The First World War took more than 100,000 New Zealanders overseas (10% of the then population of one million), many for the first time. Of that number more than 18,000 died in or because of the war and there were around 41,000 cases of wounding or illness that often had long term consequences. Nearly every New Zealand family was affected. Some men died after discharge of wounds inflicted or di...
Hamerník Hamr (z německého Hammer kladivo), neboli puchýrna, je ocelářská a kovářská dílna, která je vybavena kovacím strojem poháněným vodním kolem. Vybavení hamru bylo stejné jako u kovárny – výheň, měchy, kovadliny, svěráky, kladiva, sekáče, útinky, zápustky, kleště, ale navíc zejména vodou poháněné buchary. Hamr je výraz používaný jak pro budovu, tak i pro jeho hlavní stroj, strojně pohán...
Linwood Cemetery, which was opened in 1884, was the first municipal cemetery of the Christchurch City Council, which at that time had its town belt bounded by the four avenues.In keeping with international trends of the time, the Cemetery was located on the outskirts of the city, bounded by Butterfield Avenue, Hay Street, Buckleys Road and McGregors Road. It was deliberately established where i...
The University of Manila, is a private, non-sectarian coeducational basic and higher education institution in the heart of Sampaloc District in Manila, Philippines. Wikipedia
This project seeks to list representatives of all of the Jewish families from the Moravian town of Ostrava (Mährisch Ostrau) in the Czech Republic.OSTRAVA (until 1929 Moravska Ostrava; Ger. Maehrisch-Ostrau), city in N. Moravia, Czech Republic; after Prague and Brno the third largest Jewish community in Czechoslovakia between the two world wars. The town was prohibited to Jews in the Middle Age...
This project is for Captain of any ship and their travels for historical purposes. See other similar project at link below.Only Captain of a ship can be added under this project for easier research purposes. This section is ongoing and will be edited over time. 9/18/2022
--under construction--2020-06-30--18:31+GMT--jMVu--==Russian poetry ======documentation ‧ information ‧ sources* * … more welcome!—A—* Aleksander Onisimovich ABLESIMOV = Алекса́ндр Они́симович АБЛЕ́СИМОВ ‧ 1742-1783 ‧ * Nikolay Viktorovich ABRAMOV = ? ‧ 1961-2016 ‧ * Georgy Viktorovich ADAMOVICH = Гео́ргий Ви́кторович АДАМО́ВИЧ ‧ 1892-1972 ‧ * Vladimir ADMONI = Владимир Григорьевич АДМОН...
The Mountain View Cemetery is a 226-acre rural cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States. It was established in 1863 by a group of East Bay pioneers under the California Rural Cemetery Act of 1859. The association they formed still operates the cemetery today. Mountain View was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who also designed New York City's Cent...
Wikipedia =Long Island National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Suffolk County, New York. Find a Grave
Town clerks (Municipal clerk, city clerk, village clerk …) From Wikipedia A clerk (pronounced "clark" in British and Australian[1] English) is a senior official of many municipal governments in the English-speaking world. In some communities, including most in the United States, the position is elected, but in many others, the clerk is appointed to their post. In the UK, a Town or Parish c...
Scope of project ==This project identifies members of the House of Windsor, 1917 to present.== Overview ==The House of Windsor came into being in 1917, when the name was adopted as the British Royal Family's official name by a proclamation of King George V, replacing the historic name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. It remains the family name of the current Royal Family. == Links == The Official Website ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Oakland, Alameda County, California. Official Website Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California. A major West Coast port city, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the San Francisco Bay Area, the eighth most populated c...
This is an umbrella for Medical Corps projects. Please do NOT add projects here. == If you do not see a project for your country’s Medical Corps, please consider creating one or put the need in the Medical Portal discussion @ Medical Portal project--Needs, questions, concerns & related issues From: Wikipedia - Medical Corps ===A medical corps is generally a military branch or officer corps resp...
Medical Personnel who Served in Vietnam: This project is for Medical Personnel who served in Vietnam.
Shasta County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The county was named after Mount Shasta; the name is derived from the English equivalent for the Shasta people. Their population declined in the 1850s due to disease, low birth rates, starvation, killings, and massacres, as White settlers moved in. The name of the tribe was spelled in various...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jackson County, Michigan. Official Website The county was set off in 1829 and organized in 1832. It is named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson and considered to be one of Michigan's "Cabinet counties", named for members of Jackson's Cabinet. Adjacent Counties Ingham County Eaton County Calhoun County Hillsdale County Len...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Pike County, Indiana. Official Website Established in 1816, Pike County was named for Zebulon Pike, famous for his Pike Expedition of 1806 – 1807, exploring the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike commanded the 4th Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He was killed as a brigadier general during the W...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Huerfano County, Colorado. Huerfano County was created by the Territory of Colorado on November 1, 1861. There are countless reports of vast New Spain and Native American gold treasures that lay hidden in the hills and mountains of Huerfano County including the Arapahoe Princess Treasure. Two Spanish forts were located in Huerfano Co...
In 1823, the Treaty of Moultrie Creek created a Seminole reservation encompassing much of central Florida, including the area that would become Orlando. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorized relocation of the Seminole from Florida to Oklahoma, leading to the Second Seminole War. In 1842, white settlement in the area was encouraged by the Armed Occupation Act. The first settler, Mr. Aaron Je...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Menifee County, Kentucky.Menifee County was formed on May 29, 1869 and was named for Richard Hickman Menefee, U.S. Congressman, although the spelling has changed. Adjacent Counties * Bath County * Rowan County * Montgomery County * Wolfe County * Morgan County * Powell County Communities *Denniston*Frenchburg (County Seat)*Korea*Marib...
Roselawn Memorial Park of Little Rock, Arkansas sits on more than 100 acres of beautiful rolling hills and attractively maintained gardens, and its office is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Roselawn is a not-for-profit association that is run by a Board of Directors who are all cemetery property owners as required by our By-Laws of operations. Official Website Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Official Website Pulaski County is Arkansas's fifth county, formed on December 15, 1818. It is named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish volunteer who saved George Washington's life during the American Revolutionary War. U. M. Rose, a pro-Confederate attorney, was county chancellor (judge and chief county execut...
The United States Air Force Academy Cemetery is a cemetery at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. It is administered by the 10th Air Base Wing. History The U.S. Air Force Academy cemetery was established in 1958. It accepts burials for graduates of the Air Force Academy, personnel assigned to the Academy, USAF officers in the rank of Lieutenant G...