Ireland to AUSTRALIA
This website contains records on 13235 individuals, cross-referenced to 52 sources.
Support Moore Grave Restoration Projects Buy the book "Over Cherry Tree Hill" here for $46 including Postage in Aust.
Laurence Moore - Irish Convict transported to Australia 1822, husband of Mary Holloway Farrell, father of Michael, Daniel, John & Mary, grandfather of Frederick, John Fairfield, Laurence Ring, Michael, Robert & Thomas, Daniel Bede, Lawrence, Mary, Ellen, Kate Maria, Margaret Elizabeth (Looney), Mary (Looney) and many more yet to be discovered or conceived
Mark Lee - Australian Actor/Film Director - "Gallipoli" - descendant of Laurence Moore & Mary Holloway Farrell
Professor Julie Byles - descendant of Laurence Moore & Mary Holloway Farrell
Other Moore Websites: http://www.williamsfamilyoz.com/
Other Rossington / Bisat Websites http://home.vicnet.net.au/~munro/munro/i35.htm#i4524
Website originally created on 8th October 2006 using GEDmill. Recreated on 31 January 2010.


March is Women’s History Month.
We need more than a month each year to read, study and share the many contributions of women and mothers. In fact, we’d argue that we need to rewrite much of HIStory to include HERstory.
Why is it so hard to get a handle on the female half of the world? The answer is complex.
Some theory traces deep ties to a hierarchy in the church during a time when history was fist being written. Since many of the scribes of history and science were male, and a large population of peasants did not have access to literacy tools, it’s possible this was one of the leading contributing factors to women’s obvious omission from so many texts.
Women were considered to be lustful and aligned with the devil
However other more sinister realities may also have been at play. For much of the world’s history, women were considered mysterious and sometimes even evil creatures. The origins of Western thought in the Greek tradition, which serves as the foundation for much philosophical discourse, harbored complacency, and sometimes hostility for women too.
Women’s procreative abilities, menses cycles, midwifery, and herbal magic were something to be awed and feared. Their traditions often bound them to their progeny, barred them from being educated in the literate traditions, and all too often kept them marked as “possessions” of their families and communities.
Unfortunately it is not easy to undo thousands of years of indoctrination, especially when those ideas constitute the written word informing most of our contemporary lives. Read any science, history, economic, or mathematical text book and then ask yourself, where are the women?
It is not enough to call this a “feminist” issue. This is not a feminist issue. It is an issue of accuracy. Women constitute one half of the world, yet their stories are remarkably absent. We need to do much more to create a more balanced narrative.
Here are a few organizations that are invested in telling women’s stories:
The National Women’s History Project – NWHP; LINK
The National Women’s History Museum – NWHM; LINK
She’s History – Amy Simon; LINK
Library of Congress – LINK
National Park Service – LINK
National Education Association; NEA - LINK
Follow our MOMument Trail – LINK
For more about the photo pictured here, go to LINK


Mezzotint was born of painting in the 17th century, died of photography in the 19th, and is being resurrected at the
beginning of the Third millennium, just as computer art is redefining reality for a generation in which mystery of what
we do not know is becoming more precious to us than all we know.
Mezzotint started out as the art for the nobility.
Among the earliest examples known are mezzotint made by the inventor of the technique Ludwig von Siegen,
“The Margravine of Hesse” (1643), and
another, “The Standard Bearer” by Prince
Rupert the Palatinate (1658). The mezzotint technique made it possible to create a full range of tones from the deepest
black to a brilliant white, and in this way match the full range
of tones of a painting. This was the time of Rembrandt, and the pictorial space which during the Renaissance had been
clearly defined as a constructed linear perspective, was suddenly becoming filled with ambiguous lights and shadows.
The process of producing mezzotint is labor intensive and calls first for the roughing up the surface of a copper plate by
means of rocking it with a spiky roulette. The artist then took the plate and by scraping and burnishing could achieve the
halftones and bright highlights of an oil painting. The effect was stunning, and when the technique was introduced to England
by Prince Rupert, it evolved under the influence of Sir Joshua Reynolds into an elegant substitute for paintings in English
drawing rooms. Ideally suited for the romantic taste of the time it became known as the “dark” or “English
Towards the end of the 18th century, just as Goya began his Caprichos, Joseph Wright of Derby became intrigued by the
mysterious play of light in the dark forge and of workshops at the very beginning of the Industrial Revolution. But then,
almost overnight, photography proved too powerful a rival in producing – or
reproducing the conflicting shadows of a new
age, and mezzotint making became a technique of the past.
Fragment of text by Hans Guggenheim, Ph.D.


Before beginning with the historical backdrop of gothic design one must comprehend what gothic culture is and how it began the present gothic style which is respected on such degree. Gothic culture is in fact moiety gatherings or division of a few sort of Gothgroup of culture comprised in beginning of England. In all honesty this all style sense is connected halfway with the name of Goths East Germanic clans in third and fourth hundreds of years which followed and received Arianism. Arianism is a type of Christianity started in late hundreds of years of history. There was even a Gotland and the populace living up there were called as Gotlanders. This culture of style began in the forerunner of 80’s of underground rock groups and gatherings. Evaporation American musical gang established in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 and The Cure started English musical crew framed in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1976 are among of top musical gangs which advanced and promoted Gothic design in the vast majority of the 70’s and 80’s.Notable post-punk gatherings that foretold that sort are Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division and Bauhaus.
From blue skirts for women to jeans and sweaters, online clothing stores offer a wide range of clothing options. Shoes, accessories, and even housewares can be found on these websites.
Gothic Clothing for Women design history is considered as a secretive, dim and loaded with soul prompted wearing. Greater part of individuals accepts it as the dim and malice type of way of life which catches up with a cons identified with the individuals bearing this sort of culture and design causing reactions here and there. Be that as it may, whatever the explanation it plans to draw in individuals a few premise of style. From getting advanced by rock punk groups to top planners producing and sewing their own lines of Gothic attire which not just made a base for the individuals which wants to follow and adore this culture in much reasonable and respectable structure to the world. Gothics in the good ‘ol days was considered as the piece of those individuals who have a profound enthusiasm for dull way of life of living whether it’s dark enchantment or abhorrence admirers and even the shading dark and red were tremendously followed up in their style. Be that as it may, whatever the components were music was big time thought of and identified with gothic style influencer and advertiser. For the most part exciting music groups were taken as their influencer perhaps s as a result of their dim and baffling way of life and wearing in front of an audience which later considered as an image of gothic style.
Individuals used to wear this as to portray and represent the medieval, to live up the entranced universe of Victorian and Edwardian piece of history. The energy for Gothic Clothing for Women included unordinary sort of haircuts alongside fair skin or dull lipsticks and a ton of piercings in body, start to finish getting all punctured is as yet considered to being loving Gothic culture as through design.
This new period of Gothic culture design supporters additionally comprise and have a few divisions of adherents arranged into various areas of subsequent meet-ups. Like Mopey, Fetish, Romantic, Raver, even Goth Geeks, Vampire Goths and Ren faire Goths. There’s likewise part of individuals who subsequent meet-ups rock and punk melodic groups arranged with names like Death Rockers, Metal Heads, Rivet Heads, Weekenders.
Goths are taken as a subject of no-no in numerous social orders in view of connection of the Goth culture and design supporters with dark enchantment, passing and otherworldliness alongside relating them with religion which causes numerous mind boggling circumstances in past days a great deal. The historical backdrop of Goth culture is much increasingly loaded up with generalizations and bits of gossip. So the individual after the design of Goth culture needed to endure these sorts of detest and cliché circumstances. As the adherent of Gothic style the Goths are communicated to be Dark, Morbid and Eroticized Fashion carrier alongside strange tendencies in the History of Gothic Clothing for Women.


Mounted Carabinieri Display
On Sunday evening, at the end of the fourth day of competition, the sound of a trumpet attracts public attention: it is the fanfare trumpet of the mounted Carabinieri regiment that announces the beginning of the Carousel. The show is renovated every year and has a magical atmosphere. It has its roots in the ancient medieval tournaments where riders demonstrated their ability duelling to death.
The Mounted Carabinieri Display has closed the International Horse Show in Piazza di Siena for more than sixty years. Its debut in the Villa Borghese Arena, that became its traditional stage, dates back to 1933, when the Carabinieri were celebrating the 119th anniversary of their foundation.
This is a harmonic system of great ability and courageous tests where a group of 145 horses, half grey and half chestnut, make a series of evolutions in order to bring back to life the traditions of the mounted Carabinieri, culminating in a thrilling final charge. This celebrates the charge of Pastrengo (April 30th 1848), when the result of one of the battles of the Italian Wars of Independence was decided by three squadrons of mounted Carabinieri. In 1953, during the Fête International du Cheval in Paris, a small group representing the mounted Carabinieri was invited for a short display.
It was a triumph! Since that moment, their show takes place in many European countries as well as in the most important Italian sites. Since 1963, when the Mounted Regiment was created, the classic formation of the Carousel has been enriched with the regimental Fanfare which has replaced the small number of trumpeters that, until that moment, opened the parades. Since 1995 the Carousel became much more spectacular: it is carried out at night time, at the end of the Grand Prix Rome Prize-giving ceremony. www.carabinieri.it


Santa Clara Pueblo
Ron Suazo was born in 1954 and has been making pottery since 1978. He has written a brief biography as follows: I am a full-blooded Native American Indian from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. My pottery techniques come from youth on, having learned from my mother (Clara Suazo), who taught me not only how to form, polish and fire pottery, but every other intricate part of pottery making. Watching my sister drawing fine, traditional details on her pots, encouraged me to work hard on incising my own designs with fine details as well. While visiting several museums, I looked intently at pots created by the Ancient Pueblo Indians, and was deeply impressed by the creativity in designs. I also visited the Puye Cliffs ruins often, while growing up and was intrigued by their designs on broken pieces of pottery. As a result, in 1986 after studying both traditional and early designs, my decision was to create my own style. However, I included a combination of traditional feather designs, bear paws, and early as well as contemporary designs with inlaid turquoise, coral, lapis, and malachite stones. I do this on matte finish pottery that may include a combination of both, carving and sgraffito on the pots and lids. There is tremendous competition and great potters, but from the day I started as a potter, I hoped that my work would be unique, and stand apart from others. I believe I have accomplished my goal.


