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<b>Excitement is in the air as Colorado Daughters of the American Revolution gather for State Conference this weekend. I can tell you that I am one excited duck, or rather Daughter. </b><br />
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<b>Our special guest this year is President General Merry Ann Wright. I met her when I was in Washington, D.C for Continental Congress in 2010. She is so very gracious and has worked so hard for our society. </b><br />
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<b>So being in true form, I flew up to greet her as her plane came into the beautiful State of Colorado. It was a little tough trying to catch her plane. Truth be told, I fell off a few times as I am not used to flying so fast. But many of you know me...try, try again I did. Actually, I think she was a little shocked to see me at first. When she saw my DAR pins, she knew she was being properly welcomed and smiled back. Getting down from the plane was a whole other story. </b></div>
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<b>I am excited this year to go to State Conference. I will have lots of pictures to show you when it is all over. </b></div>
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It didn't take long before I was hooked. My next trip was to another of Denver's oldest cemeteries, Fairmont. My Father is buried there and most of the time I only go out to pay my respects to him.<br />
My husband happened to be with me this time. We walked the cemetery and could not get over the great detail that went into most of the graves. Tiny little things came up, like the use of lambs or angels for the graves of small children. It was then that I realized that quite a bit could be gleamed about a person by their grave marker.<br />
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This one above stuck out in my mind as I am also a Day. I remember when my Grandfather died back in the late 70's. It felt just like this grave marker indicates. A beautiful soul had died and the branch of family was broken as well. My Grandfather was the root of our family and the marker seemed to portray that as well. The broken branch is near the trunk.<br />
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This grave marker is full of symbolism. It shows the journey one makes from this life to that place where many of us feel our loved ones go. Life is a journey and perhaps these people felt their loved one was continuing the journey on.<br />
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In taking hundreds of pictures of both Riverside and Fairmont Cemeteries now, I have come to appreciate the beautiful artwork that is so carefully placed on grave headstones. Looking towards the part of the cemetery where the markers were set down into the ground, I feel at loss for the people buried there. Although still hallowed ground, the messages are often not included on such a small marker. It feels somehow empty with only the name, DOB and DOB on these graves.<br />
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I encourage you to walk your local cemetery some day and spend some time reflecting on the distinct messages each of the older graves have incorporated. It gives one a sense of appreciation for people you never knew. <br />
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Here is a link to some common grave symbolism. Take the link and remember them the next time you are in a cemetery.<br />
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<a href="http://www.graveaddiction.com/symbol.html/">Grave Marker Guide</a><br />
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<b>Hoping that no one asks question we try to use the right words to help them understand the unique relationship you, or they have.
If they understand or are family with the common language of relation sanguinity. It makes your job easier. </b><br />
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<b>So the statement that Daniel Boone is your the great-uncle of my great-great-grandfather's third cousin, shouldn't be a problem. Right? I will give you a pen and watch you chart that relationship. No, you say? </b><br />
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<b>Hard to conceptualize? A bit confusing, right? Don't worry you are not alone. </b><br />
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<b>It is easier to think of what your shared ancestors would call you both - if your closet shared direct-line ancestor is your great-great-grandparents, and they call you both "great-great-grandchildren," then you have no removal, you two are second cousins. Once, Twice, Thice Removed...Have I lost you? Well hang on a bit. </b><br />
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<b>Actually, it is only by being familiar with the system we use in designating these relationships, that you can see there is a consistent formula to the kinship titles we assign to various family members.
In English-speaking societies, we classify family relationship based on gender, generation, and consideration of consanguinity (direct descendants) and by what is called, immediate afinal (in-law) relationships. Our common familiarity is with immediate family and direct lines – brother, sister, cousins, aunts/uncles and the (great) grandparents. It starts to get confusing when differentiating between the “degrees” and “removals” of cousins. </b><br />
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<b>Something I am sure most of you will agree with as we all have wrestled with this system at one time or another. </b><br />
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<b>First, Second, Third Cousins? What Does it Mean? The ordinals in this system, “first cousin”, “second cousin”, “third cousin”, all describe the degree of the cousin relationship or the number of generations to their closest ancestor. For example, your second cousin is a person you share great-grandparents with and is not your direct sibling. </b><br />
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<b>The secret is in the generations. When the cousins are not in your same generation then they are “removed. “First cousins once removed” declares that either one of you are one generation away from being first cousins. For example, if your first cousin has kids, they are your first cousins once removed – the closest common ancestor shared are your grandparents but are “once removed” from the level of first cousin (held by their parents). </b><br />
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<b>Here is the confusing part: there are two instances in your family tree that can share this title. This is a reflection of what cousins refer to each as. Up until now, each relationship in your family tree has inverse titles for each other. </b><b>You are your aunt’s niece or nephew; you are your great-grandparents grandchild. Cousins refer to each other as cousins, but because of this, your first cousin’s kid is your first cousin once removed and you (the parent of their second cousin) are also their first cousin once removed – you each refer to each other as the same. This means that the child of your first cousin and the parents of your second cousin are both “first cousins once removed” despite each of them being generations apart. </b><br />
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<b>FIRST COUSINS: Non-siblings that share grandparents </b><br />
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<b>FIRST COUSINS ONCE REMOVED: Two people for whom the first cousin relationship is one generation removed. </b><br />
<b>FIRST COUSINS TWICE REMOVED: Two people for whom the second cousin relationship is two generations removed. </b><br />
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<b>If this is still confusing, take a breath and remember they are not going anywhere and will still be your ancestor or relative tomorrow. You will in time and practice understand this classification system. Practice also always makes understanding so much easier. Try to use the chart with someone you are closer in relation to, and you will find it easier each time you use it to classify your unique blood relation to people more distantly related. Remember you can always pull out your file proving lineage and really impress everyone with your verifiable work. Because the proof is in the detailed genealogy work that you do anyway. </b><br />
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<b>The book is the definitive guide to understanding marriage law in England and Wales, from 1600 to the present. This book is written for genealogists and it is not a legal text. It is not a light read, but it is clearly written and is certainly worth the effort in reading all the way through to get a complete, accurate picture of marriage laws before it is used as a research tool to look up specific questions. </b></div>
