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As part of our ongoing effort to provide excellent customer service to Geni users, we have moved to a new platform for our Help Center . This new platform should provide for better access to the information that will help you with any issues that you may run into using Geni. If you have a question about how to use the site or about an issue that may affect other users, please ask it in the kn...
Dalmatia is and has always been a part of Croatia. In the 1880s when the first Dalmatians came to New Zealand, the Austro-Hungarian empire ruled Dalmatia, and this is why they were often mistakenly called ‘Austrians’ in New Zealand. After Austria-Hungary was defeated in the First World War, Dalmatia was incorporated into the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In 1929 this was renamed Yu...
EN - The Farroupilha Revolution or War of the Farrapos was a Republican uprising that began in southern Brazil, in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina in 1835. The rebels, led by generals Bento Gonçalves da Silva and Antônio de Sousa Neto with the support of the Italian fighter Giuseppe Garibaldi, surrendered to imperial forces in 1845. The war was the cause of the rushed coronat...
“Salty Dog” is nautical slang for an experienced sailor who has spent much of their life aboard a ship at sea. A salty dog is often given increased credibility by ship mates in matters pertaining to ship-board life and duties. Also known as an “old salt.” This project will include captains of the following kinds of vessels: Riverboats - A riverboat is a watercraft designed for inland navi...
This project is to trace the Reynolds family from its earliest roots up to about 1800, focusing on the descendants of several children of William Reynolds , who came to settle in what is now New England and Virginia. Notables Earliest known ancestor: Carew Reynell Immigrated to the US: William Reynolds Sources Christopher Reynolds Family of Isle of Wight County The Reynolds Fa...
Proyecto para encontrar la genealogia de los Artistas pintores Latinoamericanos de todas las epocas. Obra en el cuadro: Roberto Matta Echaurren Sobre el mundo : El mundo no es algo rígido y estático,está en constante movimiento donde fluye energía y está en constante cambio ARGENTINA Alberto A Güiraldes Madero (1897-1961) Antonio Berni (1905 -1981) Bernabé Demaría Demaría (1824-19...
Este é o primeiro projeto brasileiro criado no Geni. Por ser o primeiro, é o mais abrangente possível: qualquer personalidade pública brasileira, histórica ou atual, pode ser aqui incluída. Parece natural que o projeto, no futuro, desmembre-se em vários outros. A categorização feita aqui na descrição do projeto irá apontar quais grupos têm maior potencial para se tornarem projetos autônomos. ...
BLOEMFONTEIN Location:Orange River Colony Date open:01/03/1901 Date closed:03/01/1903 Rations:15/2/1901: For native refugees: Natives over 12 years of age: Daily: 1½ lbs either mealies, K/corn, unsifted meal or mealie meal; ¼ oz salt; Weekly: 1 lb fresh or tinned meat; ½ coffee; 2 oz sugar - all but the corn to cost 4½d per ration. Notes:6/12/1902: Camp to be closed about 20 Decembe...
Bloemfontein Bloemfontein was the first significant camp to be established and it was not typical of most camps. It was one of the largest, larger in fact than the town of Bloemfontein, which had a recorded population of 3,379 in 1890. Because it was used as a holding camp, it had a constantly changing population. Water supply and health were a never-ending struggle since the British army mad...
Alfabetiskt namn register När man editerar projektet sätt en * framför Alfabet och spara, sen kan ni editera i lugn o ro för då vet alla att projektet uppdateras och när ni är färdiga ta bort * och spara. Lägg gärna till de präster Du har i Ditt släktträd i projekten I detta projekt samt även i Huvud projektet (Det är lite dubbel arbete men det är för att hålla ordning på Prästerna). Vi f...
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world. While it was originally constituted as a citizen militia serving on active duty in defense of the northern British colonies, it has become, over the centuries primarily an honor guard and a social and cerem...
Olete teretulnud kõik need kes soovivad oma lähedased seoses selle rahupaigaga ära märkida ja projekti lisada. Projekt "Raasiku (Harju -Jaani) kalmistud" koondab neid, kes on aegade jooksul seal oma rahu leidnud. Raasiku Vana Kalmistu Kultuurimälestise Riikliku Registri registrikanne vt. registrist ka kaasnevaid fotosid. Asukoht kaardil: Raasiku uus kalmistu Asukoht kaardil: Raasiku van...