The Roof Gardens in Kensington were first opened to the public in May 1938, and was the vision of Trevor Bowen, the vice president of John Barker & Co. The gardens took two years to build, and Bowen’s musings were realised by landscape architect Ralph Hancock. Not a detail was spared, with over 500 species of plants and shrubs, and even importing rock from Pennsylvania to support his alpine planting.
A shilling was charged to enter the gardens for the next 30 years, raising over £120,000 for local charities. Seven trees remain from the original planting, making The Roof Gardens a place of ‘Specific Historical Interest’ with a Grade II listing by English Heritage.
The London Lawn Turf Company were asked to replace a large quantity of the turf on The Roof Garden, requiring 450 metres square of our Rolawn Medallion turf. Our hands-on team laid the turf, incorporating our Sandy Loam Topsoil to ensure that the turf got off to the best start at this pivotal point in the process.
Due to this project being on a roof in Kensington there were several access issues that needed to be addressed and overcome.
All materials had to go up in the lift while all the old grass had to be bagged up and taken down in the same lift. This created a slight delay in working time but with extra labour organised on site the project was finished in the allotted time frame.
With several different events going on in the building and a constantly busy restaurant on site a lot of care and attention was taken to leave the access areas perfectly clean and tidy throughout the project.
We were privileged to work in such exquisite surroundings that held so much history. Click here to take a look at the photos that we took during the process and after the project was completed to see for yourself.


I wrote my first ever piece of historical fiction today and the era was… 1991! Fuck! Yes, that’s history now, I’m so fucking old.
It was based around the ticket above. Where the special guests were Nirvana.
I didn’t enjoy writing it much. Too much thinking about what things used to be like. How can anyone be arsed writing a whole book of historical fiction? Hats off to them.


THE FATHER OF MAKE-UP
MR MAX FACTOR
In Hollywood's Golden Age, when it came to make-up only one name was on the lips of the silver screen stars. That name was Mr Max Factor, a visionary make-up artist,READ THE FULL STORY
DID YOU KNOW
Mr Max Factor coined the phrase 'make-up' and created the first commercially available foundation.
YOU ARE NOT BORN GLAMOUROUS
GLAMOUR IS CREATED
In the 20th century, Mr Max Factor transformed starlets into Hollywood icons. In the 21st century, his iconic glamour statements have been given a modern twist by Pat McGrath, Max Factor's Global Creative Director.


We can announce some details of the opening day of Evolving the Forest.
The event begins at 15.45 on June 19 with welcomes from Sir Harry Studholme (Forestry Commission), Andrew Woods (Chair of the Royal Forestry Society) and the Dartington Hall Trust.
This is followed by our opening keynote speaker, Prof. Kathy Willis, Principal of St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford.
In the evening we mark the centenary of the Forestry Act of 1919 which created the Forestry Commission. The first trees planted by the Forestry Commission were at Eggesford in Devon, in December 1919, and Dartington has numerous links with early modern forestry in England. Leonard K. Elmhirst (who with wife Dorothy founded the modern Dartington in the 1920s) and Wilfred Hiley were both intimately involved in the The Royal Forestry Society and in the development of 20thC forestry. Hiley was editor of the RFS from 1923 to 1946 and became President in 1950. Hiley was appointed the first manager of Dartington Hall woodlands by Leonard Elmhirst in 1931, remaining in the post for the next thirty years. Together they created Dartington Woodlands Ltd. proposing what would become a highly influential business model for contemporary forestry allowing a symbiotic relationship between the research arm and the more commercial arm of forestry on the estate.
The Tihill Forestry Gala Dinner in Dartington’s Great Hall is followed by a conversation between Foresty Commission Chair Sir Harry Studholme, Beccy Speight (CEO, Woodland Trust), and Piers Taylor (architect, writer, broadcaster).


Please let me know if you are interested. Before I continue with the description. A way to make the dream come true. This authentic Flow Blue pitcher was manufactured in England by the Johnson Brothers pottery company in the Vienna pattern. This is really in very nice condition with no abnormal signs of use.
Note, there may be white spots from light reflection during photography on various photos that do not appear on the actual object. This pitcher is measuring a huge 11.5 tall. Bowl measures almost 17" Wide x 4.5" High. I have included photos of the makers mark on the bottom.Overall the flow blue is quite lovely. There is wear on the gold gilding. These antiques always have slight imperfections. Antiques might not be collectibles suitable for you.
Each piece has a personality of its own. I have always thought it would be interesting to follow each antique piece as it traveled through history to see the families who previously owned them. Please ask questions before purchasing. The item "Antique FLOW BLUE Johnson Brothers VIENNA PITCHER BOWL WASH BASIN Circa 1900" is in sale since Tuesday, March 19, 2019. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\China & Dinnerware\Flow Blue".
The seller is "jesus--is-lord" and is located in Waupaca, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States.


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It’s almost impossible to imagine a world without toothbrushes and for good reason – people have been using them for over 5,000 years! You might not recognise some of the older versions but they’ve all led to the one we’ve got today. Here’s the history of the toothbrush.
Before humans had electric toothbrushes, fluoride dental products and monthly dental check-ups, we had a variety of less sophisticated methods for cleaning our teeth. Tree twigs, birds feathers and animal bones have all been identified as instruments humans deemed suitable for keeping your teeth in good condition. Of these examples, sticks seemed to be the preferred choice.
Chew sticks date back to the Sumer civilisation of Mesopotamia as early as 3500 BC (over 5,000 thousand years ago), but there are examples of them being used consistently throughout history. Chew sticks have been discovered in the tombs of Egypt (3500 BC), noted in the records of China (1600BC) and excavated from burials of the Qin Dynasty Tribe (220BC). In fact, they are still used in parts of the world to this day, most commonly Africa, the rural southern states of America and the Middle East.
However, by the 1st century, some clever people belonging to the Tang Dynasty of China (619-907) started creating the bristle-style toothbrush we know today. They were made by attaching the bristles of hogs to a handle of bamboo or bone. It might sound a bit basic (and gross) to us now but in actual fact, the Tang Dynasty was very smart – they specifically used hogs hair from the Northern parts of the country where the hair was most firm and therefore, the most effective at cleaning their teeth. From this effort, it’s clear that they cared about their oral hygiene!
Unfortunately for Europe, it was over 700 years before we began to take notice of what the East was up to. Animal hair toothbrushes only began to be imported from China along the Silk Road in reasonable numbers during the 17th century, and even then it was seen as a novelty rather than an obvious necessity. In fact, the first mention of the word toothbrush came from the autobiography of Anthony Wood, an antiquities collector, who bought one in 1690.
It wasn’t until 1780 that the UK began to make its own toothbrushes when William Addis, a former prisoner, established his own toothbrush business. The design was based on his experiences watching a prison guard sweep the floor of the jail with a broom. Having watched this, he believed that bristles and a handle must be more effective at cleaning teeth than using soot or crushed shells with a piece of cloth – as was the most common method at the time.
When he was released, Addis immediately set up his own business which later became one of the most famous toothbrush brands in the world – Wisdom now creates around 70 million toothbrushes every year from the UK.
If it wasn’t for human intuition, hog hairs and a very creative prisoner, we might not have the modern toothbrush that we have today. Whilst we have come a long way since chewing on twigs and bird feathers, it’s clear that we’ve always taken a keen interest in the health of our teeth!


