Vingopoulou
This is the Royal George pub on Eversholt Street in London. It is near Euston Station.
The pub is linked to the station. One of the places to go before or after getting a train (or the tube).
It dates from 1939 - 40 and is a Grade II listed building. Designed by A E Sewell. It replaced a public house of the same name on Drummond Street.
The Royal George - Heritage Gateway
Last couple of shots of the pub, before getting the tube.
Major G A Trent 1st Battalion Poona 1909
Born Sept 1st 1870. Joined the 1st Battalion in 1890 & in 1897 was in India at Tirah where he was wounded by a dum-dum bullet in the thigh. He was only saved from the Afridi by the devotion of two stretcher bearers of the 1st Battalion. Gained the India General Service Medal with clasps for Punjab & Tirah. Also the Delhi Durbar medal.
Served in India from Oct 1904 to March 1913 being superintendant Gymnasia Southern Army then Inspector of Gymnasia in India from 1909 to 1912.
In 1914 he was a Major in command of the Depot of the Northamptonshire Regiment. At the outbreak of the 1st World War he was made Commanding Officer of the 5th Service Battalion and remained in command until 1919. He was decorated three times, CMG, DSO, & Legion of Honour. Special Mention in Haig's despatch 16/3/1919
After the war he was promoted to Colonel in charge of Records at Warley, retiring in 1925.
Format : monochrome photograph
Rights info: no known restrictions on publication.
Location of collection: Northampton Museum & Art Gallery www.northampton.gov.uk/museums
Part of: Northamptonshire Regiment Collection
Reference number:M0000509
South Porch to the Chancel - the oldest part of the Church - compare with a very similar photograph of the church in the Model Village.
The earliest evidence of a Christian presence on this site in Bourton-on-the-Water goes back as far as 709AD when a wooden church was built on land donated by the local king, centred to the Abbey of Evesham.
1110 AD saw the construction of the first stone church of Norman design. Since then there have been several changes of appearance. Under the chancel (the east end of the church), there is a twelfth-century crypt, said to be connected by a tunnel to the Old Manor House across the High Street.
The only visible part of the old church is the chancel, built in 1328 by Walter de Burhton. The church was then dedicated to St Lawrence, a fourth century Christian martyr; his story is recorded on a window-ledge near the organ.
A drawing of 1780 shows the church with a central tower, between the nave (where the congregation sit) and the chancel. It shows the 'Clapton Aisle, where the present porch is located; this was for residents of Clapton on the Hill during the period when their own ancient church of St James' was for a time derelict. However, in 1784, the Norman church was largely replaced with one in the neo-classical style, with a new heavy tower with clock and bells, still standing today.
Further change came in the 1870's with the construction of the present nave, followed by the North Aisle and St George's chapel, now containing memorials to the dead of the two world wars of the twentieth century. This Victorian legacy includes the nave roof, said to be one of Gloucestershire's finest examples of a king-post roof.
The twentieth century also left its mark with a fine painted ceiling in the chancel, and the ornate oak screen, separating the cancel from the nave. A very fitting contribution from a local poet and artist was added to the west wall at the time of the Millennium.
Today the parish Church remains the focus of a lively worshipping community in the village of Bourton-on-the-Water, extending a warm welcome to visitors.
Nave, Chancel Screen and Sanctuary
© 2002 Bourton-on-the-Water Chamber of Commerce
Stained Glass Museum, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire
By George Owen Bonawit, New York, part of a 1920s panel for a hotel doorway.
Overlooking the Niagara River, Fort George was built between 1796 and 1802. This fortification served as the headquarters for the Centre Division of the British Army during the War of 1812, and played a pivotal role in the defence of Upper Canada. Fort George saw action during the Battle of Queenston Heights, was destroyed and captured by the Americans during the Battle of Fort George, and was reclaimed by the British seven months later.
History of the 41st Regiment of Foot Fife & Drum Corps
The young men who served the English Crown during the 18th and 19th century as fifers and drummers were disciplined, courageous and held positions of responsibility. Sons of soldiers, they were old enough to take on a role in the regiment and its daily functions. It was up to these professional musicians to act as a communication system and as musical entertainment for the army. They played music to inspire the men, remind them of home, and to help them deal with the hardships of military life.
As duty drummers (a name used both for fifers and drummers), they took turns on a 24-hour guard shift and were expected to know and be able to beat play any Order at any time. Incompetence was not tolerated. They beat performed their duty calls every day, starting with Reveille to wake the garrison, and ending with the Taptoo to warn that the gates of the garrison were to close for the night.
41st Regiment of Foot Band of Music s a unique musical program , which focuses on the more popular, social music of the 18th and early 19th centuries. A Band of Music could be made up of officers, soldiers or civilian musicians, who provided entertainment for the upper classes through concerts, plays and dances. This music was quite different from the repertoire of the Fife and Drum Corps, whose main purpose was to act as a form of communication on the battlefields.
St Georges Flag painted on the Slag Wall on Beacon Hill Halifax. Just Painted before the start of the world Cup 2010
Built 1922, designed by George Hubbard & Son.
Sculpted by Allen G Wyon FSA, FRIBA.
Built by Messrs Fitzpatrick.
Domed canopy supported by pillars, under which is a statue of St Michael. Commemorates the men and women of Shropshire who served in the two World Wars.