Illinois Governors===List of Governors of Illinois==
Feel free to add your Ancestors to this project if they fought for the Union side during the American Civil War. Add no inflammatory comments, be respectful. These are the Men, Fighting for a cause they believed in, that spilled their Blood, to help shape America Divided, into the United States of America. Main objectives for this War President of the Northern Union States: President Ab...
Battle of BLOODRIVER ~ Geveg van BLOEDRIVIER ~ NCOME RIVER PROJECT OBJECTIVES: Die projek beoog om die diegene wat aan Bloedrivier deelgeneem het te identifiseer. Almal word uitgenooi om by te dra en te help. Veral om profiele te identifiseer en by te voeg. This project aims to identify and list the those who took part in the Battle of blood river. Everyone is invited to participate and p...
A Project aiming to include all the profiles who faught in the Anglo Boer War in South Africa - Boer, English or what culture what so ever, here. 'n Projek waar daarna gestreef word om alle profiele op Geni wat aan die ABO op die vegveld deelgeneem het, Afrikaans, Engels of van watter kultuur hier te plaas. The Second Boer War (Dutch: Tweede Boereoorlog (1899-1901) Afrikaans:Tweede Vryh...
People on British Commemorative Stamps The policy followed by the Royal Mail is that the only identifiable living people depicted on British stamps are the monarch and other members of the Royal Family (or people imminently marrying into it). This policy has only occasionally been broken. In the 1967 issue commemorating the solo round the world voyage of Gipsy Moth IV a person appears as an...
List of Lieut.-Governors in the South Colonel David Collins ( wikipedia entry) Edward Lord Captain J. Murray List of Lieut.-Governors in the North Colonel William Paterson ( wikipedia entry) John Brabyn Major G.A. Gordon Captain J. Ritchie List of Governors of Van Dieman's Land Colonel Thomas Davey ( wikipedia entry) Colonel William Sorell ( wikipedia entry) Co...
List of Lieut.-Governors of Victoria Captain Charles La Trobe ( wikipedia entry) Captain Sir Charles Hotham KCB RN ( wikipedia entry) List of Governors of Victoria Captain Sir Charles Hotham KCB RN ( wikipedia entry) Sir Henry Barkly GCMG KCB FRS FRGS ( wikipedia entry) Sir Charles Darling KCB ( wikipedia entry) The Rt Hon. Viscount Canterbury GCMG KCB ( wikipedia entry)
List of Governors-General of Australia The Right Hon. John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC ( wikipedia entry) The Right Hon. Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, GCMG, PC ( wikipedia entry) The Right Hon. Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote, GCMG, GCIE, CB, PC ( wikipedia entry)
List of Governors of Queensland The Rt Hon Sir George Bowen GCMG ( wikipedia entry) Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall ( wikipedia entry) The Most Hon Marquess of Normanby GCB GCMG PC ( wikipedia entry) Sir William Cairns KCMG ( wikipedia entry) Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB ( wikipedia entry)
BERMUDA Approximately 4,619 POW were held on 8 islands: Islands Burt Island Darrell Island Hawkins Island Hinson Island Morgan Island Port Island Tucker Island Cemeteries Long Island Those who died on sea on the way to Bermuda were buried at sea. Boer Prisoners of War The first sizable batch of Boer prisoners of war taken by the British consisted of those cap...
From the Wikipedia article on the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln The assassination of United States President Abraham Lincoln took place on April 14, 1865, as the American Civil War was drawing to a close, just five days after the surrender of the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia, Robert E. Lee, and his battered Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant. Linco...
The Mexican–American War , also known as the First American Intervention , the Mexican War , or the U.S.–Mexican War , was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution. Combat operations lasted a year and a half, from spring 1846 to fall...