I wrote a letter to UT, telling them how disappointed I was in their record on historic preservation. I didn’t expect a reply, but I got one. I thought I’d share it.
I am writing to say I am extremely displeased with the way UT Knoxville has behaved in regard to historic preservation. The recent acquisition of the houses on White Avenue is a good example of the bullying tactics the University has employed against private, historic properties. Until UT changes its ways, I as an alumni, will never make a donation to the school. Furthermore, I will strongly suggest against donating to all my friends and family. UT should be ashamed of the way it has behaved in this situation. Please strive to do better so the alumni can be proud of their school once more.
Upon rereading I see I messed up a comma placement. Oh well! Pregnant women get a pass on things like that, right?
Thank you for your email and your point of view on historic preservation. The University has done much to preserve historic buildings and culture in the community. From restorations of campus icons like Ayres Hall to having the Tyson House and Hopecote added to the National Registry, we always look for ways to preserve original construction and heritage. We are also currently working on a new Strong Hall academic building where we are preserving a historic gardener’s cottage and repurposing many elements of the old building into the new.
As for the White Avenue homes, I wish I could say I agree with you, but the truth is they have not been historic in the original sense for a long time. Landlords of the years have stripped the homes apart and subdivided them into apartments, making modern upgrades, and not restoring the homes back to their original charm or character.
The University will continue to preserve its history and contribute to the community in many ways. Please let me know if you have specific concerns or interests regarding our master plan.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.
A big bunch of MALARKEY, sir! UT has a dismal track record in regard to historic preservation. Everyone knows this. I hate being blatantly lied to/misled in an email. Strong Hall was historic and they ripped it down. The “historic gardener’s cottage” adds insult to injury. Suffice it to say, I will never donate a dime to UT and I urge anyone and everyone I know to further boycott their fundraising appeals.


Rome, Italy. Brit Fray June 4, 2012 Spent a few days in Rome! Got to see the sites and had a blast. Rome is obviously super touristy and pretty much jam packed with people, but my favorite parts were seeing the Colosseum and the Vatican. Here are some of my favorite shots. brit.


The three ships of the Cunard fleet sailed into Southampton as part of events to mark the 10th anniversary of Queen Mary 2.
The ships sailed into their home port shortly before dawn on Friday followed by a fire-tug with waterjets.
The Duke of Edinburgh boarded the liner for a reception and lunch.
Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria left the port again after 20:00 BST. There was then a fireworks display.
Hundreds of people lined the Southampton dockside to watch the three ships and the display.


Introduction by President Obama. Civil War-era Atlantic writings by Mark Twain, Henry James, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, and others. Contemporary essays by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jeffrey Goldberg. Richly illustrated with images from the National Portrait Gallery.
[Odd facts about the Civil War (slideshow)]
[THE BEST BOOK I READ THIS YEAR: 1861: The Civil War Awakening by Adam Goodheart]


History of the Building
Edwin M. Stanton School has a long history as it was built in 1925. The School is named after Edwin M. Stanton, an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton’s management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guided the Union to victory.
After the Civil War, there were five public schools in the neighborhood. None of the original buildings remains. Edwin M. Stanton School was originally a grammar school for boys, that also housed a girls school in the same building. It was replaced in 1925 and is now the building seen today. The Stanton School is of historical importance because of the architect Irwin T. Catharine, as it resembles many other public schools built in the 1910s and 1920s, mostly following Catharine’s designs.
Between 1925 and 1939, the School Board erected five buildings using Type Number 146. The first three of these were triplets in every way: the Mary C. Wister School, the Edwin M. Stanton School, and the Lydia Darrah School. The Wister and Stanton schools, still retain most, if not all, of their original appearances. Stanton was built by the contractor, McCloskey & Company. Stanton was designed by Irwin T. Catharine in the Art Deco style, and reflects a marked break in architecture from the traditional forms, e.g., Georgian Revival and Collegiate Gothic, for schools and stresses modernity. It is identical to Darrah and Wister Schools. The Edwin M. Stanton school is a 3-story brick building set upon a raised basement. Rectangular in shape, it measures three registers upon its east and west elevations and ten along its north and south elevations. It consists of free-standing Greek Doric portico highlighted be colored tiles. The current building, stands tall on the corner of 17th and Christian Streets. Decorated with colorful paint and tile to represent its’ cultural arts program as well as its’ diverse population.
For more information please see:
History of the School
In 2011 the School Reform Commission attempted to close Stanton School despite strong protests from parents, faculty, students, and the surrounding community. Led by the Supporters of Stanton, these stakeholders successfully lobbied the SRC to abandon its closure plans in 2012.


History of Graul's Market
It was 1920 when the late Fred and Esther Graul opened the first Graul’s Market at 2819 E. Monument Street in Baltimore City. In 1945 when their son, Harold Sr. returned from military service in World War II, he and his wife, Mary, assumed ownership of the store. In 1958 they moved to Annapolis with their four children, Harold Jr., Tom, Susie and Fred to open the first Graul’s Supermarket in Cape St. Claire. As the family has grown, each child has opened their own store and now the 4th generation has joined in the family business.
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As you’ll soon discover Graul’s is a very special place to shop. Each generation has passed down family recipes you’ll find in every department. We continue the tradition of personal, friendly service lost in today’s impersonal marketplace. From our fresh, delicious seafood, meat and produce to baked goods, baked fresh daily in each market, you’ll appreciate why Graul’s has been Your Good Food Grocer since 1920.
We have grown to six markets throughout Baltimore, Annapolis and the Eastern Shore. One thing has remained constant, a Graul’s descendent has remained at the helm of each market. Harold Jr., his son Dennis and daughter Kate operate the Ruxton and Mays Chapel locations. Tom operates the Hereford market. Fred, and his son, Bryan, operate the Cape St. Claire and Annapolis stores. John Evans Jr., another fourth generation Graul, has recently opened the sixth location in St. Michaels Maryland.


THE EARLY DAYS
Lucianne Goldberg's website sprang up several years ago after she quit the popular Conservative forum, FreeRepublic.com under acrimonious circumstances.
Lucy, who used to post as Trixie on Jim Robinson's site, is said to have taken a few thousand Freepers (as they are called) with her in the process. These included Ken Giles - a pompous rightwinger with a sadistic sense of humor who designed Lucy's site and was it's first webmaster.
In the beginning the site was quite a fun place to be, as the woman dubbed by some as Ma Barker, used it to shamelessly promote herself and have a little chuckle at her left-wing foes.
Many of her readers used it as a low-tech chat room, irritating the more fervent Lucy fans by posting light-hearted articles, silly 'gif' and 'jpg' picture files and generally clogging up much-needed bandwidth.
The genteel coffee house atmosphere was soon to change however.... e.com. Click on the links for a potted history of the website.
The Early Days
The Tide Turns
Pipe Down You Mugs
Where Are They Now?


Museum address: 22 A N. Gane Street, 6600 Iassy, phone: 147610/147.
'N. Gane' house offers to the public a N. Gane memorial and a museum of the Iasi city hall.
The Gane memorial reconstitutes the working room of the writer who owned this house. They used authentic 19th century objects as well as objects, manuscripts, letters, documents, photographs, paintings, books belonging to the man of culture who was an outstanding member of 'Junimea' society.
There was an attempt at reconstituting the typical atmosphere of a dwelling that once belonged to a scholar, Junimea writer, politician and builder of Iasi, from mid 19th century to the 1920s.
Among the many original exhibits we remind just a few: a painting of N. Gane from 1878 by painter Kabaltz, donated by Gh. Gane from Munchen, N. Gane's grandson; a beautifully carved desk with a bronze enamel writing set on it; a bronze statuette of Dante, which N. Gane always kept in front of him; books and manuscripts of N. Gane's library.
The museum of Iasi city hall reviews the main leaders of town administration beginning with the 19th century. Most of the mayors of Iasi were outstanding personalities of the Romanian cultural life, such as: Costache Negruzzi, Tudorache Burada, Dimitrie Gusti, Nicolae Gane, Vasile Pogor, Leon Negruzzi, Al. Teodoreanu, Gh. Marzescu, Mihai Negruzzi, a.s.o.
The museum tries to point out some aspects related to their cultural activity and, above all, aspects regarding their activity to the benefit of the Moldavian capital. Architecture and construction figured among their favourite pastimes. Obviously, education and culture institutions gained most from that.
The museum displays original engravings and photographs, posters, pictures, manuscripts, city hall publications, autographed books, objects belonging to the evoked personalities. All this is an attempt to suggest turning points in the evolution of Iasi city during the last two centuries.
The two museum nuclei will be widened in the following years as space becomes available. A museum of mechanical writing tools will be founded as the documentary and material collecting activity has already begun.


Damned in Detroit
Duke of Windsor
Highest skill: Intimidate
Haven has Security 4
Duke Leone has been walking the nights of Detroit almost as long as the city has existed. Longer actually, back when it was still a British military outpost. Following the seizure of power by Norman Kovar, Leone declared himself Regent of Windsor and was immediately granted domain over Windsor, free to do anything, though in the 50’s he was stripped of the ability to grant the right to sire. In 1963 Calvin Leone sired Carlos Shorter following the Detroit Race Riot in which many Kindred were lost to the fires.
The Duke is a predator, everything about him gives one the sensation of being hunted, but he has never made any moves against Prince DeLay nor Prince Kovar.