"Open ionic rotunda with a low dome supported by six columns. In the centre a figure of St Michael with a lance in his left hand and his right arm extended in benediction. In the floor are carved the arms of the county and the borough of Shrewsbury, the Croix de Guerre, the badge of the King's Shrewsbury Light Infantry and a cross."
Situated in the park opposite St Chad's Church.
St George Tombland, near the entrance to Norwich Cathedral Close, is one of the city's grandest medieval churches and happily also still in use as a parish church.
The building dates mainly to the 15th century and consists of a tall west tower, nave flanked by aisles and chancel. The furnishings are mainly 19th century and later, though the large 18th century reredos has been retained behind the high altar.
There are some small pieces of medieval glass surviving though the bulk of the windows are Victorian. Some notable exceptions are the beautiful 1930s Magnificat by Morris & Co in the south aisle and two eccentric and strikingly coloured 'kaleidoscopic' geometric windows on the north side (1867).
I had never previously found this church open on my visits to the city but believe it is open to visitors more regurlarly nowadays.
For more information on this fine church see Simon Knott's entry on his superb Norfolk Churches website below:-
www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/norwichgeorgetombland/norwichge...
Source: AR406-6-197-4 [glass plate negative]
George Washington Day tree planting in Burk Burnett Memorial Park; l. to r.: Mrs. John F. Swayne of the D.A.R., Mayor William Bryce, Erskine Williams, W.P. McLean, Jr., 02/19/1932
Black and white portrait of George Lincoln, Jr. (1822-1888). A dry goods dealer, local historian, and genealogist, he co-authored the 1893 History of the Town of Hingham and The Town of Hingham in the Civil War (1867).
From the John P. Richardson Collection. Courtesy of the Hingham Historical Commission and the Hingham Historical Society [2012.30.177].
Detail, from above the open drawer,
showing the solid walnut serpentine drawer front, and the joinery.
George Vashon, the first African American graduate from Oberlin College
George Boyer Vashon was born on July 25, 1824 in Pennsylvania. George was the son of an abolitionist, John Baton Vashon, who was instrumental in establishing the first school for blacks in Pittsburgh. George attended his father's private school until 1837, at which time he attended public school.
Early in his life, George displayed an aptitude for languages. He was able to speak Sanskrit, Hebrew, and Persian, and was well versed in Greek and Latin. At age 16, George had exhausted all of the opportunities for schooling available to him in Pittsburgh.
In 1840, he enrolled in Oberlin Collegiate Institute in Ohio. While at Oberlin, George participated in the 1842 celebration of the West Indies Emancipation. He was a member of one of Oberlin's most prestigious men's literary societies, the Union Society. Some of his most outstanding work, while at Oberlin, was his teaching at a school in Chillicothe, Ohio.
On August 28, 1844, George Vashon became the first black graduate from Oberlin College, receiving the school's Bachelor of Arts degree. Vashon graduated with valedictory honors, which permitted him to deliver the commencement address, the title of which was "Liberty of Mind." In his speech, Vashon asserted that "genius, talent, and learning are not withheld by our common Father" from people of color. In 1849, Vashon was awarded a master of arts degree in recognition of his scholarly pursuits and accomplishments.
After graduation, Vashon, like his abolitionist father, wanted to play a central role in advancing the cause of black people. He felt that this could be done by pursuing a career in law. He studied law under Walter Forward, a judge and prominent figure in Pennsylvania politics. After two years of reading law, Vashon applied for admission to the Allegheny County bar. His application was rejected because of his race. In 1838, a revision of Pennsylvania's constitution restricted the franchise to white men. His rejection was a crushing blow; it dashed his hopes of fighting for the rights of blacks through the law. For a time, he thought of Haitian emigration as a means of developing his potential. Before embarking to Haiti, Vashon left Pennsylvania and went to New York to take the bar examination, which he successfully completed on January 10, 1848, thus becoming the first black to become a lawyer in New York.
In 1849, Vashon moved to Port-au-Prince Haiti, where he served as a professor of Latin, Greek and English. He also served as a correspondent to Frederick Douglass's newspaper, "The North Star." In 1851, he moved to Syracuse, New York and joined the faculty of the New York Central College in McGrawville. In the aftermath of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Vashon became involved in the Underground Railroad and state and national conventions, which brought blacks together to discuss critical issues confronting the free black communities and the means of ending the system of slavery. In 1857, Vashon married Susan Paul Smith, the granddaughter of the Rev. Thomas Paul, Sr. of Boston. The couple had seven children.
After the Civil War, Vashon worked in the Solicitor's Office of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in Washington, D.C. He was appointed to this position by the Bureau's head, General O.O. Howard, the founder of Howard University. Vashon became Howard University's first professor and was instrumental in establishing its law school. When Vashon left Howard, he became a professor of Mathematics and Ancient and Modern Languages at Alcorn College in Rodney, Mississippi. He was considered a good teacher by his students and was well respected by his colleagues.
When the yellow fever epidemic swept Alcorn's campus in the Fall of 1878, Vashon was one of its victims. He died on October 5 1878 and is buried on the college's campus.
Photos in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. Most businesses along Hennepin Ave (including my office) were boarded up to prevent damage from subsequent rioting. Many of the plywood panels became canvasses for art as the week went along.
*These photos are not intended to endorse any political stance or opinion
Uptown. Minneapolis, Minnesota.