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The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Inventions
The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Inventions uncovers the fascinating, humorous, and often unbelievable origins behind the world's most overlooked innovations! Nobody knows the backstories behind our most taken-for-granted inventions, like credit cards, egg cartons, windshield wipers, and breakfast sandwiches! But the strange and wonderful origins of these inventions are far from ordinary: They are rooted in forgotten history. Inside this hardcover book, discover the extraordinary true stories of: The TOASTER actually the best thing before sliced bread The PASSPORT the original Facebook The TOOTHBRUSH so much more than bamboo + hog bristles The PIZZA SAVER no pie left behind since 1985 S...
Social Register Locater
"The locater lists in alphabetical order every name in all the Social registers and indicates the family's head under which it may be found and the city in which the name appears.
The Smythe Sword
William Smyth was probably born in County Antrim, Ireland. He married and had four children from 1771-1785. He died September 23, 1801 in West Hanover, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Descendants and rela- tives lived in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, Oklahoma and elsewhere.
The Mailbox
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Selected References Relating to the Ancestry of William and John Johnston, Colonial Friends (Quakers) of Virginia
William Johnston (d.1714) emigrated from Scotland to St. Peter's Parish in New Kent County, Virginia, and married Sarah Massie in 1698. His brother, John Johnston, also emigrated from Scotland and married Lucretia Massie in 1698. Edward Johnston, a great-uncle of William and John, married Elizabeth Walker (sister of George Walker) in 1677 and, as Quakers, they emigrated from Scotland to New Kent County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives of the three Scottish immigrants (William, John, Edward) lived in Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and elsewhere. Includes much ancestry (chiefly living in Scotland) to about 75 A.D.
The Incredibly Strange Features of Ray Dennis Steckler
American filmmaker Ray Dennis Steckler may forever be remembered for his cult classic The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? but his career path is even more fascinating than his strange signature film. Between 1962 and 1986, Steckler wrote, directed, edited and occasionally acted in nine more underground feature films. After his live oddities roadshows helped propel the director to even greater cult infamy, Steckler turned his camera towards the adult film world. Between 1970 and 1984, Steckler directed no fewer than three dozen of these explicit genre pieces. This book covers Steckler's nearly 50 movies, including several lost, incomplete or experimental films. Each entry includes a full list of cast and crew credits, along with a plot synopsis, plenty of images and behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Transcriptions of the author's interviews with Steckler's ex-wife Carolyn Brandt, his daughter Laura H. Steckler, actor Ron Jason and stuntman and actor Gary Kent are included along with an homage chapter and an overview of the director's collectable memorabilia.
Museums and the Education of Adults
This book, which is intended for individuals involved in the education of adults and museum education, explores the potential role of museums in creation of a learning society, possibilities for collaboration between museums and adult education providers, access to museum resources by adult learners, and training and staff development. The following papers are included: "Museums Association" (Mark Taylor); "NIACE [National Institute of Adult Continuing Education]: The National Organisation for Adult Learning" (Alan Tuckett); "Introduction" (Alan Chadwick, Annette Stannett); "Gradgrind Driving Queen Mab's Chariot: What Museums Have (and Have Not) Learnt from Adult Education" (David Anderson);...
