Mr. James Lewis “Jimmy Lewis” MacMillan, raised on Lots 11 and 12, Concession 5, known as Brodie Road and in his teens aided the bricklayer on the house that now stands on that property. After Brodie's lower school he continued on at Mr. McEwen's College with his sister, Mary Jane. In the winter he went to the bush and logged, one such winter he went West to Michigan with his brother, Duncan Alpin where he stayed for several years. Then he went further west to Wisconsin to work besides, visiting family and friends. During the long winter nights he would teach other loggers reading, writing and arithmetic. He promised his sister, Mary Jane that he would come home for her wedding, indeed he did, arriving in time to see her wed to Norman McRae…
Phil was born in Vivian, Louisiana on 24 Apr 1946. He is an entrepreneur who started the company Duck Commander where his sons and friends hand make duck calls and has a net worth of $15 Million to this day. His wife is Kay, his brother Si, and his four boys, Jase, Willie, Jep, and Alan. Phil was never quite satisfied with duck calls that were on the market so he began to experiment with making a duck call that sounded exactly like a duck in a small shed.…
John Hart was born on a farm that he eventually purchased and resided in until his death. John Hart was a farmer, miller, and in 1755 began his public service as Justice of the Peace. In 1761 he was elected to the Colonial Legislature of New Jersey and served by reelection until 1771 when it was dissolved. The royal governor appointed him Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1774. In July of the same year he was elected to the First Provincial Congress of New Jersey. That body appointed him to the Committee of Correspondence in 1775. He also served as Chairman of the New Jersey Committee of Safety, 1776-7. He served with his congress until 1776, having been elected Vice-President, June 15, 1776. Seven days later he was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress along with Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkins, and…
Gary Ridgway was born on February 18th 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born to his mother Mary Steinman and father Thomas Ridgway. Gary was raised in McMicken Heights, Washington and had an abnormal childhood overshadowed by a bad and unpleasant relationship with his mother.…
Carter Druse was born in Virginia. He loved his parent, his home and the south. But he loved his country too. On 1861, US were divided by a civil war. Carter Druse, a southerner, decided to join the union army of the north. One morning, he told his father about his decision and was shocked but, told him to always do what is his duty. A few weeks later on his duty, he fell asleep and if someone saw him, he’ll be shot dead. Fortunately, no one has seen him. He was assigned to guard on the top of the valley which was only a few miles from his father’s house. Five union soldiers were hidden in the valley forest and their plan was to attack the southerners on the other side of the cliff. It was his duty to be sure that there’s no enemy soldier,…
On April 12, 1724, in Wallingford, Connecticut, Lyman Hall was born to the Honorable John Hall and his wife, Mary. His great-great-grandfather, Richard Lyman, moved to America in 1621, leaving England behind. After graduating from Yale in 1747, Hall studied theology, taught by his uncle, Reverend Samuel Hall. He began preaching and was ordained by the Fairfield West Consociation, but was then dismissed in 1751 due to charges of immoral conduct. After confessing to his wrong deeds, he was restored to the position.…
When Rosalynn Smith was 17 years old she went on her first date with Jimmy Carter. They had grown up together in Plains, Georgia. Rosalynn Carter was born on August 18, 1927 in Plains. Her parents were Allethae Murray Smith and Wilburn Edgar Smith. She was the oldest along side her three other siblings. Her father passed away when she was thirteen years old. As a result, her mother took the job as a dressmaker to support the family, with Rosalynn at her side.…
The presence and role of President Davis is somewhat questionable. Two out the three accounts places President Davis in Capitol Square, however, in Sallie Putnam the President is not mentioned. The absence of President Davis in Sallie Putnam’s book is very noticeable. Putnam’s omission of President Davis raised numerous questions. One would think that the presence of the President would be worth noting. So why did she not write that Davis was there? Did she not personally like Davis? But, in reexamining both Varina Davis and John Jones’ retellings of the Richmond bread riot, I discovered that both authors may have written biased accounts. In Jones’ A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary, he wrote that “I did not follow, to see what they did” but he learned about the incident an hour later. Since Jones was not…
“Why this bilingual education ban should have repealed long ago”, is an op-ed piece from CNN written by Phillip M. Carter, a scholar of language and culture in U.S. Latino communities. Carter writes that multilingual education is needed to boost a globalized economy and support students that seek to develop bilingual fluency. Carter begins his argument by telling the reader about the years before the ballot Proposition 227 was passed. “Conditions were right” (Carter), Carter states that California had the ability to uplift their economy by building a multilingual economy, but instead a bilingual ban was created. The ban was issued because it was alleged that California’s language diversity, mostly Spanish, created a problem. However, Carter claims that after the 16-year ban, California…
I cannot imagine being considered a different race at this point in my life; let alone being considered the “other” race by two different races. Gregory Howard and his brother, Mark, had to figure out this tough challenge at an early age in the 1950s during an enormous financial and racial struggle. Many people did not accept the difference in skin color and some refused to accept anything from the other side of the color line.…
I am David Shane Dobyns, twenty-two years of age; I was born in Puyallup, Washington August 17th 1994 at Good Samaritan hospital. My family consists of my mother, father, and brother. Growing up was as idyllic as one would suspect. In my pre-pubescent years we moved several times bouncing from Oregon to Washington in search of “gods’ plan” for us, finally starting a church of our own in Lubbock, Texas. The church siphoned our time and money to the brink of poverty. Through the eyes of a jaded 5-year-old, everything was but a perfect utopia, neither a problem nor a care in the world. Mother was a stay at home at the wife, dictated by the church, whilst father worked odd jobs donating what blood and platelets he could muster that week to pay…
A. Phillip Randolph was known as a radical journalist, a labor leader, and a pioneer of civil rights. His mission was to unite blacks against the discrimination which shut them out of well paying jobs in the factories. Many whites and blacks knocked his efforts in the beginning but as time went by people started supporting his message. All over the United States committees of black people were forming to protest in the march on Washington. A lot of people tried to persuade Randolph not to do it but he insisted that it needed to be done. Finally recognizing that he could not be swayed, President Roosevelt signed an order to end the discrimination on plant jobs. This was the beginning of fair employment. Randolph started getting recognized as the most dangerous black man in America because he made someone so powerful do something he really did not want to along with another President by the name of Harry Truman. Randolph’s persuasiveness allowed Truman to sign an order commanding that there will be an end to…
“According to FIFA’s most recent Big Count Survey, there are two hundred and sixty-five million players actively involved in soccer around the world.” (Kruschewsky) One of the many millions of players is Taylor Hagness. Taylor has been playing soccer since she was four years old. Soccer has never not been a part of her life. Because of this sport and the many teams she played on, such as Impact Soccer Academy, Taylor has learned more than just soccer skills.…
Would you like to attend a historically black college or university? Located in Washington, D.C, Howard University has many important values. Howard University is very fortunate to be located in such a historical area. Being located were Martin Luther King gave his I have a dream speech. Howard also has a very important mascot. Lady Bison, her symbol meaning strong, and outgoing. I would like to attend Howard University because of it’s historical background, academic choices, and student life. In addition, Howard University has a variety of athletics, and a structured admissions process.…
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