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William Rees (ca. 1787-1843) was born in Wales and married Hannah Roberts (ca. 1797-1884). He died in Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Two sons, James and Thomas, immigrated to Wisconsin in 1849. Descendants lived in Wales, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon, Western Canada, California, Montana, and elsewhere.
Landings Laget was an organization formed by settlers who had emigrated from the district or bygd called Land. The purpose of the organization is the preservation of Norwegian cultural heritage and promoting historical and genealogical research.
In the best of times and in darker days, the strong family unit is one of the most valuable building blocks of our societies. The Cornish family, in its individuality, in its far-flung breadth and with its sense of worldwide community, is a vigorous example of this truth. In this magnificent book, Dr Bernard Deacon explores who we are, our forefathers and our descendants, where we come from and where we are headed and how these major themes are expressed in the meaning of our names.
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During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from the Himalaya to Antarctica and beyond, Higher and Colder presents the first history of extreme physiology, the study of the human body at its physical limits. Each chapter explores a seminal question in the history of science, while also showing how the apparently exotic locations and experiments contributed to broader political and social shifts in twentieth-century scientific thinking. Unlike most books on modern biomedicine, Higher and Colder focuses on fieldwork, expeditions, and exploration, and in doing so provides a welcome alternative to ...
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