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<b>Ms. Probert is a genealogist and Professor of Family Law at Warwick University and a leading authority of the history of marriage laws of England and Wales. She strongly disputes the writings of other historians such as John Gillis, Lawrence Stone and Brian Outhwaite who have all written extensively on marriage laws and practice, divorce, cohabitation, and children out of wedlock. Their books have guided many genealogists, including me, who write and research marriage laws. Probert contends that the errors and assumptions of these authors create confusion for genealogists. I would absolutely agree with her. In my personal opinion, she succeeds in clarifying the changing rules of marriage from 1600 to the present.</b></div>
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<b>The book addresses five questions. (1) “Whether and Why” your ancestor married deals with the likelihood of any given couple having gone through a valid ceremony of marriage. (2) “Who” examines who could marry, and whom they could or could not marry. (3) “How” examines the formalities required for a valid marriage, plus what that means for Roman Catholics or Protestants. (4) “When” looks at the age at which couples could and did marry, when parental consent was required and who could object; plus it examines the seasons, days and hours when marriage could be and were celebrated. (5) “Where” moves beyond the legal requirements to large scale genealogical studies that provide guidance to family historians on where they may need to look for the marriages of their ancestors. Throughout the book there is a continual discussion of important key conditions (changing over time) that make a marriage valid, void, and voidable. Additionally there is frequent discussion about what in the law was required versus what was directory. Included in the text are sample questions typically raised by genealogists, and these are answered clearly. This is a must have book for all Genealogist. </b></div>
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<b>A recreated look into the lives of children of the 18th Century.</b><br />
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<b>Now for a reality check, which most of you are probably crying for after seeing this? Why? Because most of our ancestors did not live a life anywhere like this. </b><br />
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<b>There is an outstanding book, yes you still need to get your history there sometimes too. It was written by Alice Morse Earle, 1851-1911. It is called Child Life in Colonial Times and was republished by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2009. It is a newly reset, unabridged republication of the work originally published as Child Life in Colonial Days by The Macmillan Company, New York, in 1899. </b><br />
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<b>In this well written book, author Alice Morse Earle really describes what life was like for children in the colonial period. She also authored another great book, you should also own, Home Life in Colonial Times. Both literally are a treasure trove of customs and facts found no where else so complete. I have both of these in print and also on my iPad. I enjoy reading both of them. Every serious student of American Colonial History, or reenact or should have copies. </b><br />
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The word "Chatelaine" actually has two meanings. One is of course the tool that this lens is about, and the other means the mistress of a castle, mansion or house. The word in French literally means "kepper of the keys." A Chatelaine is a decorative belt hook or clasp worn at the waist with a series of chains suspended from it. Each chain is mounted with a useful household appendage such aas scissors, thimble, watch, key vinaigrette or perhaps a household seal. </div>
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Since women of antiquity did not have a lot of pockets and they had to move around a large area, carrying these helpful items around with her kept her on task. The use of chatelaines dates all the way back to the Elizabethan Era. They were of course used during the American Revolutionary Period as the above picture represents one that was in service to it's mistress. There have been many times I wished I had a chatelaine even today. Not all of my clothing have pockets or ones big enough for what I need to carry around with me for the day. </div>
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<b>COLONIAL HOT CIDER PUNCH, AKA "WASSAIL' </b><br />
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<b>1 Gallon heated apple cider </b><br />
<b>1/2 ounce brandy flavoring </b><br />
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<b>3 sticks cinnamon </b><br />
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Allow to cool, pour into punch bowl.
Separately stick whole cloves around entire surface of 3 to 6 whole oranges.
Place oranges into baking pan with 1/2 inch of water, and bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
Place oranges into punch bowl
Serves 40
Serve with pound cake, nut cake, or cheese and crackers.
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<b style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Before the Constitution of the United States was drafted, the nearly 4 million inhabitants of the 13 new-independent states were governed under the Articles of Confederation. These were created by the Second Continental Congress. It soon became evident to nearly all that the chronically underfunded Conderation government, as originally organized, was inadequate for managing the various conflicts that arose among the states. As the Articles of Confederation could only be amended by unaminous vote of the states, any state had effective veto power over any propesed change. In addition, the Articles gave the weak federal government no taxing power. This made it wholly dependent on the states for it's money, and had no power to force delinquent states to pay. Once the immediate task of winning the American Revolutionary War had passed, the states began to look to their own interests, and disputes as mentioned arose. </b></div>
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<b>The Constitutional Convention (also known as the Philadephia Convention, the Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Phileadelphia) took place from May 14 1787 to September 17, of the same year, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. </b><br />
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<b>By 1786, Americans recognized that the Articles of Confederation, the foundation document for the new United States adopted in 1777, had to be substantially mondified. The Articles gave congress virtually no power to regulate domestic affairs - no power to tax, no power to regulate commerce. Without coercive power, Congress had to depened on fiancial contributions from the states and they often time turned down requests. Congress had neither the money to pay soldiers for the service </b><b>Once the immediate task of winning the American Revolutionary War had passed, the states began to look to their own interests, and disputes as mentioned arose. </b><br />
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<b>These included a dispute between Marland and Virgina over the Potomac River and opposition to Rhode Island's impossing taxes on all traffic passing through it on the post road that link all the states. James Madison suggested that state governments should appoint commissioners, "to take into consideration the trade of the United States; to examine the relative situation and trade of said states; to consider how far a uniform system in their commerical regulations may be ncessary to that common intersts and permanent harmony."</b><b> the Revolutionary War or to repay foreign loan. In 1786, the United States was bankrupt. </b><br />
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<b>States engaged in an endless war of economic discrimination against commerce from other states. Southern states and Northern states battled each other for economic advantage. The country was really ill-equipped to fight any war. Other nations wondered whether treaties with the United States were worth the paper they were basically written on. The United States was dismissed by European nations as "a third-rate republic."</b><br />
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<b>Then there was the situation in Rhode Island, a state legislature dominated by the debtor class passed legislation essentially forgiving all debts as it considered a measure that would redistribute property every thirteen years. The final straw for many came in western Massachusetts where angry farmers, led by Daniel Shays, took up arms and engage in active rebellion in and effort to gain debt relief. Troubles finally convinced the Continental congress to convene</b><br />
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<b>Although the Convention was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation, the intention from the outset of many of it's proponents, chief among them <span style="color: blue;">James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, was to create a new government rather than fix the existing one.</span> The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention. </b>