Tatol - z opowieści rodzinnych wynikało by, że nazwisko to pochodzi z Francji, wraz z Andegawenami przenosi się na Węgry, następnie wraz z dworem królowej Jadwigi Andegaweńskiej przybył do Polski Tatol, założyciel polskiej linii tego rodu, ile w tym prawdy a ile bajecznych opowieści - nie wiem . A tak na podstawie dokumentów to wiemy, że w okolice Wilna przyjechał Bartłomiej Tatol zamieszkały w...
Farewell Holland Aim of this project This project functions as a research tool for users with relatives who originated from the Netherlands but also as a collection of profiles of the people who did leave to start a new life abroad. Please feel free to add profiles of the Dutch families or descendants to the project, ideally with a small note in the about section of the profile ...
They came by ship mostly from Europe but also from all ports on the VOC's trade routes and made the wild, abundant and beautiful southern point of Africa the Cape of Good Hope their home. Their descendants populated the Cape and 'trekked' northwards by ox wagon spreading across the region. Today they are the whitish tribe of South Africa and continuing their adventures, they have spread in smal...
From The Increase left London, England April 1635 with her master, Robert Lea, arriving in Massachusetts Bay. By roll number: Sworn April 17, 1635 1 Bacon/Baron George 43, mason 2 Bacon/Baron Samuel 12, child of George 3 Bacon/Baron John 8, child of George 4 Bacon/Baron Susan 10, child of George 5 Jostlin Thomas 43, husbandman 6 Jostlin Rebecca 43, wife 7 Ward Eliza 38, Jo...
The Cape Dutch Y-DNA Stamvader Project The South African mtDNA Project The South Africa Cape Coloured DNA Project We need to get as many SA people as possible to test both their Y-DNA and their mtDNA, for example via All it takes is a simple swab on the inside of your mouth. They will send you a kit. If enough SA people have it done, we could solve many riddles. Riddle Number One: Y-D...
Projekt ajutiselt peatatud Project temporarily suspended Muutunud kasutustingimused ei võimalda enam kasutajaid siia lisada ega eemaldada. Isikud, kes on ühendatud suure puuga ja leiavad end siit projektist, saavad end ise eemaldada. Isoleeritud haldajate arvestus kantakse üle mujale - mulle võib sellistest isikutest otse teavitada. Henn Projekti reegel Siia projekti lülitatakse n...
This is a sub-project of the Child Emmigration - Britain to Canada. This one is for the Barnardo Homes children. Barnardo's Each profile that has been added to this project does not have any information about the parents, what they did in Canada or their exact date of birth. What they do have is a source document showing their immigration to Canada.
Child emigration was undertaken by religious and charitable organisations. One of the earliest of these being The Children's Friend Society founded in London in 1830, as the Society for the Suppression of Juvenile Vagrancy, through the reformation and emigration of children. In 1832 the first party of children were sent to the Cape of Good Hope and Swan River Colony in Australia. In 1844 the ...
The Children's Friend Society (CFS) was founded in London in 1830, as "The Society for the Suppression of Juvenile Vagrancy through the reformation and emigration of children". The CFS was founded by Captain Edward Pelham Brenton and run by a group of wealthy philanthropists with the cooperation of the British Government. Their stated objects was "to reclaim and provide for vagrant children...
English: Zellhausen In the 7th century, the outlying Zellkirche (“Cell Church”, albeit not in the modern meaning; “cell” here means “outlying monastic community”), which was consecrated to Saint George, is believed to have been an Irish-Scottish-run mission. The fortifications around the church are thought to have been forsaken in the 13th century. The church itself stood until 1816. The ...
In 1633 John Oldham from Watertown in the Massachusetts Bay Colony explored the Connecticut River. The following year he and some companions built temporary housing and passed the winter at Wethersfield. With the arrival of warmer weather other settlers, many also from Watertown, arrived from Massachusetts Bay. Wethersfield has its niche in history, being " Ye Most Auncient Towne " in Conne...
Am I Descended from Odin? In orther words, can anyone today prove a descent from Odin ? Unfortunately, there is no clear answer. On Geni, we have many different opinions. This project gives a very high-level overview so that individual users can draw their own conclusions. Odin the god Odin (Woden) was the ruler of the ancient Norse and Germanic gods, similar to Zeus in Greek mythology. H...