Franschhoek is a town in South Africa’s Western Cape Winelands district with centuries-old vineyards and Cape Dutch architecture. Trails wind through flowers and wildlife at Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve to views over Franschhoek Valley.
The Huguenot Memorial Museum and neighboring monument honor the area’s French settlers, who arrived in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Area was originally known as Olifantshoek (Elephants corner) so named because of the elephants that crossed into the valley to calve. The name of the area soon changed to le Coin Français (“the French Corner”), and later to Franschhoek (Dutch for “French Corner”), with many of the settlers naming their new farms after the areas in France from which they came.
La Motte, Champagne, La Cotte, Cabrière, La Provence, Bourgogne, La Terra de Luc and La Dauphine were among some of the first established farms — most of which still retain their original Cape Dutch farm houses today. These farms have grown into renowned wineries.
Once a sleepy country retreat, the village began experiencing a boom in the 1990s. The ideal summer weather, snowy peaks in winter and proximity to Cape Town have turned Franschhoek into one of South Africa’s favourite destination for both permanent lifestyle and holiday visitors.
Franschhoek is notable for having some of the top restaurants in the country within its borders. This fact, together with the strong wine culture, and pristine natural and architectural beauty has made Franschhoek into what many describe as the “food and wine capital” of South Africa.
The village has over the years hosted many of the country’s top 10 restaurants as well and even featured in the TOP 50 restaurants in the world, according to the “S.Pellegrino world’s 50 best restaurants”. Whether you wish for the perfect steak, light lunch or a gastronomic evening eperience, Franschhoek has it!


Fields of green tea cover the slopes of a valley where a crystal clear stream flows.
When April arrives in Kawane, a village famous for its excellent tea, a soft, exquisite aroma emanates from small artisan factories and invades the neighbourhood.
To this fresh, green perfume I have added all the fragrance of the flowers found in Japan.
A marriage of delicate perfumes that emerges above the aroma of green tea.
A marriage of 'Flowers' perfume, which varies according to the season, and the aroma of green tea.
Light and uplifting, creates a feeling of happiness, symbolized by the cherry blossom.
A crystalline aroma and full of freshness, relaxes the body and brings serenity to the mind.
Possesses an aroma which is both crystalline and soft. Its intensity brings to mind the flower.
A compelling fragrance. Bitter like the traditional Japanese taste.
An attractive flavour, a reminder of a distant orientalism.
Tea first appeared in Japan during the Heian period (794-1192). It was introduced there by Buddhist monks who brought it from China in their baggage. At that time it was considered a stimulating drink that would help them concentrate and gather the spirit during meditation.
Later, during the Kamakura period (1192-1338), the popularity of tea as a remedy grew. The adage of the Zen master Eizai states that tea is “an elixir of long life, a remedy to cure all ills.”
In the 15th century, the monk Sen no Rikyu, founder of the Japanese tea ceremony, Cha no Yu, gave to tea its nobility and acclaim. Today, the Japanese tea ceremony, also known as the “Way of Tea”, still has many adepts both inside and outside Japan.
At the dawn of modern times, towards the end of the Edo period (1603-1868), green tea once again began to travel with the opening of Yokohama port to foreign trade.
The place of green tea in Japanese history and culture, and the bridge it built between Japan and the West, make it a symbol have made it a symbol.


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A collective resistance movement dedicated to reasserting communal ownership of common spaces, Reclaim the Streets staged its first action on Camden High Street in 1995, when activists closed the road to vehicle traffic to make way for a street party. Combining the tactics of non-violent direct action with 90’s UK rave culture, organizers kept the location secret until the last moment to preempt police interception.
„The event began with two cars crashing into each other. The drivers jumped out in theatrical road rage and began to destroy each other’s vehicles with hammers. Meanwhile, 500 people emerged from the subway station into the traffic-free street that the crashed cars had blocked, and started the party, dancing, sharing free food and meeting new friends.“
RTS’s creative methods evolved throughout the late 90’s, as their tactics spread throughout Europe and eventually to the US and beyond.


Chemise lingerie were first made as women’s undergarments. Sometimes known as a ‘smock’ they would be worn under their more fashionable clothes to protect these from sweat and body oils throughout the day.
The chemise seems to have developed from the Roman Tunica and first became popular in Europe in the Middle Ages.
Sewn together usually at home by the women, they weren’t as glamorous as they are today. The poor would wear more skimpy chemises that were pieced from a narrow piece of rough cloth. While the rich would have more voluminous chemises made from thin, smooth fine linen or sometimes in rare occasions, even silk.
It wasn't uncommon for men to were chemise's, although of a different style they would wear them with their trousers or doublets. It is understood tat the men’s chemises has survived to this day, now more commonly known as the T-Shirt (far less glamorous)
The Chemise now...
The Chemise as we know it now is an item of Lingerie that is one of the cutest ways to look and feel sexy. Pretty similar to the Babydoll, Chemises are short, sleeveless garments that are normally made of silk, lace or even mesh material. Typically, the chemise is now tighter fitting around the waist and hips to really show off and enhance your body.


Yes, there was a job in Britain known as a “knocker up” or “knocker-upper.” This job existed primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially in industrial cities. The knocker-up’s responsibility was to wake people up in the morning, typically workers who needed to get to their jobs or appointments.
To perform this duty, the knocker-up used various methods, such as tapping on windows with long poles, whistling, or even using pea shooters to shoot small projectiles at windows. The goal was to rouse people from their sleep at their requested times, as alarm clocks were not as common or reliable as they are today.
As technology advanced and alarm clocks became more accessible, the need for knocker-ups gradually declined, and the profession faded away. Today, the job of a knocker-up is largely obsolete, but it offers a fascinating glimpse into the past and the ways people used to adapt to their daily routines before modern timekeeping devices became widespread.
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Timberline lodge is located 35 miles West of Pinedale Wyoming and a 1 hour drive south East of Jackson Hole, WY. A regional airport is available in Pinedale for private planes while commercial flights are out of Jackson Hole.
Sublette County Information and History
The ranch is located on what is called the “Hoback Rim”. Sublette County lies approximately 70 miles south of Jackson Hole, 100 miles north of Rock Springs and I-80, and 240 miles northeast of Salt Lake City, Utah.
In the 1800’s, the Green River Valley in Sublette County was the site of numerous mountain men rendezvous. Fur trappers and traders from throughout the region would travel great distances to enjoy the festivities. Over the years, Sublette County has had its share of historical events.


The Pill: A Brief History of Birth Control in the United States
Across many industries, colloquial terms for products and inventions have a real staying power. You've probably heard someone refer to a tissue by saying "Kleenex," for example. Similarly, folks use the brand name Band-Aid as a stand-in for referring to bandages.
Another common colloquialism? Calling birth control pills simply "the pill." Taken orally, these hormonal contraceptives are synonymous with the term — even though many medications come in capsule (or pill) form. Still, if you say "the pill," people across generations will immediately know that you're referring to birth control.
Today, a person's contraceptive choices extend beyond the pill. But the history of the ubiquitous phrase — and the medication itself — figure so prominently into the history of reproductive rights, health care, sexual health, and bodily autonomy. With this in mind, let's delve into the history of birth control in the United States, and how this history is still deeply tied into the fight for equal rights today.


White People: “You blacks need to get over what we did to you. It was so long ago and it wasn’t even that bad. So what if us honest hard working christians could attend a lynching after church, where’s the issue in that?”
this shit was happening like 40 fucking years ago
hell this shit STILL HAPPENS
The fact that he has on a u.s. army sweatshirt is just
these two guys (including Army sweatshirt guy) were helping the one guy escape a white mob
there’s another photo of them helping him walk away to safety
who knows what really happened, history is all fucked up.
history is incredibly fucked up and the 1943 race riots in Detroit were incredibly fucked up
but the second photo is much more clear about the interactions between these three. Source on the 2nd photo was an issue of Life magazine from the time.
Well done Tumblr. You posted a picture without context and made two of the nicest people look like complete monsters.
THIS IS AN EXACT REPRESENTATION OF MEDIA MAKING YOU SEE WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO SEE
To the crazy douche who said we should get over what happened years ago needs to sit down and shut up…no I or we will never forget because this crap is still going on today and being thrown in our faces that we are nothing…no I won’t get over the fact that white people ruined my family blood line for the fact that I can’t trace my family in history…no I will not forget the horrible acts white people did to my people because its part of my American history that I’m still learning because our history books are a lie…no I will never forget and you shouldn’t either…you should and everyone should remember what the white people did and how my people fought for ne to be alive today…douche bag…
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Mr & Mrs F asked us to visit their home in North London to appraise a large selection of Oriental carpets, rugs and runners. Although the collection were in decent condition, fringed ends and sides of many of the pieces required some TLC and the collection hadn’t been hand washed by a professional company in many, many years.
We walked around the house, discussing each rug individually and informing Mr & Mrs F of the age, type and general provenance of each individual piece. We discussed restoration and cleaning, with some pieces being more valuable than others, we opted to take a cross section of the most urgent pieces first and collecting the rest once the first batch had been delivered back.
The collection was magnificent, from Persian Heriz carpets, to small Turkoman rugs and runners. We were especially intrigued by a beautiful Bidjari carpet which was in their drawing room/library. Many of the rugs had fraying ends and sides and some had suffered from moth damage and excessive wear.
Once back in the workshops we moth treated each rug, tested for colour fastness before washing, hand washed and repaired each piece carefully to maintain the original look and feel of each rug. The Persian pieces were especially old, many of them were antique rugs and required specialist hand washing and carefull attention.
Once the collection had been washed and restored, we returned the collection to Mr & Mrs F in North London, together with non-slip professional underlay.
Our clients were delighted with the outcome and later asked us to source a very old Persian Antique rug for the entrance hall – which we did.
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Temple of Confucius (孔子 Kǒngzǐ), Cemetery of Confucius, and Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
The Kong Family Mansion ( 孔府 Kǒng fǔ) was the historical residence of the direct descendants of Confucius in the City of Qufu (曲阜), the hometown of Confucius in Shandong Province(山东省 Shāndōng Shěng).The extant structures mainly date from the Ming (明) and Qing (清) dynasties. From the mansion, the family tended to the Confucian sites in Qufu and also governed the largest private rural estate in China.
The Temple of Confucius (孔庙 Kǒngmiào) is the largest and most renowned temple of Confucius in East Asia.The Cemetery of Confucius ( 孔林 Kǒnglín) is a cemetery of the Kong clan (the descendants of Confucius) in Confucius’ hometown Qufu. Confucius himself and some of his disciples are buried there, as well as many thousands of his descendants.
Since 1994, the Temple of Confucius, the Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu”. Those three sites are collectively known in Qufu as San Kong (三孔).