<b><u>The result of the Convention was the United States Constitution, placing the Convention among the most significant events in the history of the United States.</u></b>
<b>The most contentious disputes revolved around the composition and election of the Senate, how 'proportional representation" was to be defined (whether to include slave or other property), whether to divide the executive power between three persons or invest the power into a single president, how to elect the president, how long his term was to be and whether he could stand for reelection, what offenses should be impeachable, the nature of a fugitive slave clause, whether to allow the abolition of the </b></b><b>Another area of conflict was the belief of Madison's was that the Federal legislature should be able to invalidate state laws. This ideas was so contentious it was dropped. Other additions to the new government would be the ability of the president to hold veto power over proposed laws and the ability of the bicameral legislature to vote against the presidents veto. Other concerns where to provide the president a successor if he was unable to complete his term. </b><b><b> trade, and whether judges should should be chosen by the legislature or executive branch. There was so much that we today take for granted that had not been decided in our nations infancy. So the Second Constitutional Convention was called.</b><b style="color: #663300; text-align: -webkit-left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"><br /></span></b>
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<b>Due to the difficulty of travel in the late 18th century, very few of the selected delegates were present on the designated day of May 14, 1787, and it was not until May 25 that quorum of seven states was secured. George Washington was unanimously elected president of the Convention, and it was agreed that the discussions and votes would be kept secret until the conclusion of the meeting. Although William Jackson was elected as secretary, his records were brief and included very little detail. It was the records kept by James Madison and notes of Robert Yates , which remain the most complete record of the Convention., Throughout the debate, delegates constantly referred to precedents from history in support of their position. While waiting for the Convention to formally begin, James Madison sketched out his initial draft, which became known as the the Virginia Plan and which reflected his views as a strong nationalist. By the time the rest of the Virginia delegation arrived, most of the Pennsylvania delegation had arrived as well. They agreed on Madison's plan, and formed what came to be the predominant coalition. By the time the Convention started, the only blueprints that had been assembled were Madison's Virginia Plan and Charles Pickney's plan. As Pickney didn't have a coalition behind his plan, Madison's plan was the starting point for deliberations.</b><br />
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<b>The Convention agreed on several principles, Most importantly, they agreed that the Convention should go beyond it's mandate merely to amend the Articles of Confederation, and instead should produce a new constitution outright. While some delegates thought this illegal, the Articles of Confederation were closer to a treaty between sovereign states than they were to a national constitution, so the genuine legal problems were limited. Another principle they agreed on was the the new government would have all the powers of the Confederation Congress, plus additional powers over the states. Once agreeing on these principles, the Convention voted on the Virginia plan and signaled their approval for it. Once this was done, they began to modify it.
Madison's plan operated on several assumption that were not seriously challenged by anyone. During the deliberations, few raised serious objections to the planned<span style="color: blue;"> </span>bicameral congress, nor the separate executive functions, law making embodied in the legislature, and executing embodied in the king and his court, the division of the legislature from the executive and judiciary was a natural and uncontested point.
What was important was that the executive function had to be independent of the legislature. In their aversion to kingly power. American legislatures had created state governments where the executive was beholden to the legislature, and by the late 1780's this was widely seen as being a source of paralysis. </b><br />
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<b>The court, who represented the King in the English system throughout his realm. Madison believed that in the American states, this direct link between state executives and judges was a source of corruption through patronage and thought the link had to be severed between the two, thus creating the "third branch" of the Judiciary which had been without any direct precedent, but rather beholden to the legislature rather than the executive branch.</b><b> The decision as to who would choose the judiciary had to be decided and eventually a compromise was reached that the president should choose judges and the Senate confirm them. </b></b><br />
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<b>Clearly there is more to learn about the founding of our country and it's early growing pains.</b><br />
<b>This will be addressed in other entries. <span style="color: blue;">One thing revelant to the today's date is on September 13, 1788 the date for the first presidential election in the United States was set, and New York became our country's temporary capital. </span><br />
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<b>Last month, my husband and me were invited to attend the 2012 Denver Pow Wow in Denver at the Denver Colliseum. I knew we were in for a special treat as I had attended many Pow Wow's in the past. I also took my three children to Pow Wows at Colorado State University while a student there. My Grandparents lived in Southern Colorado and always took us to see the Kochare Dancers in La Junta, Colorado. Spell bound by the museum, artifacts and dancers. We grew up with a deep appreciation for Native peoples. If you are ever in La Junta, Colorado, please stop by the Museum and Kiva. You will see wonderful artifacts there and learn about Native peoples of the plains. </b><br />
<b>Also visit their site at <a href="http://www.kosharehistory.org/">The Koshare Museum</a></b><br />
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<b>What was in store for us at the Denver Pow Wow was absolutely beautiful. Dancers from all over the United States participated. </b><br />
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<b>Please take a moment to enjoy the sights and sounds of this amazing event.</b><br />
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<strong>Pitcher, Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley)</strong><br />
<strong>Born: </strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>October 13, 1754, in New Jersey</b></span><br />
<strong>Died: </strong> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>January 22, 1852, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania</b></span><br />
<strong>Vocation:</strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> <b>Revolutionary War Heroine, Legendary Figure</b></span><br />
<strong>Geographic Connection to Pennsylvania: </strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>Carlisle, Cumberland County.</b></span><br />
<strong>Keywords: </strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>Battle of Monmouth; Revolutionary War</b></span><br />
<strong>Abstract: </strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>Molly Pitcher was born on October 13, 1744, in New Jersey. She later moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to work as a domestic servant in 1768 and later married John Casper Hays on July 24, 1769. She joined her husband as a camp follower during the Philadelphia Campaign (1777-1778) in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. Her actions during the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, became legendary. Molly returned to Pennsylvania after the war in April 26, 1783, where, after the death of John Hays, she remarried to a war veteran named John McCauley. She was later honored by the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1822 for her “services during the Revolutionary war.” She died on January 22, 1833, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>Molly Pitcher’s real name was Mary Ludwig, the daughter of a German settler, John George Ludwig. On October 13, 1744, Mary Ludwig was born on a small farm between Princeton and Trenton in New Jersey. It was there where she grew up and helped her father, who was a dairyman, on the farm. She was raised to be a hard worker, and as typical hardworking farm girl—heavy-set, strong, and sturdy—she could do all the chores and tasks that a small farm requires. In 1768, Mary Ludwig was hired by a Mrs. Irvine from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, who wanted a young girl to help with the housework. Mary Ludwig lived with Doctor and Mrs. Irvine for some years, and it was there that she met her husband, John Casper Hay, a local barber. They married on July 24, 1769.