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The Family of Henry the Elder
Hendreek Rhodt (Henry, the elder) (ca.1686-ca.1747) emigrated from the Palatinate of Germany to Philadelphia in 1737, and settled in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, Arizona and elsewhere.
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Away Happens
"Several years ago it was revealed to me that creative nonfiction was a legitimate literary genre," writes Phil Crossman. "It was the most liberating experience of my life. All these years I thought I'd been simply lying." Crossman is a humorist in the Mark Twain mold: wry, satiric, and keenly aware of the shortcomings of human beings, but with a leavening of self-deprecation and underlying sympathy. Though rooted in a regional consciousness (coastal Maine), his humor succeeds in making the local universal. Away Happens considers daily life on an island in Penobscot Bay that supports both a tight-knit local community and a larger seasonal population. Whether he is recounting a debate that ha...
On the Wings of the Dawn
Though the interior of Irian Jaya, now called Papua, the Indonesian half of the Island of New Guinea, is not the end of the earth, it is said that "you can see it from here!" Ron and Mikel Ann Pritz relate some amazing missionary adventures working alongside the missionaries and national church leaders using aviation, helicopters, and light Cessna aircraft to reach the remarkably remote, primitive, and often hostile native tribes. Walk with the Pritzes as they prepare for the field and adjust to life in Indonesia. Live the adventures of trusting God for safety and protection from the ever-present danger of weather, terrain, and the challenging flying environment of New Guinea. Thrill with th...
The Hunt Connection
William Hunt (b.ca. 1820) married Elizabeth Cuthwaite and emigrated from England to Potosi, Wisconsin. Descendants and relatives lived in Wisconsin, Ohio, Montana, Colorado, Washington, Missouri, Kentucky, New Jersey and elsewhere.
International interdisciplinary conference “Sketch a subculture”
Collected Papers of the International interdisciplinary conference “Sketch a subculture” Subcultures can be so tightly integrated into the contemporary person's daily life that they have become almost indispensable and ubiquitous. Family, job, agreements, responsibilities and negotiations are one thing, but, let us say, skydiving, or riding a bike in the company of motorcycle enthusiasts is a different thing—no less an important part of one's life. The current state of affairs is that almost everyone on this planet belongs to some subculture in one way or another. This another, natural part of one's lifestyle for pleasure is not always considered a "subculture," but the heart of the ma...
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2013
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