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The progress of human civilization created a demand for information. Gutenberg's innovation of the use of movable type was a step in that evolution. There also emerged a need to reproduce images. Wood became the first medium for printmaking.
The earliest known European woodcut was the St. Christopher, dated 1423. The subjects were often religious, and used as souvenirs of pilgrimages to the shrines of saints.The Germans, such as Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) and the Formschneider engravers raised the woodcut to a fine art .
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw woodcut decline to a crude manner, often used in what were called "Chapbooks." They were popular with people, and were effective means to illustrate fables and the journalism of the time.
Thomas Bewick (1753-1828). A British engraver, Bewick developed the use of the medium as an end-grain process to it's potential. His small vignettes, illustrations of birds and animals are masterpieces of engraving. Bewick's apprentices spread the craft throughout England, and lead to the Victorian era demand for fine illustration. In America, a physician, Alexander Anderson (1775-1870) brought the craft to a fine art as well.
The practice of wood engraving was a natural for Newspaper, book and periodical illustration. It was the only printing medium that could be simultaneously printed with type as text. It also became prevalent in commercial graphics. For example, the publication in 1842 of The Illustrated London News attracted worldwide attention and demand. The beauty and excellence of the engravings are unsurpassed in the history of art, as images which captured the spirit of the human drama. Often, copies of engravings were cast in metal for duplication. These duplicates called Stereotypes could be sent throughout the world for journalistic purposes.
In America, engravers were also active. Publications such as Leslie's Popular Monthly, Harpers,Scribner's and The Century Magazine featured the engravings of famed Timothy Cole and the leading engravers of the day. Examine a wood engraving with magnification. You will see the tool marks rendered as fine lines as opposed to the dots of a halftone. Frequently the engraver signed his name and added an "SC" which stood for sculptor.
The turn of the century saw the era of private presses use wood engraving again as fine book illustration and limited edition prints ( those purely for the sake of the beauty of the print and the personal vision of the artist-engraver). That tradition continues today.
Steel engraving is a commercial engraving technique for printing illustrations, based on steel instead of copper. It has been rarely used in artistic printmaking, although was much used for reproductions in the 19th century. Steel engraving was introduced in 1792 by Jacob Perkins (1766-1849), an American Inventor, for the use of banknote printing. When Perkins moved to London in 1818, the technique in 1820 became adapted by Charles Warren and especially by Charles Heath (1785-1848) for Thomas Campbell's Pleasures of Hope with the first published plates engraved on steel. The new technique only partially replaced the other commercial techniques of that time as woodcut, wood engraving, and later lithography. All the illustrations of the Encyclopedia Britannica of 1911 are steel engravings.
Most engraving is done by laying out the broad, general outline onto the plate first. This is commonly referred to simply as etching. After this step is complete the artist can move to strictly engraving the work. The tool most commonly used for engraving is the burin, which is a small bar of hardened steel with a sharp point. This is pushed along the plate to produce thin strips of waste metal and thin furrows. This is followed by a scraper which removes any burs as they will be an impediment to the ink. It is important to note that engraving must be done in the reverse or mirror image, so that the image faces the correct way when the die prints. One trick of the trade was for engravers to look at the object that they were engraving through a mirror so that the image was naturally reversed and they would be less likely to engrave the image incorrectly. Steel plates can be case hardened to ensure that they can print thousands of times with little wear. Copper plates cannot be case hardened but can be steel-faced or nickel-plated to increase their life expectancy.
During the 1820s steel began to replace copper as the preferred medium of commercial publishers for illustration, replacing etching but rivalled still by wood engraving and later lithography. This produced plates with shaper, harder, more distinct lines. Also, the harder steel plates produced much longer wearing dies that could strike thousands of copies before they would need any repair or refurbishing engraving. The hardness of steel also allowed for much finer detail than would have been possible under copper which would have quickly deteriorated under the stress. As the nineteenth century began to close, devices such as the ruling machine made even greater detail possible allowing for more exact parallel lines in a very close proximity. Commercial etching techniques also gradually replaced it.
By the beginning of the twentieth century, new tools made engraving much easier and more exact. One of these tools is the Geometrical Lathe. The Lathe is used to engrave images on plates, which are in turn engraved on rolls for the use of such methods as printing bank notes. The other of these tools is the Engraving Machine. This machine uses a master template to lightly engrave a duplicate image which can be then engraved by hand or by acid method. The machine also makes possible the reduction or enlargement of the letter for the duplicate engraving, in its broadest sense, the art of cutting lines in metal, wood, or other material either for decoration or for reproduction through printing. In its narrowest sense, it is an intaglio printing process in which the lines are cut in a metal plate with a graver, or burin. Furrows are cleanly cut out, raising no burr, and then filled with ink which is transferred under high pressure to the printing surface of the press. The earliest known engravings printed on paper date from about the middle of the 15th cent. Among the early master engravers were Dürer, Schongauer, and Lucas van Leyden.


Walt Disney’s Barn
This is the actual barn that was in Walt Disney’s backyard in Holmby Hills, California. It was here that Walt, a member of LALS, had his workshop and ran the switches for his home railroad. The barn is open on the third Sunday of each month from 11am-3pm. The barn features displays of Disney, LALS and railroad related memorabilia. Guided tours are provided by members of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society.
Stationary Steam Plant
The Stationary Steam Plant consists of a 10 HP boiler operating at 150 PSI maximum. The boiler is fired with diesel fuel. There are seven operating steam engines. One is a steam powered air compressor weighing in the order of 3500 lbs., and was used in the oil fields in California. Another is a steam pump patented in 1872; the steam cylinder is on top and the pump on the bottom. One engine operates a can crusher and another a conveyor belt to transfer the crushed cans into a container. The largest vertical engine drives an overhead line shaft that in turn drives a drill press, a grindstone and a centrifugal pump that supplies water to a fountain. The engine ages aside those already mentioned are from about 1900, the 1920’s and probably the early 1930’s. The Stationary Steam Plant is fired up on the third Sunday of the month.
Santa Fe Steel Caboose #999355
Santa Fe 999355, is a steel CE-2 caboose built in 1929 as Santa Fe 1831, part of a Santa Fe order of 125 cabooses numbered 1750-1874. American Car & Foundry built this caboose; it was painted mineral red with white letters. Santa Fe 1831 was remanufactured in 1969 with a new number 999355 and its current paint scheme. Santa Fe referred to their cabooses as waycars. This car ended its career in the early 1980’s working on a ballast train in the Cajon Pass. The car was retired in December 1983. It was set on display in December 1984. Today, this car is used as a caretaker’s residence. The caboose was repainted in 2007 using protypical colors.
Union Pacific Steel Caboose #25064
UP 25064, is a steel CA-3 caboose built in June 1942 as UP 3764, part of a UP order of 100 cabooses numbered 3700-3799. This was the first all steel caboose series built for Union Pacific by the Mt. Vernon Car Co. All UP cabooses up to this time had been made of wood and reinforced with steel. UP 3764 was repainted and renumbered in June 1960 into its current yellow, red and gray paint scheme from its original freight car red paint and white lettering scheme. This caboose was retired in March 1979. Union Pacific was contacted in 1980 to donate a caboose to Museum. This donation was set on display November 1980. Today, this car is used as a meeting and training room. The caboose was repainted in 2006 using protypical colors.
Union Pacific Baggage Dorm Car #6009
Union Pacific Baggage Dorm Car 6009 was one of two Baggage Dorm cars built by Pullman Standard for Union Pacific in 1941. Its first number was LA 103 as part of the 1941 version of the City of Los Angeles train. Car LA 103 ran from Los Angeles to Chicago as part of a 14 car consist. It was remodeled in 1945 and again in 1947. LA 103 was then renumbered to CP 103 and assigned to the City of Portland train. The car was renumbered 6009 and placed in the UP general car pool. The car was retired from passenger service by May 1971, and was found in a scrap yard in Santa Fe Springs. The car arrived April 1986. Today the baggage compartment is used for the Museum’s workshop; the dormitory compartment is used for storage.
Union Pacific Sleeper Car #1209
Union Pacific Sleeper Car 1209 (National Progress) was built in 1956 as part of a 15 car order in the (National) car series, 3 of the cars in this order were built for the Wabash. (8 of these cars exist as of January 2004) The Pullman Standard Company built the car. It is 85′ long and of the 6-4-6 class type of sleeping car. It had 6 roomettes, 4 bedrooms, and an open six-seat section. It was originally assigned to the City of San Francisco; it then ran on the City of Portland. This car was retired from passenger service by May 1971, and was found in a scrap yard in Santa Fe Springs. The car arrived April 1986. Today the car is used as the Museum’s official meeting car.


Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) ripped Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday for releasing a statement lauding Fidel Castro after the Cuban leader’s death.
Cruz, who was born in Canada and whose father fled Cuba for the United States after participating in the early days of the revolution, called Trudeau’s statement “disgraceful.”
Cruz had plenty more to say about Cuba and Castro in the hours following news of his death.
Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, painted Trudeau’s statement as “shameful and embarrassing.”
Trudeau called Castro a “legendary revolutionary and orator” while acknowledging the late Cuban leader was “a controversial figure.” He added, “both Mr. Castro’s supporters and detractors recognized his tremendous dedication and love for the Cuban people who had a deep and lasting affection for ‘el Comandante.’”
The statement made no reference to Castro’s dictatorial rule, squashing of dissent or human rights abuses. Canadian politicians were also quick to denounce Trudeau’s comments.


The Ghost Adventures crew travels to Natchitoches, LA, to investigate the Magnolia Plantation. It’s the first time any paranormal team has ever been allowed to investigate the plantation. Built in 1830 to grow and harvest cotton, it consists of 5,000 acres of land. Shamefully, many slaves labored and died in the vast farming fields of the plantation. Today it has been taken over by the National Park Service in an attempt to preserve its history. The Ghost Adventures crew uncovers evidence of voodoo rituals that many of the slaves used to seek revenge on the plantation owners. The spirits of the repressed and tortured souls are still alive in this national park.


Latest Events Freedom Day South Africa 2022 Freedom Day is the commemoration of the first democratic elections held in South Africa on 27 April 1994. These were the first post-apartheid national elections to be held in South Africa where anyone could vote regardless of race. The commemoration comes at a time when South Africa is about to embark on a massive vaccination programme. Vaccines save lives and represent our best chance to return to our normal way of life. This year marks the 150th anniversary of struggle icon and human rights campaigner Charlotte Maxeke. She and other selfless women of her generation fought against oppression at a time when such defiance was met with unrelenting force. Source:gov.za/FreedomDay2022 Booking for this event has now closed.