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>In 1775, the Revolutionary War began, and Hays enlisted in Colonel Thomas Procter’s First Pennsylvania regiment artillery, in which he served for one year. He then enlisted again in January of 1777 in Captain Alexander’s Company of Colonel William Irvine’s 7th Pennsylvania regiment. Mary Ludwig Hays followed her husband to war, a custom in the British Army and, to some extent, among the American troops. Following her husband’s regiment, she nursed the sick and assisted in cooking and washing. On June 28, 1778, in Freehold, New Jersey, during the Battle of Monmouth, Mary Ludwig Hays earned the nickname “Molly Pitcher,” becoming one of the most popular female images of the Revolutionary War. On that day, during the Battle of Monmouth, Molly Pitcher performed an act of unusual heroism, an act that would go down in history as legendary. That day in Freehold, New Jersey, it was told that Mary trudged back and forth from a nearby spring bringing water to the soldiers on that hot and smoky battlefield. Welcoming the sight of the sparkling water, the weary soldiers nicknamed her “Molly Pitcher.” According to some accounts, on one of her trips from the spring, Molly Pitcher, as she was always called thereafter, saw her husband collapsing next to his cannon, unable to fight. Molly dropped her pitcher and took over his position, and she was seen firing the cannon throughout the dreadful battle until victory was achieved. Her act of heroism on that day earned her a sergeant’s commission, given by General Greene</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>Until the close of the Revolutionary War, Molly Pitcher remained with the army and proved to be a beloved and valuable helping hand. Following the death of her husband, she lived at the Carlisle barracks, cooking and washing for the soldiers for many years. Molly also remarried a war veteran named John McCauley. They settled in Carlisle, where Mary went back to work as a domestic in the State House in Carlisle. Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley was known familiarly in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where she lived for the rest of her life, as Molly Pitcher. She lived on the corner of North and Bedford streets in a house which since has been demolished.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>In 1822, the legislature of Pennsylvania awarded Molly Pitcher a sum of forty dollars and an annual commission of the same amount during her lifetime. On January 22, 1852, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley died in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was buried in the old Carlisle cemetery with military honors—a company of soldiers firing a salute. On the Fourth of July, 1876, the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the citizens of Carlisle erected a white marble monument inscribed to “Molly Pitcher, the heroine of Monmouth,” over her grave. A poem by Laura E. Richards commemorating Molly can also be found on her grave. Molly Pitcher was a typical American woman during her time period, but her bravery and her dedication for the Country is nothing but exceptional. Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, or simply Molly Pitcher, was a true heroine, and a true valiant American soldier.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><b>The legend of Molly Pitcher has been told for many generations. Her stories have inspired many women of her time and captured the hearts of America. In 1928, Molly Pitcher was honored with an overprint reading “MOLLY / PITCHER” on a U.S. postage stamp. Molly was further honored in World War II with the naming of the Liberty ship SS Molly Pitcher, launched in 1943. It was used to encourage the use of the ration program and the purchase of treasury bonds during World War II. The stretch of US Route 11 between Shippensburg and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is known as the Molly Pitcher Highway.<br />
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<strong>Sources:</strong><br />
<ul type="disc"><li>Humphrey, Grace. <em>Women In American History</em>. Freeport, New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc, 1919.</li>
<li>Keenan, Sheila. <em>Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women In The U.S</em>. New York: Scholastic Inc, 1996.</li>
<li>McBroom, Robin. “Historic Valley Forge.” <em>Molly Pitcher</em>. 1998. 22, Nov. 2006. <http: 070.htm="" valleyforge="" www.ushistory.org="" youasked="">.</http:></li>
<li>Stryker, William S. <em>The Battle of Monmouth</em>. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton UP, 1927.</li>
</ul><strong>For more information:</strong><br />
<ul type="disc"><li>Archiving Early America. <em>A Short Video On Molly Pitcher</em>. 25 Nov. 2006</li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Welcome to my album of my trip to the 120th Continental Congress of the National Society Daughters of The American Revolution. This collection of photographs has been carefully taken and prepared for you. In this album are many of the fantastic sights you come across while attending a Continental Congress. It is not an exhaustive collection and only features items of interest to me. Please enjoy and feel free to ask questions on any picture you wish to know more about.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I am the sole photographer, and hold all ownership rights to these pictures. I place them in the public domain in a hope that women who feel they might have at least one family member who lent aid or fought in the American Revolution will see this wonderful group of ladies and want to join our society.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Delegates and members come from literally all over the world to attend this event. I can tell you after attending my first this year. That is was well worth the trip. In fact I would wish the fun and sites I enjoyed for anyone.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I met so many love ladies. I learn new things I didn't know and most importantly I found patriots in the library that the N.S.D.A.R. maintains. One of the premiere genealogy libraries in the United States. I found more than I could have hope for on the members of my family I was seeking information.</b></span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It</span> has been a busy week with preparations for my up coming trip to Washington D.C.</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for N.S.D.A.R. Continental Congress</span>.</b> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This picture is truly one of my favorites from my shoot of the occassion of the flag raising at Genesee for Flag Day 2011. In all the reading I do, of George Washington I always come away with a deep respect for this man. He cared so very much for the welfare of his troops. True, these are reinactors in this picture above, but these are also members of the Colorado Society Sons of The American Revolution. They also know, and have studied the man who led our country to liberty. </span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">George Washington once said, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">"We will be remembered by how we treat our veterans."</span> No words are truer. This weekend I help my Chapter, Colorado Chapter N.S.D.A.R. help an organization called Homes for Our Troops build an adaptive home for a disable returning veteran. His name is SGT Latseen Benson. This is my fourth build. I give my time because of General Washington, I serve a veteran. I believe it is the right thing to do for my country. </span></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">WOMEN OF THE REVOLUTION </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Read the fresh annals of our land the gathering dust of time</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nor yet has fallen on the scroll to dim the tale sublime;</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There woman's glory proudly shines, for willingly she gave</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Her costliest offerings to uphold the generous and the brave</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Who fought her country's battles well; and oft she perilled life</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To save a father, brother, friend, In those dark years of strife.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Whatever strong-armed man hath wrought, whatever he hath won,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That goal hath woman also reached, that action hath she done."</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<b>Source: Hanafore, Phebe A., "Daughters of America on Women of the Century", True and Company, Augusta, ME, 1883.</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The trend of History is often reflected in the very names borne by the men and women who played a part in it", according to Donald Lines Jacobus, often considered the father of American genealogy. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The history of given (first) names in early America offers a glimpse at our forebears and their customs, as well as clues to their origins. </b></span><br />