Master John Cutting Voyage of 1634 This table details the roll of passengers of the Francis, which sailed from Ipswich, Suffolk in April 1634, bound for New England. The date of record, in this case, is some six months after the ship departed. The ship arrived safe at Massachusetts Bay, although some of the persons listed below may not have arrived. Some may have decided not to sail. Some ser...
The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi of Nowy Sącz (Sanz, Yiddish: צאנז Tsanz), author of "Divrei Chaim" and a son-in-law of Rabbi Baruch Frankel Teomim (1760-1828), Rabbi of Lipník and Bečvou, author of "Baruch Taam". His family documents claims they are descended via the Maharal of Prague from R. Yoseph I of Rome and then back to King David of Israel...
Division of Land The schedule, though prepared before April, 1841, is found in the record-book amid the records of 1643. The schedule furnishes important aid in determining who were proprietors of the town in the first years of its history. While the division of lands was in progress, the name of the plantation was changed, by order of a general court held on the first day of September, 164...
Jewish fighters who served in the German and Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I (1914-1918). When WWI broke out, the Jews, eager to demonstrate their loyalty to their country, rallied to the war effort. They hoped that military service would promote their acceptance into German and Austro-Hungarian society. Some 320,000 Jewish soldiers joined the army---12,000 Jewish soldirs died fi...
Olete teretulnud kõik need kes soovivad oma lähedased seoses selle rahupaigaga ära märkida ja projekti lisada. Projekt "Harju-Madise uus kalmistu" koondab neid, kes on aegade jooksul seal oma rahu leidnud. Kultuurimälestise Riikliku Registri registrikanne vt. registrist ka kaasnevaid fotosid. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------...
An Invitation to all van Helsdingen's (those who are married to a van Helsdingen or linked to a van Helsdingen family member). Join us in completing the van Helsdingen Family Tree. Any information is gratefully accepted. We would love to hear from you. Should you have any difficulty or need further assistance - please send an e-mail to researchermw@gmail.com The van Helsdingen family is a...
Aasta ema on tiitel, mida annab alates 1998. aastast iga aasta mais (emadepäeval) Tallinnas Estonia kontserdisaalis üle Eesti Naisliit. 1998 – ajaloolane Sirje Kivimäe , Tallinn, 4 last. - vt wikipedia 1999 – arst, Tartu Ülikooli lastekliiniku juhataja Tiina Talvik , 2 last. 2000 – Tartumaa väikeettevõtja Krista Tomberg, 4 kasulast, 1 laps. 2001 – Kunda inglise ja soome keele õp...
Ovaj projekt je dio projekta Unutrašnjost Hrvatske This project is a part of the project Continental Croatia Prezimena / Last names: Bekina Bočkaj Bokun Boroša Breber Brlek Čmarec Dijanić Drempetić Đurđević Gabud Gospočić Haramustek Herceg Horvat Hren Ilinić Ivanić Jakšić Jambrečina Kirin Klanjčić Kletuš Kosec Koščević Kovač Kucelj K...
Bifogar ett brev som jag skrivit för ett tiotal år sedan till en amerikan vid namn Fremling. Har fått reda på att farfarsfarfar Anders, som kom från Liljendals soldattorp var född i Pyttis 1808 och kom via Lovisa till Liljendal. Hans första fru Anna Erica Eriksdotter var född 14?.4.1803 i Askola. Vad min gode framlidne vän, f.ö. vicedirigent i Svenska Sångare och känd kyrkosångare, hattfabrikör...
Hensikten er å gi en bedre oversikt over hvor de enkelte som heter Gullhav / Guldhav har sitt fødested og opphav. Etternavnsoversikten inneholder fortsatt kun 20 navn, så den er helt uegnet slik den er nå. Vil noen være med å bidra, så er det alle tiders! Dette blir gjort i ledige tider og stunder, så alt foreløpig må anses som en kladd , da jeg heller ikke er helt sikker på selve oppsettet o...
Wars of the Three Kingdoms The Wars of the Three Kingdoms formed an intertwined series of conflicts that took place in England, Ireland, and Scotland between 1639 and 1651 after these three countries had come under the "Personal Rule" of the same monarch. The English Civil War has become the best-known of these conflicts and included the execution of the Three Kingdoms' monarch, Charles I, ...