Samuel Colt did not “invent” the handgun, the same way Apple didn’t “invent” the smartphone. What they both did was put all the pieces together in such a way that, while they didn’t actually “invent” the thing, they actually kind of did. Young Samuel always had an interest in mechanics, and would often disassemble items to see how they worked. In 1830, Colt was working on a steamship, where he became fascinated with the way the ship’s wheel worked. From that idea, he carved out a wooden prototype that would lead to his invention of a rotation-type firearm with a six-barrel cylinder. The Colt .45. Colt patented his revolving-chamber pistol in Europe in 1835 and in the United States the following year. The idea was not immediately accepted, with gun owners unwilling to give up their trusted muskets and pistols. In 1836, he built his first plant in Paterson, New Jersey. At just 22 years old, he proved himself to be a savvy businessman and promoter, but slow sales forced him to turn his attentions elsewhere. In 1845, the U.S. government heard from its front-line militia that Colt’s firearm, a weapon that didn’t require constant reloading, was instrumental in defeating the Indians in Texas and Florida. The next year, at the start of the Mexican War, he and Army Captain Samuel H. Walker designed an even more effective weapon, “The Walker,” prompting the government to order 1,000 of these pistols—and Colt was back in business again. Colt pistols were the weapons of choice during the American Civil War, from 1861-’65, and the company’s .45- Peacemaker, introduced in 1873, became the most popular gun in the West. Colt revolvers were used during World War I and World War II. Samuel Colt every bit as much as Henry Ford, pioneered modern manufacturing processes.
Colt has always aggressively marketed its’ products to the militaries of the world, seemingly viewing civilian sales as the sprinkles on top of the donut. Colt had, for a very long time, the patent and contract on the M16, and the 1911. Colt also enjoyed great civilian and law enforcement success with their double action revolvers in the mid 20th century. Today Colt still makes the Colt Single Action Army, the official AR-15, 1911’s and a select few other models of revolvers and rifles.
Notable products – Revolvers, Pistols, Rifles Colt Single Action Army, Colt 1911, Colt AR-15, Colt Python
The history and rivalry between Smith and Wesson and Colt is much like the rivalry of Android/Samsung vs Apple. Each company seemingly driven to improve by the other. It could easily be argued that neither S&W or Colt are responsible for the modern double action revolver separately, but together they deserve almost all the credit. Smith & Wesson’s history is very integral to the history of Winchester Repeating Arms and the original Henry Rifle. S&W as we recognize it today was founded in 1852 and originally focusing on repeating rifles, specifically the Volcanic, which led to the Winchester and Henry rifles. By 1870 they were focused almost solely on revolvers. S&W were the original promoters and manufacturers of metallic cartridge revolvers (Colt’s revolvers were still cap and ball) and the US Military adopted the Model 3 as the first cartridge firing revolver in the US military service. S&W armed the bulk of America’s law enforcement officers for most the 20th Century. It did so with a variety of revolvers, most chambered in .38 Special. S&W was behind the development of the .357 Magnum, and later the .44 Magnum. In 1965 the the Wesson family sold its’ controlling interest to Bangor Punta which used the S&W name on all kinds of associated products and merchandise marketed to Law Enforcement and the shooting community. This made them extremely profitable, and the association of Bangor Punta created step-sister companies in Brazil (Taurus and Rossi). The 1990’s was a horrible decade for firearms manufacturers, and S&W was acquired by another holding company. As of the end of the first decade of the 21st century they were back in a good financial and well respected position. In addition to their continued success in the revolver market they have expanded into the Modern Sporting Rifle (2006) segment and their M&P line of Semi-auto pistols (debuted in 2005) is held in very high regard. The S&W Shield is most likely the current best selling pistol in the United States.
Notable Products: Primarily Revolvers and pistols, some rifles. All S&W Revolvers, M&P Semi Auto Pistols, S&W M&P Sport II Rifle.
Currently the oldest continuing manufacturer of firearms in the U.S., founded in 1816. Remington was and continues to be, primarily a Shotgun and Rifle manufacturer. They were the main supplier of bolt action rifles to the Allied Powers in WWI. Russia signed huge contracts for arming the Imperial Russian Army, and when the Bolsheviks took over in 1917 they reneged on the whole thing, almost ruining Remington completely. This led to a business decision by Remington to focus more on sporting arms and only take certain Government contracts. Remington has always been closely associated with the manufacture of ammunition, having partnerships and subsidiaries in the ammo business since the early decades of the company (Union Metallic Cartridge is the most notable) and has released more different cartridges than any other company. Probably most currently famous for the top selling model 870 pump shotgun and the famous Remington 700 bolt action rifle. They are currently going through a bankruptcy, but will likely re-organize their debt and be ok.
Notable Products : Remington 870 Shotgun, Remington model 700 Bolt action rifles
Winchester has its’ roots in the same soil as Smith & Wesson, both companies were started by Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson, but the duo was helped financially by a clothing manufacturer named Oliver Winchester. The original product of the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company did not succeed, but it spurred further design into lever action firearms and with a lever action designed by Benjamin Tyler Henry the Winchester Rifle put what would become Winchester on the map. In the early 1900’s a gentleman by the name of Browning designed firearms many of which were bought and produced by Winchester. Winchester had probably the most popular bolt and lever action rifles as well as the most popular shotguns for the first half of the 20th Century. Original Pre-1964 models of the Winchester Bolt Action Model 70 are still held in reverence today as is the Model 12 Pump Shotgun. After WWII they had too much capacity and not enough sales. They attempted to diversify too much leading to hardship. Rising labor costs and the intricacies and hand fitting requirements of their designs made it difficult for them to compete with newer, more manufacturing friendly, designs (of primarily Remington). Today after several fits and starts, Winchester is now a brand name owned by the Olin Corporation. On the ammunition front many current and historical cartridges were developed by Winchester and later Olin-Winchester. Their legacy remains. Firearms are manufactured under this brand name, by license, by the highly respected Herstal Group which owns FN, Browning, and other brands.
Known for: Model 12 Shotgun, Lever Action Rifles, Winchester Model 70 Rifle
Since its beginnings in 1949, Sturm, Ruger & Company, known simply as Ruger, has become one of the leading firearms manufacturers in the world, producing more than 400 variations of over 30 different product lines. Alexander Sturm and William (Bill) Ruger – hence the name Sturm, Ruger and Co. – rented a small machine shop in Southport, Connecticut. Sturm, heir to a wealthy family, provided the modest investment capital, while Ruger, who began designing guns as a student at the University of North Carolina, brought his firearms engineering ideas to the table. Ruger has built an empire on producing rugged, reliable firearms starting with the aforementioned Ruger Standard. However, the Ruger 10/22 is the world sales champ in the rimfire rifle market. Introduced in 1964, Bill Ruger’s slick-and-simple .22LR semiauto has become the archetype of a reliable rimfire rifle, sales of which are in excess of 6 million units. Ruger is one of the largest, possibly the largest, American manufacturers of firearms.. They’ve always been a superior gun manufacturer in a number of different ways. Their customer service is regarded as among the best in the business. If you’re looking for a name you can trust and a reputation you can rely on, Ruger is as good an option as any.
Known for: Pistols, Revolvers, and Rifles; primarily the 10/22, Mark Series of .22 Pistols, Ruger No.1 rifle, Hawkeye, Redhawk, Blackhawk, LCP, Ruger AR556.
Taurus – Founded in Brazil in 1939, the company was purchased by Bangor Punta Corp in 1971, creating a step-sibling relationship with Smith and Wesson, the designs and engineering was a two way street between those companies for a number of years. Taurus bought itself back out in 1977, later to partner with and eventually purchase all of Beretta’s South American equipment and rights. In 1997 Taurus acquired fellow Brazilian arms maker Rossi. Taurus is mostly known for producing revolvers and pistols, as well as a few rifles. Due to their lower labor cost, Taurus typically passes those lower costs to their consumers. They are a main line manufacturer of some very nice and often times innovative, products.
Known for Taurus Raging Bull and Taurus Judge Revolvers, full line of semi auto pistols.
Marlin’s trail has been rough and rocky in places, and at times, it didn’t look like Marlin would survive, but survive it did, and today’s shooters should count themselves as fortunate as Marlin came back strong to make some of the most popular leverguns of all time. John Mahlon Marlin was born in 1836 in Connecticut. Young John became a tool and die maker and during the Civil War started building guns for the Colt plant in Hartford. In 1870, he hung out his own shingle and founded Marlin Firearms Company in New Haven, Connecticut marketing single-shot brass framed derringers. In 1881Marlin introduced the Model 1881 lever-action repeating rifle. This was a well-built, accurate rifle, chambered for powerful hunting rounds like the .45-70. Marlin began competing for the same market niche that Winchester had created with the Model 1876. Marlin’s notable side eject feature was unveiled a few years with the Model 1889, the first levergun to have a solid top and eject the empties out of the side of the receiver (the origin of the term “Marlin Safety”), instead of out the top (like Winchester leverguns).
The beloved Marlin 39A .22 lever action is considered the longest continuously manufactured rifle in the world (production was briefly suspended from 1917-1922 for the War effort). Over 3 million have been sold. The most famous Marlin model though is probably the Model 336 chambered in .30-30. Marlin changed hands several times in the 20th century but has been part of the Freedom Group for many years now making it a sister company to Remington.
Known For: Marlin 336 Lever Action, Marlin model 39 Rimfire.
Benjamin Tyler Henry invented The Henry Rifle which predates the Winchester lever gun. THe Henry Rifle was a direct predecessor to the original Volcanic Rifle. It was the original rifle you could “load on Saturday and shoot all week.” It was never produced on a large scale but was very influential and made its’ mark. Eventually the Henry led to the Winchester model 1866 Lever action rifle, and the company was renamed the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The company that now uses the name Henry has no direct connection to the original except in Spirit. The modern Henry Repeating Arms company is in the Top 5 of long gun manufacturers and is THE leading lever action rifle manufacturer today. It was founded in 1996 by father and son duo Louis and Anthony Imperator in Brooklyn New York. Their Motto is “Made in America and Priced Right”, and they are indeed made in the USA and are competitively priced, remarkable especially considering the excellent quality of their offerings. They have a fantastic reputation for customer service. If you are in the mood for a very nice lever gun you deserve to try one out.
Like many firearms manufacturers Savage has a rich and turbulent history. It all started when Arthur Savage came to the United States from Jamaica and began a career as a firearms designer. He developed the rotary magazine and a side eject lever action rifle. This design became the Savage 99. He then branched out into pocket pistols and later grew to be one of the largest civilian arms makers in the market.. During the two big wars Savage did their part in the efforts making machine guns for aircraft and other weapons. Afterwards Savage acquired Stevens and Fox becoming one of the largest gun manufacturers in the world. Like many of their contemporaries they had some difficulty after the second world war returning to normal production volumes which led to decades of financial trouble and bankruptcy in 1988. The company was revived in 1989, the facilities were modernized, and the products improved. The Savage 110 rifle, inexpensive yet freakishly accurate, saved the company. The latest big innovation was their revolutionary Accu-trigger which many manufacturers have now copied. Savage is now considered the makers of some of the most accurate, and affordable rifles on the market. Savage maintains its headquarters in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Known for: primarily the Savage 110/111 Bolt action rifles they also produce several other products, some under their Stevens brand name.
Mossberg (O.F. Mossberg & Sons) began as a Father/Son firearm design and manufacturing team in 1919 in a rented loft. Unlike most other manufacturers Mossberg thrived during the great depression, selling more than one million firearms, and employing over 300 workers. It is, and was, a family run company; the current CEO is the grandson of the founder. In 1962 Mossberg released the fastest selling pump shotgun in history. Produced for over 50 years now, and having sold more than 10 million copies; the Mossberg 500 is at the top of the heap when it comes to pump shotguns. The closest competitor is the Remington 870, and no one can choose which is better or more popular. In the last few years Mossberg has brought many innovations to the marketplace, the FLEX modular system, shockwave shotguns, and inexpensive .22 Rimfire rifles. The latest home run the company has made is the Patriot line of bolt action rifles which are very reasonably priced, attractive, and accurate; exemplifying the “More Gun for the Money” company motto. They also sell a value line of very popular shotguns called the Maverick 88, which are incredibly similar to the Mossberg 500 but are assembled in Mexico, unlike the rest of their Made in the USA products. Despite having a logo that looks like a European flag, Mossberg is an American company and even better: 90% of all O.F. Mossberg & Sons shotguns and rifles are produced at their Eagle Pass, Texas facility.