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<div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>New England's first settlers bore names of three different types: those of English origin, those of Hebrew derivation, and those intended to have a moral significance. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Old English names, connected with the Church of England, were not often favored by the Puritans. Puritans named their children somewhat differently than other English-speaking settlers, preferring Biblical names. Evidently, some parents shut their eyes, opened the Bible, and pointed to a word at random--what else could account for a child being named Notwithstanding or Maybe? </b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The early Massachusetts Brewster family had two sons, Love and Wrestling, and two daughters named Patience and Fear. The names Humility, Desire, Hate-evil, and Faint-not also appeared in the region. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Other New England onomastic Practices included obscure references and names that commemorated an occasion--such as Oceanus Hopkins, who was born on the </b></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Mayflower</b></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> in 1620.</b></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Early settlers seemed to favor names for their associated moral qualities. Among girls' names, which were no doubt intended to incite their bearers to lead godly lives, were: Content, Lowly, Mindwell, Obedience, Patience, Silence, Charity, Mercy, Comfort, Delight and Thankful. </b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>In many families, the first names of the father and mother were given to the first-born son and daughter, respectively. In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 53 percent of all females were named Mary, Elizabeth, or Sarah. Other popular girls' names were Rebecca, Ruth, Anne, Hannah, Deborah, Huldah, Abigail, and Rachel. Meanwhile, prevalent boys' names included John, Joseph, Samuel, Josiah, Benjamin, Jonathan, and Nathan. </b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>In Virginia, Biblical references were less common. Early settlers often named sons for Teutonic warriors, Frankish knights, and English kings. Favorites included William, Robert, Richard, Edward, George, and Charles. Daughters received name of Christian saints and traditional English folk names, such as Margaret, Jane, Catherine, Frances, and Alice, along with English favorites Mary, Elizabeth, Anne, and Sarah. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>First-born children were named for their grandparents, and second-born for their parents. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>A popular custom in both Virginia and New England was the use of surnames as given names. This occurred mostly with boys, but it was not unknown for girls. Some names were also chosen for their magical properties, and astrologers were consulted in attempt to find a "fortunate" or "lucky" name. </b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Among Quakers in Colonial Pennsylvania and Delaware, babies went through a ritual called nomination. An infant's name was carefully selected by the parents, certified by friends, witnessed by neighbors, and then entered in the register of the meeting. </b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>First-born children were named after grandparents, honoring maternal and paternal lines evenly, often with an eldest son named after his mother's father and an eldest daughter after her father's mother. </b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>While this practice was not universal among Quaker families, it was common in the Delaware Valley. Many names came from the Bible, with favorites for boys being John, Joseph, Samuel, Thomas, William, and George; and for girls, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Anne/Anna/Hannah, and Esther/Hester. Also popular among the Quakers was Phebe, which rarely appeared in New England or the South. They also favored the names Patience, Grace, Mercy, and Chastity. One family's eight children were named Remember, John, Restore, Freedom, Increase, Jacob, Preserve, and Israel. </b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Naming patterns differed in the "back country" of early America, which was heavily populated by Scots-Irish as well as German, Scandinavian, Irish, Scottish, French, and Dutch families. In these rural areas, many given names were "americanized," making it difficult for genealogists to identify a family's ethnic origins. </b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>As a general rule for these people, the patterns included a mixture of biblical, teutonic, and saints' names. Among the most popular given names for boys were: John, Robert, Richard, Andrew, Patrick, and David. Celtic names such as Ewan (and variants Ewen and Owen), Barry, and Roy were often used, as were Archibald, Ronald, Alexander, Charles, James, Wallace, Bruce, Percy, Ross, and Clyde. Again, eldest sons were often named after their grandfathers, and second or third sons after their fathers-- similar to patterns found in early tidewater Chesapeake families. </b></span><br />
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<blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1st son was named after the father's father</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2nd son was named after the mother's father</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">3rd son was named after the father</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">4th son was named after the father's eldest brother</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">5th son was named after the mother's eldest brother</span></span></b></blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Daughters</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></b><br />
<blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1st daughter was named after the mother's mother</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">2nd daughter was named after the father's mother</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">3rd daughter was named after the mother</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">4th daughter was named after the mother's eldest sister</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">5th daughter was named after the father's eldest sister</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">If the father remarries after his first wife dies, the first daughter born to this new marriage is often named after the deceased wife, and includes her whole name.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">If a child dies young then their name is then used for the next child of the same sex, thereby keeping alive the name of the relative who they are ‘named for’</span></span></b></blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">GIVEN NAME</span></u></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">or "Christian name," is the first name of an individual listed before their surname. "Middle names", do not seem to have been used in either Ireland or Scotland until some time after the 16th century. In both Ireland and Scotland, men used male given names, and women used female given names. There was only a small group of given names that could be used for both men and women. The typical Irish byname is a patronymic, which would indicate who your father is.</span></span></b></blockquote><br />
<blockquote style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>MAC</u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: magenta;"></span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Irish and Scotch Gaelic prefix meaning "son of." Also m' and "mic," giving rise to the racial slur for Irish men as "micks," "mics," or "micky's." Scottish and Irish patronymic surnames frequently have the prefix Mac or Mc. </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When these surnames were originally developed, they were formed by adding the Gaelic word mac, which means son of, to the name of the original bearer's father. For example, the surname MacDonnell literally means son of Donnell.</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In later times, these prefixes were also added to the occupation or nickname of the bearer's father. For example, MacWard means son of the bard and MacDowell means son of the black stranger. Numerous variations of this prefix emerged, for a number of reasons. It was rendered Mag before vowels and aspirated consonants. </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Historical records concerning Irish and Scottish names reveal that the common prefix Mc and the less common prefixes M' and Mcc developed as abbreviations of the original Gaelic prefix Mac. </span></span></b></blockquote><br />