Os primeiros imigrantes a deixarem a Itália na época da "grande imigração" foram sobretudo os vênetos, cerca de 30% do total, seguidos dos habitantes de Campânia, Calábria e Lombardia. Segundo o IBGE (Brasil, 500 anos de povoamento, 2000) foram 1.243.633 imigrantes italianos ao Brasil no período 1876-1920. Uma das primeiras viagens oficiais de imigrantes vindos para o Brasil foi feita em 3 ...
1855 This project is a sub project of the Mormon Pioneers (1847-1868) Master Project This page covers the Mormon Pioneers of 1855 only. Finding Aids Chronological Company List Pioneer Index Search How to Participate Please collaborate on a specific year's (1847-1868) project page. If you have an ancestor who was a Mormon pioneer consult the link listed under finding aids to verify...
Ohio Governors===List of Governors of Ohio==
Post - 1820 British Settlers in South Africa Settlers to South Africa after the sponsored settlement program of 1820. 1820 - 1830 Main References: Settler Correspondence 1820 - 1829 Data Sheets - eGGSA The aim of this project is to link profiles on Geni to the names in the list, and to expand notes about individuals - mostly on the Profile page in the "About Me" field, or here if no p...
This project has been set up to co-ordinate the tremendous work already being done on the Titanic Project. So far we have been able to add 99.9 % of all passengers to the project. Please get in touch with us if you know of any other passengers not listed yet The Titanic project will be an ongoing project, the next step is to build on to the existing family-trees of the passengers. See Titanic...
< BACK . Brief History of New Netherland (1609-1674) In the year 1609, the Dutch Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie ( Dutch East India Company ) commissioned Henry Hudson to find a northeast passage to India. With the ship 'Halve Maen ' Hudson thus discovered 'Delaware Bay' and explored the river that was to carry his name. In the river, Hudson found an island which he called 'Manna-hata '...
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R1b is the most common Y-haplogroup in Western Europe , the most common group defined by the SNP M269 . It consists of more than 50 subclades, and further SNP testing is necessary to determine which of these one belongs to. A Deep Clade test at Family Tree DNA is recommended. Subclades R - R-M207/UTY2 * R1b1a2 - R-M269 <==== This project * R1b1a2a1a1 - L11/S127 * R1b1a2a1a1a3,...
Olete teretulnud kõik need kes soovivad oma lähedased seoses selle rahupaigaga ära märkida ja projekti lisada. Projekt "Saarde kalmistu" koondab neid, kes on aegade jooksul seal oma rahu leidnud. Pilte Saarde kalmistult Agnes Valgiste ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------ Projektiga liituda on võimalik nupu "Tegevused" a...
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OUR STORY A Black Nation - a New Afrikan nation - exists in the United States. It began forming during colonial days, after 1660, when the Black Codes were instituted. It was fully evolved by the time of the Civil War in 1861, two hundred years later. We have common culture, common perspective and values, and group identity, and common gene pool, derived from our distinct group history. We ar...
The United States Cabinet (usually referred to as the U.S. President's Cabinet or simplified as the Cabinet) is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. Its existence dates back to the first American President, George Washington, who appointed a Cabinet of four people (Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson; Secretary of...
Harvard University Harvard Univerity Harvard University is an American private Ivy League research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation (officially The President and Fellows of Harvard College) chartered...
Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (commonly referred to as Dartmouth ( /ˈdɑrtməθ/ DART-məth) is a private Ivy League research university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution consists of a liberal arts college, the Geisel School of Medicine, the Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and scienc...
Scope of Project This project will gather together in one place those soldiers, American, English or Hessian, who fought at the Battle of Brandywine, on September 11, 1777. Background The Battle of Brandywine , also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British-Hessian army of General Sir William Howe on Se...
American Revolution: New York and New Jersey campaign (July 1776 - March 1777) Result: New York: British gain control of New York City, British victory New Jersey: Americans lose and then regain control of New Jersey, American victory The New York and New Jersey campaign was a series of battles for control of New York City and the state of New Jersey in the American Revolutionary Wa...