Known for: Model 500 Shotgun, Patriot line of Bolt action rifles, .22 Rimfire Rifles.
In 1980 the Austrian Army sent out its’ list of requirements for a duty pistol to replace its WW2 era Walther P38 pistols. The project had all the major players, highly respected names in the firearms industry with decades of excellent products. So when the entrants to the tests were announced there was Steyr, H&K, Sig, Beretta, and something called a Glock. Gaston Glock, a small time military contractor who made knives and plastic stuff, at the age of 52, decided why not make a pistol? Without knowing much at all about guns he began his research and consulted with experts; 17 prototypes later he had the Glock 17. It beat all the usual suspects with ease and became the new Austrian military sidearm. the G17 was a little too large for a lot of users, but the G19 was slightly smaller and was an even bigger hit than the G17. Every semi-auto handgun of the 21st century has been benchmarked against Glock, and it is doubtful that will change. Around 50% of the pistols used throughout the United States by Law Enforcement agencies are Glocks. The reason is they are utterly reliable, easy to maintain, and generally affordable.
Known for – popularizing polymer striker fired pistols most notably the Glock 17 & 19
Around 1860 the Scweizerishe Waggon Fabrik (Swiss Wagon Factory) developed a rifle that won the contract for the Swiss Army, at which time SWG became Schwwizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG). What is now known in the United States as SIGARMS began in 1976 as a partnership between SIG and J.P Sauer & Sohn of Germany. Through some twists and turns there are now two companies working together, a US based one and the other in Germany. Early Sig designs were marketed by Browning, but by 1980 they were sold with their own name on the firearms. According to SIG Sauer, one-third of US police use SIG firearms. As of 2017 SIG was awarded the contract to supply the new sidearm for the US Military. Sig is regarded as having unparalleled quality control and excellence in design, ergonomics, and reliability.
Known for – Excellent tactical pistols and rifles
Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre (French for National Factory of Weapons of War) was established in the small town of Herstal Belgium in 1889 to manufacture Mauser rifles for the Belgian Government. It is currently the largest exporter of military small arms in Europe and until recently was the main supplier of M16s to the US Army. Back in 1897 the company entered into a long-lasting relationship with John M. Browning. His name is probably much more familiar to you. Browning is probably the greatest firearm inventor of the 20th century. Unlike other firearms inventors who also wanted to be manufacturers; Browning never seemed to want to be a manufacturer, instead he was a designer and inventor who worked on contract or simply sold his designs to to other manufacturers. As such many of his designs do not share his name. Remington, Winchester, and others all manufactured guns that Browning designed, but his most lasting relationship was with FN Herstal. Currently the Herstal group owns US Repeating Arms Company (Winchester) and Browning Arms Co. FN Herstal firearms are used by the militaries of over 100 countries.
Known for – Excellent pistols and rifles
Following World War II Omark Industries of Portland Oregon purchased the Australian firearms manufacturer Sportco. Sportco’s Australian founder, Jack Warne, moved to Oregon as a result. Several years later Kimber was founded as “Kimber of Oregon” in 1979 by Jack and his son Greg Warne. There have been several ownership changes in its’ history. Currently Kimber is privately owned by Les Edelman. The company is no longer located in Oregon having moved to the east coast during the 1990’s in Yonkers, New York. Kimber is most notable for building high end, excellently crafted, highly customizable 1911 style pistols using states of the art modern manufacturing processes. Kimber claims that their pistols are manufactured to higher tolerances and closer clearances than many of their competitors. More recently they have produced 3 models of bolt action hunting rifles and a concealed carry .357 revolver, the K6S. Several SWAT teams and select military units are authorized to carry Kimber firearms.
Known for – Primarily 1911 style pistols, hunting rifles.
Nighthawk – The history of Nighthawk Customs starts with the History of Wilson Combat. Wilson’s Gun Shop was founded in Berryville AR in 1977 by Bill Wilson in the back of the family jewelry store. Wilson started out by customizing customer supplied 1911 and Ruger Blackhawk revolvers. In 2003 several of the gunsmiths from Wilson Combat left to focus exclusively on custom built pistols. Still located in Berryville AR the new company was named Nighthawk Customs and has become one of the elite firearms manufacturers in the US. Nighthawk makes some of the slickest looking and highest quality pistols in the industry and has a stellar reputation for customer service. Now Nighthawk not only builds custom 1911 pistols but has turned its’ manufacturing expertise into producing many parts in house and branching out to Custom Shotguns, Knives, and an improved version of the Browning Hi Power.
Known for: High end custom 1911’s & Hi Powers
SCCY(Pronounced “sky”) was formed in 2003 by Joe Roebuck. Roebuck, an engineer and veteran tool and die maker, along with some other top talent from a company whose name rhymes with Block, set out to design and build a concealed carry pistol for the Everyman. SCCY has two motto’s “The King of Concealed Carry” and “When it comes to value, SCCY’s the limit”. SCCY prides itself on being 100% American Made, and offered with a transferable lifetime warranty at a price that is affordable to virtually anyone. The company also offers pistols in a wide variety of colors and patterns. Since 2010, the company manufactures all firearms in a in a spotlessly clean ultra modern factory located in Daytona Beach, Florida. Roebuck is still very hands-on with the manufacturing design process and day to day operation of his company. Currently, sales and marketing is based in Acworth, Georgia. All parts of the CPX-1 pistol, except for the springs, are manufactured in-house by SCCY.
Known for: Affordable CCW Pistols
What became Weatherby firearms started in a small storefront sporting goods store in Southern California in 1945. Back then African safaris were considered an extreme sport. Most Americans could only dream of experiencing the mysterious world of the kudu, elephant, zebra and rhinoceros. Roy Weatherby’s 50-day hunting sojourn in 1948, which he chronicled on newsreel footage and brought back to the states, gave Americans rare, real-life glimpses of exotic lands and big game never before seen. This vision was forever entwined with his eventual products. By 1961 the store had moved into a much larger store that was headquarters, retail space, and a 100 yard underground range. Designing rifle cartridges changed Roy Weatherby’s life, defined him professionally, resulted in his characterization as a groundbreaker and free thinker, and positively impacted the firearms industry. There are two competing schools of thought, especially back then, on what made a good cartridge, was a it a fast small bullet, or large, relatively slower bullet. Roy Weatherby loved fast cartridges. Like a 50’s era hotrodder, if a fast cartridge was released, he wanted to know how much more was possible. He began “wildcatting” and putting his special touch on a lot of cartridges that he named Weatherby Magnums. They were (and in most cases still are) the hottest thing on the market, and to house his proprietary designs he developed his own bolt action to go along with them. The Weatherby Mark V is a beautifully engineered weapon. By 1970 he had attracted enough of a following that he released the Vanguard Rifle which put a Weatherby touch on a rifle chambered for more sedate cartridges. Today, Weatherby’s industry-leading performance spans more than 70 innovative years and 3 generations of family leadership. Virtually every person working at the company are hunters or shooters and their intimate connection to market is evident in the product offerings and level of customer service provided.
Known For: The Mark V action and the Weatherby Vanguard, as well as Weatherby Magnum cartridges.
SAKO/Tikka- Finland declared independence from the Russian Empire in 1917, two years later the Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja (Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works) opened in a former brewery to repair private rifles and recondition Russian military rifles for Finnish service. The rifle repair shop became financially independent of the civil guard in 1921. The Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja moved from Helsinki to an ammunition factory in Riihimäki on 1 June 1927. Another Finnish firearms manufacturer Tikkakoski, which owned the Tikka brand, was merged into SAKO in 1983. After further organizational shifts in state ownership, the company was sold in 2000 to the Italian company Beretta. SAKO does one thing, they build very fine, bolt action, sporting rifles, comparable to the products of Weatherby Mark V, and other premium offerings. SAKO does not make semi-auto rifles, nor does it make shotguns, or handguns. They do one thing, and they do it well. SAKO rifles are guaranteed to shoot MOA or better. Their rifles use a hybrid style feed that blends elements of the Mauser CRF style with the Remington Push Feed style. The Tikka is a subsidiary brand of SAKO representing a slightly more budget conscious consumer, and they have a great reputation for accuracy, many hunters who know about such things claim the Tikka is as nice a rifle, and the best factory trigger, you can get for the money.
Known For: SAKO 75, 85, and the Tikka T3
Howa – Many U.S. casual consumers might not realize that Japan has a long and excellent history of manufacturing firearms. US customers are aware, however, of the Japanese reputation for high standards of quality and value. Howa’s products are no different. Howa has been around since 1907 and in the firearm business since 1940. They have made everything from Arisakas and AR-180s to rocket launchers and flamethrowers. Howa manufactures components for other firearm companies such as Mossberg, S &W, and Weatherby. In fact the Howa 1500 and the Weatherby Vanguard are basically identical twins. Due to Howan being contracted by SAKO back in the day, The Howa 1500 has some SAKO DNA. Howa branded products are imported to the US by Legacy Sports International. The Howa 1500 is a push feed, center fire rifle action mated to a button rifled barrel. Built in Japan the 1500 seems to combine elements of two of the best selling rifles of all time: the Remington 700 and the Winchester Model 70.. The 1500 is available as a complete rifle or just a barreled action. The Howa action is a favorite of custom gun builders because of its’ design characteristics, and Howa sells its actions specifically to cater to this demand if that is what you want to do.. This is a great option for the shooter looking to “build” a custom rifle without involving a machine shop. Buy the action, bed it to the stock of your choice, presto! You have a custom chassis rifle. Of course, their complete rifles are one of the top value options on the market as well.
Known for: The Howa 1500 action and rifle.
CZ- USA – In 1918, several former members of the Austro-Hungarian military service assumed a controlling interest in the Austro-Hungarian armament shop in Brno, Czechoslovakia, renaming it Státní zbrojovka a strojírna v Brno (State Armament and Engineering Works of Brno). Prior to 1924, this firm was involved mainly with the legendary Mauser Model 98-type rifles (both assembly and manufacturing). Around 1923, pistol manufacture was transferred from Brno to Ceská Zbrojovka, Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod, or ČZUB, was first established in 1936 in the small Moravian town of Uherský Brod in Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic. The decision was made with the aim of moving the manufacturing of firearms further away from the (Then Nazi) German border. After World War II, due to Soviet annexation of Czechoslovakia, all the firearms manufacturers were managed by a single central agency which required that “any firearm exported will bear the BRNO markings”; this is why many ČZUB firearms, even those made in Uherský Brod or Strakonice, bear BRNO markings. In 1991, with the fall of the Soviets, the Czech weapons factories were “de-centralized” and in 1992, Česká zbrojovka , Uherský Brod (CZUB) became private, moving into the free world economy and eventually establishing a small arms presence in over 90 countries. In 1997 ČZUB established a permanent presence in the United States with the founding of CZ-USA. CZ has always produced very high quality firearms, and since the fall of the Soviet Bloc we, in the former NATO Aligned countries can enjoy them. CZ is a full line manufacturer, producing excellent handguns, shotguns, and especially rifles. CZ-USA’s HQ is in Kansas City Missouri.
Known for: CZ 75 Pistol, among many others, Mauser style rifles, and shotguns.
Browning – The company that bears the name of the greatest firearms designer the world has ever known is a brand name under the FN Herstal Group (along with Winchester). FN Herstal of Belgium is another excellent European firearms maker, that brands itself as the maker of The World’s Most Battle-Proven Firearms. Remember, It isn’t bragging if you can back it up & FN Herstal can back it up. The FN FAL battle rifle is known as “the right arm of the free world.” J.M.Browning himself worked under contract of FN for much of his career, the FN Browning partnership goes back to 1897. FN and by extension Browning is a truly international operation. Some of its’ products are made in Miroku, Japan, while others are made in FN Herstal factories located in Belgium, Portugal, or in the United States. Browning Rifles, Browning Shotguns, and of course Browning Pistols are second to none in design and quality.
Known for: Browning Buckmark, Hi-Power, Shotguns and A-Bolt & X-Bolt rifles