<div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">Historical records concerning Irish and Scottish names reveal that the common prefix Mc and the less common prefixes M' and Mcc developed as abbreviations of the original Gaelic prefix Mac. </span></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Thus, the popular beliefs that Mc is a distinctively Irish prefix while Mac is exclusively Scottish, and that one prefix is used by Catholic families while the other one is specifically Protestant are erroneous. </span></span></u></span></b></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span></u></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In actuality, the same person often had his surname recorded using both Mac and Mc on separate occasions.</span></b></div><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(also nee and nighean or inghean or even inghean uí) In the Irish patronymic naming system, indicates that the individual is the daughter of the man whose surname follows.</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The form is:</span></b><b><i><span style="color: maroon;"><single given="" name=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">inghean uí </span><eponymous (in="" ancestor="" case)="" clan="" genitive=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">,</span></eponymous></single></span></i></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">which means:</span><span style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><i><span style="color: maroon;"><given name=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> daughter of a male descendant of </span><eponymous ancestor="" clan=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></eponymous></given></span></i></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For example: Cairistiona inghean uí MacGhilleFhiondaig' which means: Cairistiona daughter of a male descendant of MacGhilleFhiondaig (or, fully Anglicized, Christine daughter of a male descendant of McClintock). Later the word inghean was corrupted to nighean, which was further shortened to ni.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: black;"> </span></blockquote><blockquote style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Ó</u></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Irish and Scotch Gaelic prefix to a patronymic name literally meaning "of the generations of," or the more commonly understood term "grandson."</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ua, Uí</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Family, clan. E.g. Uí Néill</span></b></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahE4lzhuMncrQ389c45UydnVrKGcPccEA1WJ_XwzWWtlwsIrXMHxLM2qPZihO_ATKNJhVe8-biON3yBOw69CU0_eNudhHn1aNP2wwTcXX7t4AYd2QDEJ8ZVrUI709-cgtyQxHE542_v8/s1600/celtic_tree_of_life-art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahE4lzhuMncrQ389c45UydnVrKGcPccEA1WJ_XwzWWtlwsIrXMHxLM2qPZihO_ATKNJhVe8-biON3yBOw69CU0_eNudhHn1aNP2wwTcXX7t4AYd2QDEJ8ZVrUI709-cgtyQxHE542_v8/s320/celtic_tree_of_life-art.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br />
<blockquote style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>SURNAME</u></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: magenta;"></span></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The last, or "family name" of the individual. All Gaelic surnames are patronymic," it is the father, and not the mother, whose given name was used to form this type of byname. Gaelic bynames formed from the mother's name (metronymics) are vanishingly rare to nonexistent in both Scotland and Ireland. In Ireland, clan affiliations were often used to form bynames. </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Simple patronymic bynames and clan affiliation bynames are the two most common types of Gaelic byname found in medieval and early modern Ireland.</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Men</span></b><span style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">:</span></span><b><span style="color: #6600cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The standard form of Irish clan affiliation bynames for men is:</span></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: maroon;"><single given="" name=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> ó <eponymous (in="" ancestor="" case)="" clan="" genitive=""></eponymous></span></single></span></i><span style="color: maroon;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> the ó being a contraction/corruption of uá, which gives us the meaning: </span></b><b><i><span style="color: maroon;"><given name=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">male descendant of</span></given></span></i></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For example: Seamus ó Dae, which means Seamus male descendant of Dae (or, fully James, Dae male descendant of Day).</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Women</span></b><span style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">: </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Women patronymics are formed the same way, so the standard way to form Irish clan affiliation bynames for women is:</span></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: maroon;"><single given="" name=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> inghean uí </span><eponymous (in="" ancestor="" case)="" clan="" genitive=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">,</span></eponymous></single></span></i></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">which means:</span><span style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><i><given name=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> daughter of a male descendant of</span></given></i></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For example: Caristiona inghean uí Dae' which means: Cairistionia daughter of a male descendant of Dae (or, fully Anglicized, Christine daughter of a male descendant of Day). Later the word inghean was corrupted to nighean, which was further shortened to ni.</span></b></blockquote><br />
<blockquote style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Note that in names such as Cochobhar, the nominative form of the change from Conchobhar is Conchobar. </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The h in Chochobhar is the result of a feature of Gaelic called "aspiration," their way of recognizing the living or inherent "spiritual" aspect of names. Most consonants are aspirated after ingen nighean and ni, but in the period when ingen was used, this aspiration usually wasn't reflected in the spelling. Also note that the parental name is often modified even further. For example, if you are Cormacc son of Aed, the Irish would be Cormacc mac Aeda. This is because Gaelic has a distinct genitive or possessive case that looks (and often sounds) different from the nominative case. </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For instance, Aeda means "of Aed" or "Aed's."</span></b></blockquote><blockquote style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>A subgroup of patronymic style names is formed from the father's occupation, status or nickname instead of his given name.</u></span></b><br />
<blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ó Gobhann means "(male) descendant of (the) smith.</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mac an Bhaird means "son of the bard."</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mac an Ghoill means "son of the foreigner."</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mac an tSionnaigh means "son of the fox."</span></b></blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(These are modern spellings; in Middle Irish these might have been Ua Goband, Mac in Baird, Mac in Gaill and Mac int Shinnaig.)</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There are other forms of Irish bynames, including epithets, occupational name and locatives. An epithet is a descriptive phrase added after the given name. These tended to be extremely simple and concrete. A colour might be added to describe a person's hair or complexion.</span></b><br />
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<ul><li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Maine with the red hair might be called Maine Ruad.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Little Lugaid might be called Lugaid Beag.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cathan, who is clever like a fox, might be called Cathan Sinnach.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Locative names state that someone is from a particular place.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In Mulind, in modern Irish an Mhuilinn means "of the mill" and indicates that the person lived at or near a mill.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Muimnech, now spelled Muimhneach is a byname meaning "Munsterman, the man from Munster."</span></b></li>