Cock's Party Main reference The Settler Handbook by MD Nash Additional information from South African Settlers The aim of this project is to link profiles on Geni to the names in the list, and to expand notes about individuals - mostly on the Profile page in the "About Me" field, or here if no profile exists. To take part in any project - you do need to first be a collaborator - so ...
-2011-06-25-15:34-jMu- Schrijvers in de familie Antilliaanse schrijvers —A— Frank Martinus ARION~Frank Efraim Martinus · · · • Caresse B. Isings-ECURY · · · • —B— Oda Blinder~Yolanda CORSEN · · · • Hubert BOOI · · · • Eric de BRABANDER · · · • P.H.F. BRENNEKER · · · • —C— D.R. CAPRILES · · · • Desiree CORREA · · · • Charles CORSEN · · · • Joseph Sickman CORSEN · · · ...
Yale University Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Incorporated as the "Collegiate School," the institution traces its roots to 17th-century clergymen who sought to establish a college...
List of Lieut.-Governors of Western Australia Captain Sir James Stirling RN ( wikipedia entry) List of Governors of Western Australia Captain Sir James Stirling RN ( wikipedia entry) John Hutt ( wikipedia entry) Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Andrew Clarke KCH ( wikipedia entry) Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Irwin ( wikipedia entry)
The "Vroedschap" of Haarlem . De leden van het stadsbestuur van Haarlem sinds de anti-Spaanse opstand (1572) tot het einde van de Republiek (1795) The members of the city council of Haarlem since the Dutch revolt (1572) until the end of the Dutch Republic (1795) ______________________________ ______________________ De lijst is niet volledig. Graag toevoegen in volgorde van coöptatie (L...
This is the master project for Freemasons on Geni. Freemasons, or simply "Masons," have been an important part of Western culture for centuries and have immeasurably shaped the world through their leadership, altruism, public service, and character. Although the most famous Freemasons have been presidents, CEOs, and other public figures, the vast majority of Freemasons were and are small-town...
List of Governors of New South Wales Captain Arthur Phillip RN ( wikipedia entry) Captain John Hunter RN ( wikipedia entry) Captain Philip Gidley King RN ( wikipedia entry) Captain William Bligh RN ( wikipedia entry) Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB ( wikipedia entry) Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane Bt GCH GCB ( wikipedia entry) Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Darling GCH ( wik...
Prominent Argentines Pope Francis l, Jorge Mario Bergoglio Luis Federico Leloir Aguirre Daniel Barenboim Bernardo Alberto Houssay Laffont Wikipedia List of Prominent Argentines Projects Directory Presidentes de Argentina Música de Argentina Río de la Plata: Su Gente y Cultura
< BACK Leiden: Wetenschap & Onderwijs (Science & Education) . Leidse Universiteit De Universiteit van Leiden is de oudste in Nederland (1575). Willem van Oranje nam het initiatief tot de oprichting om de stad te belonen voor het dappere verzet van de stad tegen de Spaanse belegeraars. Het devies van de universiteit, ‘Praesidium Libertatis’ (‘bolwerk van de vrijheid’), verwijst daarnaar....
Araneta is derived from the Basque term "aran" meaning valley, and the locative suffix "eta", which denotes a "place of". Thus, the initial bearer of the surname Araneta would have been someone who dwelled in a valley. This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on the Araneta Family of the Philippines. Profiles here are those of historical figures, scions of the gentry ( de buena fam...
Wars of the Roses The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic civil wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York (whose heraldic symbols were the "red" and the "white" rose, respectively) for the throne of England. They were fought in several sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1485, although there was related fi...
MAKARSKA DIOCESE is one of the oldest dioceses in Croatia. While, for example, the Zagreb diocese was founded 1094, Hvar 1147, Sibenik 1298, and Banja Luka and Mostar 1881., Makarska diocese was created before the arrival of the Croats on the Adriatic. It was first mentioned at a church council in ancient Salona 4th May 533, and some scholars believe that it is well established before that. Doc...
World War ll - American Many of our family members, from around the world, had served in this massive campaign. Whether they had served in Europe, Africa, Asia or the Pacific, they are all a part of history. The purpose of this group is to bring them all together in one place.