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<b>Choosing an Irish Name, Kristine Elliot 1997</b><br />
<b>Colonial Naming Patterns, Colin Thomas, 2002</b><br />
<b>LDS Church Records, et al. </b><br />
<b>Naming Patterns of Virginia</b><br />
<b>Anglican Church Records</b><br />
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This video captures many of the wonderful moments of this historic event. Shown is the great love so many of us have for our country.<br />
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<b>Did you know that the colony of Rode Island, means Red Island? It was founded on the principle of separation of Church and State guaranteeing religious freedom to all who settled there. It became a safe haven for persecuted Jews, Quakers and Presbyterians who had fled the Massachusetts Bay Colony. </b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14vR60vglTOrv4ELEr25bK1l-QNUIaYwgkDpCj2LLitxtSfQHVTArT2dw5CZ6biaVlU9E9SW6ZdYjS-aCYkyF59O197cEyXIvTHOHHQ3CMyfRbWyOW9PQaJXxYR_v0UaHnJ8c1pkAIqY/s1600/williams.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14vR60vglTOrv4ELEr25bK1l-QNUIaYwgkDpCj2LLitxtSfQHVTArT2dw5CZ6biaVlU9E9SW6ZdYjS-aCYkyF59O197cEyXIvTHOHHQ3CMyfRbWyOW9PQaJXxYR_v0UaHnJ8c1pkAIqY/s320/williams.gif" width="180" /></b></a></div><b>William Rogers who is credited with starting the colony of Rode Island, was himself a Puritan who came to America. He had quite an impact on the second generation of Puritans at a time when ideas of change were contagious. Rogers was friends with the Puritan leaders of Colonial Massachusetts until he started voicing his discontent. Rogers told the Puritan leaders that the Puritanism practiced in the colony was not pure enough and the Church of England was beyond reform. He spoke out against the punishment of anyone for religious offences and denounced Puritan leaders for forcing religion on everyone who lived in the community. When asked to take an oath by the local government, Rogers refused stating that any kind of oath or vow was religious and could not be required of the government. For speaking his mind, the colony tried and banished William Rogers (founder) to Rhode Island. It later became it's own colony. </b><b>After William Rogers was banished from Colonial Massachusetts, he made friends with the Pequot Indians and established Rhode Island from land that he purchased from the Indians. William Rogers believed that the Indians had legal right to the land, which further ostracized him from society. He learned the Pequot language and remained on friendly terms with the Indians. Rogers used his friendship with the Pequot to save the Massachusetts colony from attacks on many occasions yet the people of the colony still ostracized him. Despite the Puritans treatment, William Rogers still helped them.</b><br />
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<b>In the Massachusetts Bay colony, those caught practicing the Quaker faith were whipped, tarred and/or hanged. Rogers chastised the Puritan Colony for refusing to allow freedom of religion after they had experienced religious persecution when he wrote his book The Bloudy Tenant of Persecution for Cause of Conscience. “The blood of so many hundred thousand souls of Protestants and Papists, spilt in the wars of present and former ages, for their respective consciences, is not required nor accepted by Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace.” </b><br />
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<b>Rhode Island Colonial Facts</b><br />
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<ul><li><b>The Puritans of Colonial Massachusetts exiled to Rhode Island those who did not fit into their society or those who's ideas and beliefs were contrary to theirs.</b></li>
<li><b>Rhode Island original name was Rogues Island</b></li>
<li><b>William Rogers set up a colony that was based on religious toleration</b></li>
<li><b>Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts settled in Rhode Island</b></li>
<li><b>The capital of Rhode Island is Providence</b></li>
<li><b>Rhode Island is the smallest State in the United States</b></li>
<li><b>Rhode Island is a New England State</b></li>
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<b>Anne Hutchinson was another exiled to Rhode Island colony by the Massachusetts colony. Colonial women did not speak in Church or teach in public. Anne Hutchinson knew the Bible well and preached the word of God despite the consequences. She openly denounced the views of a preacher during a sermon at a church service. Labeled a heretic for her brazenness, Hutchinson was banished to the Rhode Island colony. The Puritans believed that the devil was using Anne to undermine the stability of Puritan society, which would eventually lead to the breakdown of moral standards. However, the real reason was that Anne was a woman who dared to speak out in church and teach in public.</b><br />
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<b>Anne’s audacity threatened the man-woman relationship where colonial women submitted to the authority of their husbands. Anne in effect challenged the State and raised issues of responsibility and equality. An accuser told Anne, “You have stepped out of your place; you have rather been a husband than a wife, preacher than a hearer and a magistrate than a subject.” New laws enacted after Anne’s banishment put more restrictions on women and allowed the Puritan leaders to deny entrance to anyone thought to be seditious. People protested the enactment of these oppressive new laws by signing petitions. The Puritan leaders imposed fines on those who signed the petitions and forced them to give up their firearms. Authorities arrested the instigators who stood trial for seditious behavior and consequently denied legal council. Oppression of religious liberty led to oppression of other liberties. Anne Hutchinson was exiled to the Rhode Island colony where she continued to preach her beliefs.</b><br />
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<b>Anne Hutchinson was an early Boston colonist who was expelled from the colony because of her different religious views. She conflicted with ministers who preached that “good works” were a sign of individual holiness. She believed that people instead could only receive grace from God. She was also known to draw women to prayer meetings at her house because she gave women’s souls the same value as men’s souls. As a result, she was banished for heresy in 1638, fleeing to Rhode Island, and eventually staying in the New Netherland colony. In 1643, she and her family died tragically in a conflict between the Dutch colonists and the local Native Americans. This statue was sculpted by Cyrus Dallin in 1922, and given by the Anne Hutchinson Memorial Association and the State Federation of Women’s Clubs.</b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For more than 200 years, the American flag has been the symbol of our nation's unity, as well as a source of pride and inspiration for millions of citizens.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Born on June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress determined that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternating between seven red and six white; and that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation. </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Between 1777 and 1960, the shape and design of the flag evolved into the flag presented before you today. The 13 horizontal stripes represent the original 13 colonies, while the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well; red symbolizes hardiness and valor; white signifies purity and innocence; and blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Traditionally, a symbol of liberty, the American flag has carried the message of freedom, and inspired Americans, both at home and abroad.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In 1814, Francis Scott Key was so moved at seeing the Stars and Stripes waving after the British shelling of Baltimore's Fort McHenry that he wrote the words to The Star Spangled Banner. </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In 1892 the flag inspired Francis Bellamy to write the "Pledge of Allegiance," our most famous flag salute and patriotic oath.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In July 1969 the American flag was "flown" in space when Neil Armstrong planted it on the surface of the moon.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today, our flag flies on constellations of Air Force satellites that circle our globe, the fin flash of our aircraft, each Naval ship at sea in harms way and in every corner of the world. Indeed, it flies in the heart of every American who serves our great Nation. The sun never sets on our cherished flag. </span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Since 1776 no generation of Americans has been spared the responsibility of defending freedom... Today's service men and women remain committed to preserving the freedom that others won for us, for generations to come.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">By displaying the flag and giving it a distinctive fold we show respect to the flag, and express our gratitude to those individuals who fought, and continue to fight for freedom, at home and abroad. Since the dawn of the 20th century, our military and citizens have proudly flown the flag in every major conflict on the sea, land and skies around the world. It is their responsibility ... to continue to protect and preserve the rights, privileges and freedoms that we, as Americans, enjoy today.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The United States flag represents who we are. It stands for the freedom we all share and the pride and patriotism we feel for our country. We cherish its legacy, as a beacon of hope to one and all. Long may it wave.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Properly folding the Stars & Stripes may look complicated, but it is not. In recent years after 9/11 many have taken the folding of our nations flag to ascribe to meaning for each fold of the flag. There are several scripts writtern to support a beautiful telling. However there is really no meaning ascribed that is inclusive of all people in our great nation.</span></b><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Therein lies a problem. We are one United States that is inclusive and does not leave anyone group or religion out. Below is a popular script I found that is beautiful in it's telling, but limited in meaning for the above reasons.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The flag folding ceremony represents the same religious principles on which our country was originally founded. The portion of the flag denoting honor is the canton of blue containing the stars representing the states our veterans served in uniform. The canton field of blue dresses from left to right and is inverted when draped as a pall on a casket of a veteran who has served our country in uniform.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the Armed Forces of the United States, at the ceremony of retreat the flag is lowered, folded in a triangle fold and kept under watch throughout the night as a tribute to our nation's honored dead. The next morning it is brought out and, at the ceremony of reveille, run aloft as a symbol of our belief in the resurrection of the body.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Wait for the Honor Guard or Flag Detail to unravel and fold the flag into a quarter fold--resume reading when Honor Guard is standing ready.)</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">HERE IS BUT ONE SCRIPTED MEANING.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is not the only one.</span></span></b><br />
<ul><li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The first fold of our flag is a symbol of life.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The second fold is a symbol of our belief in the eternal life.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The third fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veteran departing our ranks who gave a portion of life for the defense of our country to attain a peace throughout the world.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The fourth fold represents our weaker nature, for as American citizens trusting in God, it is to Him we turn in times of peace as well as in times of war for His divine guidance.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The fifth fold is a tribute to our country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur, "Our country, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right; but it is still our country, right or wrong."</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The sixth fold is for where our hearts lie. It is with our heart that we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The seventh fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that we protect our country and our flag against all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of our republic.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The eighth fold is a tribute to the one who entered in to the valley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day, and to honor mother, for whom it flies on mother's day.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The ninth fold is a tribute to womanhood; for it has been through their faith, love, loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made this country great have been molded.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The tenth fold is a tribute to father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters for the defense of our country since they were first born.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The eleventh fold, in the eyes of a Hebrew citizen, represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon, and glorifies, in their eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The twelfth fold, in the eyes of a Christian citizen, represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in their eyes, God the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost, reminding us of our national motto, "In God we Trust."</span></b></li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under General George Washington and the sailors and marines who served under Captain John Paul Jones who were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for us the rights, privileges, and freedoms we enjoy today.</span></b><br />
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<a href="http://www.usflag.org/foldflag.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">U.S. Folding Ceremony</span></span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>After the flag is folded completely and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat. This reminds us of the soldiers who served under General George Washington and the sailors and Marines who served under Captian John Paul Jones, who were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the armed forces of the United States, preserving for us the rights, privileges and freedoms we enjoy today.</b></span><br />
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<b>Notes:</b><br />
(<i>1) From a report Secretary of Congress Robert Thompson wrote to define the Seal of our Nation (1777).</i><br />
<i>(2) Text from President Woodrow Wilson's Flag Day message (1917).</i><br />
<i>(3) Based upon historical facts.</i><br />
<i>(4) Concoran, Michael. For Which It Stands: An Anecdotal History of the American Flag</i><br />
<i>New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. ISBN-0-743-23617-3</i><br />
<i>(5) Lopez, C. Todd. "New Flag-Folding Script Focuses on History, AF Significance,"</i><br />
<i>Air Force Print News. 18 Aug 2009</i><br />
<i>(6) Singleton, David. Honor Our Flag: How to Care For, Fly and Otherwise Respect the Stars and Stripes. Guilford, CT. Globe Pequot Press, 2001 ISBN 0-0762-72368-8 </i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498182610461081196.post-56914592678666904052011-05-17T20:03:00.012-06:002011-05-17T20:23:23.901-06:00Native Roots-Modern Form<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmklB1nA20qjTdf3ERLJiJnbLrElnq3Oi0S5ogNxv8AGcBueEjD7o3E_mxEUhNie3bZTapDFVzXOoOq3_VTABjgvb8Go8MamZ-1LjsRU2TLjTjh86a-SYcwJHr8lKNQy34SoGtbs2w7w/s1600/feathers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmklB1nA20qjTdf3ERLJiJnbLrElnq3Oi0S5ogNxv8AGcBueEjD7o3E_mxEUhNie3bZTapDFVzXOoOq3_VTABjgvb8Go8MamZ-1LjsRU2TLjTjh86a-SYcwJHr8lKNQy34SoGtbs2w7w/s320/feathers.gif" width="137" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Explore works by renowned American modernist </span>Allan Houser (Warm Sprngs Chiracahua Apache 1914-1994)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> in this outdoor sculture exhibition at Denver Botanic Gardens. Houser's connection to the and and his pride in American Indian ancestry are enhanced by the Gardens' collection of plants indigenous to the Rocky Mountain and Southwest.</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Immerse yourself in the connection betwen cultural and botanical Heritage.</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Where: Denver Bontanic Gardens</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Address: 10th & York Street, Denver Colorado</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>(Parking available) May 1 - November 13 2011</b></span><br />
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That being said, I want to encourage you to visit Ft. Ticonderoga the next time you are in New York State. It is located within the shadow of the Adirondack Mountains and overlooks Vermont's picturesque Green Mountains. Ft. Ticonderoga guards the historical portage between Lake Champlain and Lake George.</span> </b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> They have a wonderful schedule of programing that is so well received. A true tip of the Tricorn to these dedicated historians and reinactors. </span></b><br />
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