Much of the history of Pennsylvania - and the US- can be found in the stories of the state's oldest buildings, and the people associated with them. Profiles to be added to this project can be the builders, owners, or inhabitants of the buildings. Or perhaps the people were connected through their professional lives or work. When adding a profile to the project please include the building the ...
This project seeks to list representatives of all of the Jewish families from the Moravian town of Olomouc (Olmütz) in the Czech Republic. The History of the Jewish Community of Olomouc Today the pulsating heart of the Haná region, the city of Olomouc can pride itself on a wealth of monuments to its illustrious past, not least of all as the former capital of all Moravia from the 14th to the...
A imigração alemã iniciou-se em 1818 quando os primeiros colonos alemães são mandados para a Bahia. Em 1823, após a independência, foram criados os batalhões de estrangeiros, para garantir a soberania nacional. Então, a busca oficial por colonos (nesta fase, alemães) passou a ser uma política imperial. Em julho de 1824, os primeiros alemães chegam ao Sul do Brasil (ver [ ) Argus ]), sendo ass...
Governors of Louisiana: The following list chronicals the men and women that served as Govenors of Louisiana. The governorship of Louisiana has been occupied by a succession of influential figures from diverse cultures; First the French, then the Spanish, and finally the Americans. First French period (In parenthesis is years in office and the capital location) Baron Antoine Alfred de S...
This project is to create a Collaborative template to defer to for the Medieval Scots tree on Geni . Please come & help to get it as correct as we can. I've begun by using Charles Cawley's Medlands as the initial format - mostly because he's the best laid out internet resource to cut & paste from. We can edit in / over further sources, as we go, this being a very long-term project an all :-) ...
This project is dedicated to the Jewish families who lived in Frýdek (Friedek) in Silesia and Místek (Mistek) in Moravia, Czech Republic. These two towns were merged in 1943, however, the Jewish Religious Association (Israelitischer Kultusverein) founded in 1863 with the seat in Friedek included Jews both from Friedek and Mistek, just as Jewish Religious Community (Israelitische Kultusgem...
From Ulster to Texas: Six generations of Neelys in the United States (by way of Pennsylvania, the Carolinas, Tennesse, and Alabama) (Initiallly prepared by William W. "Bill" Neely, Jr., June 2002, who again cautions that source material covering the Neelys' progress on the early American frontier and during the Civil War continues to be fragmentary and often requires interpretation.) Thom...
The Battle of Rhode Island By Ex-Governor CHARLES WARREN LIPPITT A Paper read at a Special Meeting of the Society in the Old State House September 25th, 1915. Copyright 1915 by Charles Warren Lippitt August 29, 1778, in the annals of Rhode Island, is historic. Its memories are dear to the nation as well as to the State. To commemorate the deeds of national heroes links the present with ...
Siia projekti koondame võimalikult palju isikuid, kes on olnud Eesti baptismi ajaloo alguse juures või siis seotud Eesti Evangeelsete Kristlaste ja Baptistide Liidu edasise tegevusega. Ajaloolised andmed pärinevad raamatutest: "Eesti Baptismi koguduste ajaloost. Album 25. Juubeli aasta mälestuseks" Tallinn 1911 ja "50 aastat apostlite radadel. Jooni baptisti koguduste eluarengust Eestis." E.K...
Majdanek Concentration Camp was a German Nazi concentration camp on the outskirts of Lublin, Poland, established during the German Nazi occupation of Poland. The camp operated from October 1, 1941 until July 22, 1944, when it was captured nearly intact by the advancing Soviet Red Army. Although conceived as a forced labor camp and not as an extermination camp, over 79,000 people died there (59,...
Introduction and Jewish Life Benešov (German: Beneschau) is a district town, located about 40 km. southeast of Prague in Central Bohemia (Středočeský kraj), Czech Republic. It was chartered as a seigniorial town as early as the first half of the 14th century, with a tiny Jewish population first mentioned in 1419. The oldest documentation, from 1570, mentions 5 Jews (apparently heads of families...
The Maly Trostenets, or Maly Trascianiec, concentration camp sits on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus, originally built by the Nazis in the summer of 1941, on the site of a Soviet kolkhoz (a collective farm). The camp initially held Soviet prisoners of war that were captured after the German advance on the Soviet Union, which began on June 22, 1941, known as Operation Barbarossa. But it became a...
Jean Prieur du Plessis Stamvader/Progenitor (c.1638-1708) Birth Jean Prieur du Plessis was born circa 1638. (Pieter Coertzen, The Huguenots of South Africa 1688-1988 (28 Wale Street, Cape Town: Tafelberg Publishers Limited, 1988), pp. 156, 160) Married x Madeleine Menanteau circa 1688 Married xx Marie Buisset on 29 August 1700 at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Family - Madeleine Menant...
For people who have tested and are assigned the maternal haplogroup H1c or who are believed to have had that maternal haplogroup based on descendants tested. Defining Mutations (to be added) Origin In his popular book The Seven Daughters of Eve , Bryan Sykes named the originator of this mtDNA haplogroup Helena . Distribution (to be added) Subclades of H H (mtDNA) H1 (m...
CEYLON Approximately 5,126 POW were held in the following camps: Camps Diyatalawa Hambantota Mount Lavina Ragama Urugasmanhandiya Nuwerara Eliya Welikada Cemeteries Batticaloa cemetry, Colombo Kanatta cemetry, Colombo Those who died on sea on the way to Ceylon were buried at sea. Boer Prisoners of War The first sizable batch of Boer prisoners of war taken b...
This project seeks to list representatives of all of the Jewish families from the Moravian town of Nový Jičín (Neutitschein) in the Czech Republic. NOVY JICIN (Czech, Nový Jičín; Ger. Neutitschein), town in Moravia, Czech Republic. Jews are recorded in Novy Jicin in the middle of the 14th century as owners of houses, and as cloth merchants. The Jewish lane (Judengasse), which in 1581 containe...
This project seeks to list representatives of all of the Jewish families from the Moravian town of Hustopece (Auspitz) in the Czech Republic. Earliest known Jewish community was 15th century. 1900 Jewish population was 260. 1930 Jewish population was 103. Banishing of Jews in 1651, grant of residence in 1848, and establishing of Jewish community about 1860 were important events. Rudolf Honigs...
This project seeks to list representatives of all of the Jewish families from the Moravian town of Valašské Meziříčí (Wallachisch Meseritsch) in the Czech Republic. Earliest known Jewish community was 1850. 1930 Jewish population was 135. Jewish community originated in 1867. Dr. Adolf Leimdorfer, 19th century rabbi, and historian Chaim Yahil, 1905-74, lived here. The unlandmarked Jewish cemet...
This project seeks to list representatives of all of the Jewish families from the Moravian town of Svitavy (Zwittau) in the Czech Republic. he cemetery was founded in 1892; during the Second World War the cemetery fell into disrepair and tombstones were stolen or knocked over. At the beginning of the 21st century the town restored the cemetery (the communists built a clay court at the site). ...
This project seeks to list representatives of all of the Jewish families from the Moravian town of Znojmo (Znaim) in the Czech Republic. The new cemetery was founded in 1868, because the old one was destroyed after Jews were expelled. In 1869 there were buried the bones found in the place of the old cemetery – the grave is marked by an obelisk. The cemetery is going to be reduced and a museum...
This project seeks to list representatives of all of the Jewish families from the Moravian town of Uherske Hradiste (Ungarisch Hradisch) in the Czech Republic. UHERSKE HRADISTE (Czech Uherské Hradiště; Ger. Ungarisch-Hradisch), town in S.E. Moravia, Czech Republic; in the Middle Ages one of the six royal cities in Moravia. The first documentary evidence about Jews residing in the town dates f...
Norge har en rik litteratur, og dette prosjektet tar sikte på å samle profiler for forfattere med deres slektshistorie. Wikipedia Norsk litteratur er den litteratur og fortellerkunst som er blitt skrevet i Norge eller av nordmenn. Norsk litteraturs historie går tilbake enkle Eddadikt og komplekse skaldekvad fra førkristen tid på 800- og 900-tallet og med diktere som Brage den gamle og Øyvin...
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